Carpenter

About the Company

Downer values: We plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

About the Role

We are seeking a qualified and motivated Carpenter to join our Hard FM team at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. In this role, you will deliver high-quality carpentry and building maintenance services within a large, complex healthcare facility, ensuring safety, reliability and excellent service standards at all times.

This is a full-time opportunity, working 7:00am – 3:30pm, Monday to Friday. Participation in an after-hours on-call roster may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day carpentry and general building maintenance, including repairs to doors, trims, hardware, ceilings and FF&E.
• Complete preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive works and emergency repairs across the facility.
• Conduct inspections, condition assessments and assist with data collection and reporting.
• Prioritise and manage work orders to meet required timeframes and service standards.
• Maintain a safe, compliant and hazard-free workplace while collaborating with the wider maintenance team.

About You / Requirements

• Trade qualification in Carpentry and current White Card.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in carpentry and building maintenance (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of WHS requirements, building regulations and industry standards.
• Experience using hand and power tools, ladders and Elevated Work Platforms.
• Reliable, organised and customer-focused with strong communication skills.

Qualifications & Certifications

• Carpentry trade qualification
• White Card

What’s On Offer / Benefits

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
• WORK180 Endorsed Employer: flexible work, inclusive leadership, and equitable access to opportunity.
• We actively celebrate diversity and belong and we welcome people from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.
• As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.