Maintenance Technician

Ready to work where cutting-edge science meets hands-on technical impact?

This is a unique opportunity to join a world-class scientific environment where your maintenance expertise directly supports complex research infrastructure and enables meaningful scientific discovery. If you're an experienced Maintenance Technician looking for variety, purpose, and a highly collaborative workplace, this role offers exactly that.

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out on-site building maintenance and repairs (including doors, painting, plumbing, fixtures, and general building works)
• Conducting routine inspections and proactively resolving facility issues
• Responding to maintenance requests and prioritising work in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Sourcing materials and managing day-to-day resource usage
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and in line with compliance standards and service agreements
• Supporting continuous improvement of maintenance processes and site reliability

What You Bring

Essential

• Australian Citizenship is essential
• Willingness to undergo and obtain security clearance
• A trade qualification in a relevant area (plumbing, carpentry, plastering, electrical, etc.)
• Proven experience in building maintenance with multi-skill capabilities (e.g. HVAC, fixtures, repairs)
• Confidence using material handling equipment
• Excellent time management, communication, and conflict-resolution skills
• Experience supervising contractors and delegating maintenance tasks effectively
• Solid computer literacy (Microsoft Office)

Desirable

• Current Forklift, EWP, and/or Overhead Crane licence(s)
• Yellow Card certification and Air Conditioning (Refrigerant Handling) qualifications
• SAP experience (desirable)

Please apply with a copy of your resume and cover letter, and we will be in touch if your experience is a strong match for the role.

At Horner we recognise the value of a diverse workforce and the creation of inclusive workforce cultures. We actively encourage applications from any background.

We provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability - please email [email protected] if you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process. Please note that applications or resumes sent to this email address will not be accepted or responded to.