Plumber in Penrith

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Plumber Level 1-4

Location: Nepean Hospital

Remuneration: $66,619.00 - $76,616.00 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Applications Close: 29/10/2026

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions. Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

A fantastic opportunity awaits for a qualified Plumber to join the Total Asset Maintenance Team in a permanent full-time role at Nepean Hospital. This dynamic position plays a key part in supporting Asset Management’s mission to deliver safe, efficient, and cost-effective service outcomes through a whole-of-lifecycle approach.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• The corrective and preventive maintenance of plumbing and hydraulic systems across domestic, commercial, and institutional settings, ensuring all fixtures, fittings, and equipment operate at peak performance.
• Carrying out installations and extensions as needed.
• Reviewing hydraulic drawings for upcoming NBMLHD projects.
• Contributing to the after-hours emergency maintenance roster.

If you're ready to bring your expertise to a team that values precision, reliability, and service excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees:

• Accrued Day off (ADO)
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role:

• Current trade qualifications with extensive experience in plumbing and gas fitting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current WHS Act and relevant regulations as well as knowledge of current relevant Australian Standards.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to perform plumbing work and associated physical/manual labouring tasks in a safe manner.
• Demonstrated ability to read plans, specifications and interpret drawings, estimate cost, time and materials of plumbing works.
• Availability to be on an afterhours call roster and to attend works at the NBMLHD after hours when called upon.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and must be able to take oral and written direction from the maintenance management.
• Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.
• Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office and computerised maintenance management systems.

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.