Top 50 jobs from the Gympie region in May 2023
From customer service to delivery driving, council vacancies and jobs in education there is no shortage of employers looking for staff across the region. SEE THE FULL LIST
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When it comes to job hunting across the Gympie region, a decade-low jobless rate has not put a dent in the market with an array of employers crying out for help across the region.
The latest available figures reveal unemployment across the Gympie region is at its lowest point in at least a decade.
As of the December 2022 quarter the region’s unemployment rate was 5.4 per cent, with 1276 people still looking for work.
This was 300 less the number of people seeking work in December 2021.
This low figure was still lagging the unemployment rates across Queensland (3.9 per cent), regional Queensland (3.6 per cent) and Australia (3.7 per cent).
There were still plenty of jobs available across Gympie despite the low unemployment rate too.
Here are 50 vacant positions on the market right now (all advertisements were live as of Friday May 12, 2023).
All Coast Tyres
Tyre Fitter & Wheel Aligner
Full Time
Experience is a must for this role in which the successful applicant will diagnose tyre wear problems, repair punctures, undertake general maintenance and help service fleets of trucks, buses and civil machinery.
The role includes an alternating Saturday roster.
Blue Care
Personal Carer, Domestic Support – Community Aged Care
Permanent Part-Time or Casual
Blue Care is looking for someone who “wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts”.
St Vincent’s Care Services
Personal Care Assistants (AIN‘s)
Part-Time
The Catholic not-for-profit aged care provider is seeking someone to join its Gympie region team and help some of the area’s most vulnerable.
Red Rooster
Delivery Driver
This Gympie fast food chain has an opening for delivery drivers on its staff.
Must have a current drivers’ license access to a reliable car.
Click Industries
Operations and Logistics Manager
Full Time
A senior position running the region’s industrial area in which the successful applicant will oversee daily operations, manage stock and schedule staff workflow, customer collections, and deliveries.
Experience in a similar role within the caravan and trailer industry is required, and a mechanical or boiler-making background would be “ideal”.
Goodstart Early Learning
Casual Educator
Casual
Goodstart Early Learning is looking for an educator who will be a team player, flexible and willing to support our centres and children when and where required.
The centre is close to the centre of Gympie, and additional support and professional development opportunities are on offer.
Heilbronns Friendly Grocer
Casual Junior Retail Assistant
Casual (students)
This Gympie grocer is seeking students with an interest in cooking and eager to take on a customer service role.
They will be required to cover two shifts each week, 3.30pm-8pm and rotating Saturday, or Sunday 9am-3pm
Student’s applications can be made through the school, with resumes submitted to Mrs O or Mrs Kars in B4a.
Eureka Group Holdings
Chef
Part-Time
Eureka Seniors Rental Village is looking for a new chef to join its team.
Works shifts are across Monday to Friday, with flexible hours.
OCTEC Limited
Career Consultant Employment Services (DES)
Full Time
OCTEC is offering a new role for someone with experience in disability employment services, Jobactive, sales or recruitment.
The position is ideal for someone who has strong labour market knowledge about the region, and established networks.
Asher Enterprises Pty Ltd
Truck Drivers
Full Time
This harvesting and log transport company is seeking a full time B Double truck driver.
Applicants must have experience, an MC licence and the ability to drive a manual.
Blue Care
Occupational Therapist
Part-Time
Blue Care is seeking a “passionate and talented occupational therapist to join our Sunshine Coast team working across Gympie and Noosa”.
The role involves working within client’s homes to promote independence and quality of life.
Laminex Australia
Lubrication Technician
Full Time
Laminex has a vacancy for a lubrication technician to work across its Monkland and Toolara factories.
The successful applicant will be responsible for “equipment lubrication, contamination control, inspection and proactive maintenance activities for all lubricated mechanical systems”.
Subway
Restaurant Manager
Full Time
Subway wants to hear from applicants with management experience in fast-paced retail environments as it seeks to fill a restaurant manager opening in Gympie.
Subway
Sandwich Artist
Casual/Vacation
Previous experience in food preparation, catering, retail sales and/or guest service is desirable but not essential for this vacancy, which will offer full training.
Gympie Regional Council
Senior Officer Human Resource Projects (Fixed Term)
Fixed Term Contract
Gympie Regional Council has an opportunity for an experienced professional to join our its people and organisational development team, in which the successful applicant will help the organisations policies and procedures are in line with legislation.
Gympie Regional Council
Officer Libraries
Full Time
This permanent part time role will involve the successful applicant contributing to the development, implementation and promotion of a wide range of library programs, events and initiatives including digital literacy.
Anglicare
Practitioner, Foster and Kinship Care Service
Contract/Temporary
Anglicare is seeking a Gympie region-based practitioner for a 12 month role within its “Foster & Kinship program” providing “targeted support to recruit, train, assess and support carers to meet the individual needs of children and young people in Out of Home Care”.
Some after hours and weekend work will be required.
Rexel Group – Ideal Electrical Suppliers
Branch Manager
Full Time
Rexel is looking for a branch manager to oversee its Gympie store, ideally someone with a “strong entrepreneurial spirit and a wealth of life experience to nurture an open work culture that is in line with our values”.
Laminex
Condition Monitoring Technician
Full Time
Laminex has a vacancy for a condition monitoring technician across its Monkland and Toolara facilities.
The role involves planning and scheduling monitoring tasks, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and company policies, and implementing maintenance programs.
Mitchell’s Fruit and Veg
Fruit Picker and Packer
Casual
This popular fruit and vegetable shop is on the lookout for a new team member willing to help pick and pack fresh produce orders.
It offers the chance for an immediate start.
Resumes can be emailed to megan@mfv.com.au
Busy Bees Early Learning
Early Childhood Educator – Certificate III or Diploma
Part-Time
Busy Bees is seeking a new team member to help it implement its program which takes “a holistic approach to the education, development, and care of children in our care with a focus on the physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing of the child to inspire children‘s curiosity to create and explore their environment”.
Gympie Regional Council
Officer Governance
The successful applicant for this job will understand and support the council’s vision, and offer confidential advice and administrative support the organisation’s governance and integrity risk manager.
Applicants will be able to “research and analyse information and undertake activities which may require the employee to exercise judgment and/or contribute critical knowledge and skills where procedures are not clearly defined”.
KEBA Engineering Group
Sandblaster / Industrial Painter Leading Hand
Full Time
The KEBA Engineering Group is looking for an industrial painter or sandblaster leading hand for its Gympie-based workshop.
Blackall Range Care Group
Kitchen Co-ordinator
Casual/Vacation
The new kitchen co-ordinator will responsible for the running of the organisation’s commercial kitchen, including the purchasing of cleaning supplies and planning morning tea and lunch options for clients.
They will be required to maintain the cleanliness of the centre and undertake the responsibilities of a Food Safety Supervisor.
Orbelo Rehabilitation Project
Poly Welder
Full Time
Orbelo is hunting for a skilled and experienced poly welder and operator to join its construction project team, with the possibility of joining its processing team at a later date
The successful applicant will be responsible for welding and fusing polyethylene pipelines, fittings, and related components.
Cooloola Christian College
Early Learning Centre Educator
Part-Time
Cooloola Christian College has a vacancy within its early learning centre staff, and is seeking a diploma-qualified educator to fill it.
The part-time roster will run across either eight or nine days each fortnight.
A Diploma in Early Childhood Services qualification is essential for this role.
Cooloola Christian College
Secondary English and Humanities Teacher
Part-Time
An opportunity exists to join the teaching staff at Cooloola Christian College in the role of secondary English and humanities teacher.
This is a permanent position with some scope for negotiation in workload, full-time or part-time.
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Gympie Regional Council
Senior Officer Biosecurity
Fixed Term
The council is looking for a natural resources management professional to join its biosecurity team, to help the department “achieve and maintain sustainable land use across the region by reducing the economic, social and environmental impacts of invasive plants and animals through appropriate land management, control work, education and compliance activities”.
Brown Macaulay and Warren Chartered Accountants
Client Services Manager – Tax & Accounting/ Financial Services
Full Time
This role to support the company’s client services will ideally be filled by someone with demonstrated leadership qualities, outstanding verbal and written skills, the ability to meet deadlines and juggle multiple tasks.
Experience using MYOB and other accounting software programs highly desirable
Living Valley Health Retreat
Naturopath
Full Time
Would you like to work at a lifestyle and wellness retreat, based in the Noosa Hinterland, on 18ha of lush beautiful surrounds?
The retreat is seeking a committed naturopath with experience “in methods of natural healing” and exceptional communication skills.
Queensland Homecare
Entry Level Opportunities
Full Time
This expanding electrical appliance company has six entry level positions going at its branch in Gympie.
No experience is necessary and full company training will be provided.
CPB Contractors QLD and PNG
Senior Project Engineer
CP is delivering 18km of the upgrade of the Bruce Hwy between Cooroy to Curra and has an opportunity for a senior project engineer “to lead a multi-discipline civil team, based onsite”.
Gympie Meat Hall
Qualified Butcher
Gympie Meat Hall is on the lookout for a qualified butcher, ideally one good with customers and the ability to value add to the shop.
Resumes can be taken into its Mary St shop.
Rainbow Beach Hotel
Staff Vacancy
The Hotel is looking for new staff with current RSA and RSG qualifications.
Resumes can be supplied to brittany.lewis@alhgroup.com.au.
Coles Supermarkets
Delivery Driver
Part Time
Coles is looking for people eager to get behind the wheel of its vans and deliver customer orders across the region.
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Real Community Services
Support Worker
Real Community Services is recruiting for a skilled and enthusiastic SIL Support Workers in the Gympie area. These roles may include shifts such as days, evenings, awake shifts, sleepovers, weekend and short notice shifts so flexibility is a must.
Beauty and the Beard
Bar Tender
Casual
Beauty and the Beard is on the lookout for new team members for its Bunker Smokehouse and Bar.
Must be available Tuesday – Sunday as well as evenings.
Driver’s licence and hospitality experience are required, as are RSA qualifications.
Power and Cartwright
Junior Administrative Assistant
Full Time
This law firm is looking for a new team member with attention to detail, excellent telephone manners and skills, high standards of personal presentation and a willingness to learn.
No experience required.
Strandbags
Casual Sales Assistant
Casual
Retail experience is not essential for this role, which will require applicants to be confident, approachable, and physically fit to lift boxes and climb ladders.
ALDI
Retail Assistant
Part-Time
This vacant part-time position will require applicants to serve and assist customers, stock shelves and cleaning its store.
KinCare
Home Care Worker (Entry Level)
Cleaning the home of older people so they have a safe and beautiful place to live, helping with meal preparation and providing respite and emotional support are key features of this role.
Travel is part of the job, so a P1 class or above drivers’ license and a registered vehicle are a must.
Gympie RSL
Food, beverage and Gaming Attendants
Gympie’s popular RSL is offering a position working within its team, with responsibilities including providing efficient and friendly bar, bistro and gaming service, and offering a high level of customer service.
Applicants must either have, or be willing to get, an RSA and an RSG.
Gympie Hospital
Medical Superintendent
Part-Time
This position within the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service involves managing the hospital’s medical workforce, and overseeing medical education and operational performance in partnership with the facility’s director of nursing.
Repco
Customer Sales and Service
Repco is on the hunt for a customer service expert with previous experience.
Must have a valid drivers’ license and be physically capable of handling heavy objects.
Blackall Range Care Group
Technical Support Officer
Part-Time
The successful applicant for this role with the not-for-profit aged care provider will provide high quality technical support to staff and clients through troubleshooting, personal training and assistance, problem resolution and general feedback.
Golden Wok
Casual position
This food outlet at Gympie Central Shopping Centre has a casual position open for two or three days a week.
Previous experience is desirable, but not essential, and applications can be submitted at the store.
Gympie Regional Council
Leading Hand – Kilkivan Workshop
This role will work with the council’s fleet and maintenance operations, and involve ensuring the organisation’s plant and equipment are maintained to an appropriate standard.
A current Queensland HR Class driver’s licence, a forklift ticket and a construction industry white or blue card are required.
Gympie Regional Council
Boilermaker – Workshop
This job involves “boiler making, sheet metal work and general repairs of Council’s fleet of trucks, plant and miscellaneous equipment”.
The position requires fabrication and maintenance of equipment across the region for all departments as required.
A trade certificate or higher qualification in boiler-making, a construction industry white or blue card, a forklift ticket and a dogman ticket are essential.
4Cyte
Pathology Collector
4Cyte Pathology is seeking a pathology collector to cover centres across Cooloola Cove, Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach.
The primary duties will be to take blood and other specimens from patients, performing ECG‘s and Holter monitoring.
Only experienced collectors to apply or an enrolled or registered nurse looking to be trained in phlebotomy.
Resumes can be submitted to Lachlan.Burgaty@4cyte.com.au
Gympie Regional Council
Specialist Fitter/Diesel Mechanic
The successful applicant will be required to diagnose, service and maintain the council’s diesel plant and machinery to required standards, maintain records and ensure compliance with policy and procedures.
Applicants should have a AUR31120 Certificate III in Heavy Commercial Vehicle Mechanical Technology or equivalent, a current Heavy Vehicle Drivers Licence – Class HR’ or above that is current, a High Risk work license for forklifts, and experience servicing and repairing heavy machinery.
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