Introduction:
Working at SwanCare means more than ‘just a job’, we enrich lives for a living and pride ourselves on providing quality care, accommodation, and services to our residents. There is a reason we are one of WA’s leading not-for-profit aged care providers since 1961!
Description:
About the Role:
This role provides frontline leadership to the facilities maintenance team, directing daily tasks and work orders to ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, and to a consistent standard across our retirement living village and residential facilities. You will assign and prioritise jobs, monitor task completion, and step in to support maintenance officers when needed. Through hands-on leadership and clear task management, you will drive team accountability, keeps operations running smoothly, and deliver dependable service to internal customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Direct the end-to-end maintenance function, setting priorities, resource allocation, and service standards to ensure optimal asset performance and minimal operational downtime.
- Lead, mentor, and hold the maintenance team accountable.
- Establish KPIs, enforce documentation integrity, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive a culture of quality and safety excellence across all completed work.
- Lead daily callouts, coordinate leave, overtime coverage, and maintain effective communication across departments.
- Drive continuous optimisation of maintenance management systems, standard operating procedures, and inventory control to ensure cost effective resource availability and operational readiness.
- Serve as the escalation point for emergency response and after hours incidents. Provide decisive leadership and hands-on support to ensure rapid resolution and business continuity.
- Partner with senior leadership on budget.
Why Work For Us?
As the largest single site retirement and aged care community in WA, we are proud of our excellent reputation among our residents, their families, and our staff. You'll see the difference you make every day in the smiles of our residents and our people, and in our collective success. With more than 1000 residents and 700+ staff members, you are guaranteed to be working with a professional community of likeminded people. We will recognise your dedication and achievements, and we will support you with regular training and development, to be the best you can be. In our recent staff survey, SwanCare scored 85% for Staff Engagement, reflecting our staff's collective commitment to our organisation, their roles and to our clients and residents.
As our staff are our most valuable resource when it comes to delivering the highest level of quality care to our residents, we offer a range of industry-leading benefits to acknowledge their contributions. Find out more about what’s on offer
What We Will Offer You:
- Being a not-for-profit organisation, you will have access to attractive salary options, increasing your take home pay!
- A supportive and collaborative work culture.
- Flexible hours to maintain your work-life balance.
- Be part of an award winning reward and recognition program.
- Exceptional on-site services and facilities.
- Discounts on HBF health insurance, on-site gym membership and selected retail providers.
- Free onsite parking.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
Skills and Experiences:
Key Role Requirements:
- Maintenance Supervisor/Coordinator experience.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- High attention to detail and time management.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident using technology and software systems.
- Trade qualification and/or MR license (desirable).
- Working rights within Australia.
- National Police Clearance.
What Happens After I Apply?
Please submit a covering letter with your resume.
We will start the shortlisting and interviewing process straight away so if you are interested in becoming part of the SwanCare team, apply today – we’d love to hear from you!
