What your day could look like
As a Maintenance Officer, you'll play a critical role in keeping healthcare environments running safely and smoothly for patients, residents and staff. From maintaining vital infrastructure to coordinating with specialist contractors, you'll help ensure facilities are reliable, compliant and ready to deliver quality care.
Every day, you'll contribute by:
Maintaining buildings, equipment and grounds to ensure safe, efficient operations
Managing work orders independently, delivering quality outcomes on time
Collaborating with contractors and service providers to support specialised maintenance
Monitoring performance and identifying improvements that enhance facility reliability
Let's talk about you!
You're practical, dependable and take pride in making things work the way they should. You bring a strong sense of responsibility to your work, balancing technical know-how with clear communication and a proactive mindset. Whether you're solving problems on the spot or planning ahead, you value doing the job right and contributing to environments where people feel safe and supported. You're driven to make a real difference behind the scenes, ensuring essential services can operate without disruption.
Here's what will help you thrive in this role:
Experience in maintenance, construction, building or similar hands-on work
Strong ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
Confident communication skills to work across teams and with external providers
Commitment to safety, quality standards and accurate record keeping
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience working in healthcare or facility-based environments and/or additional trade-related skills. Most importantly, you're someone who is passionate about maintaining safe spaces, solving practical challenges and supporting a community that relies on you.
Your work helps create safe, reliable environments where care can thrive, reflecting a commitment to compassion, integrity and excellence.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference - and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.
For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Your future is here. Where are you?
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.
Click 'Apply Now' to submit your application and upload the requested documents.
Find out more about us!
Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns
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