Service Lead - Fleet and Plant Assets

Are you an experienced people leader ready to manage and optimise a diverse fleet and plant operation?

Do you enjoy improving systems, driving efficiencies, and supporting high-quality service delivery?

If so, we want to hear from you! 

About the Role

Location: City of Melville Operations Centre, Murdoch 

Salary: $126,953.27 - $135,038.39 (*effective 01 July 2026) pro-rata p.a. + 12% Super 

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

In this key role, you will provide leadership to ensure effective management and continuous improvement of the City’s fleet and plant operations. Working across a diverse asset portfolio, you will help drive efficient, sustainable, and well-planned fleet outcomes that support essential community services. 

You will work collaboratively with internal teams, suppliers, and service providers to provide specialist advice, support strategic planning, and contribute to informed operational decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive team environment where your expertise and initiative will help shape the future performance and sustainability of the City’s fleet operations.

For more information, refer to the attached position description.

To be successful in this role, you will hold: 

• Fleet Management Certificate or extensive demonstrated experience in supply chain management or transport and logistics.

• Extensive experience in workshop, fleet, and plant management.

• Strong knowledge of sustainable fleet management practices and asset management principles.

• Demonstrated experience in budgeting, financial control, and reporting.

• Proven experience in tender preparation, contract management, and procurement processes.

• Demonstrated experience supervising and leading teams.

• Experience in computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.

• Sound understanding of Occupational Safety and Health principles and practice.

• Demonstrates effective communication, strategic thinking, and strong interpersonal skills.

How to Apply

Apply online via the Apply button and provide a comprehensive resume and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) demonstrating the below requirements: 

• Your experience in fleet, workshop, or plant management, including leading teams and coordinating operations. 

• Highlight your expertise with budgets, contracts, systems, and improving efficiency, safety, and service delivery.

Closing Date: Monday, 15 June 2026, 11.59PM AWST.

For further information about this position, please contact: Paul Molony, Manager Resource Recovery & Fleet Services on [email protected] / 08 •••• •384.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date.

Why The City of Melville?

We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers. 

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2024-2025 – a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives.  In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future. 

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville’s benefits! 

• Enjoy an annual salary increase of 4%, effective each year from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2027.

• Enjoy a rostered day off when you work a nine (9) day fortnight roster pattern.

• Stay active with a free LeisureFit membership and onsite gym.

• Save time and money with free on-site parking.

• Celebrate your special day with Birthday Leave – no work on your big day!

• Access paid parental leave to support your family.

• Take two (2) more days of paid leave on us, on top of four (4) weeks of annual leave per annum*.

• Want more time off? Apply to purchase up to six (6) weeks of additional annual leave*.

• Benefit from a generous superannuation co-contribution of up to 15.5%.

• Maximise your pay with salary packaging and novated leasing options.

• Grow your career with structured professional development and study assistance programs.

• Look after your wellbeing with wellness initiatives and Employee Assistance Programs.

• Connect outside of work with a vibrant social club.

*Conditions do apply

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

While permanent positions are generally only open to Australian citizens or permanent residents, permanent positions may occasionally be filled on a fixed-term basis. In such cases and for fixed-term or casual roles, applicants with temporary unrestricted work rights in Australia (and residing in Perth) may be considered, provided they have unrestricted work rights for the duration of the appointment.

All candidates applying for a position where the use of ‘plant and machinery’ or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other ‘high risk’ facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.