Civil Trainee Operator

Thrive with a strong sense of purpose as you shape WA’s water future.

Our diverse workplace offers endless opportunities to thrive and grow. It takes a lot of people to keep water running, maintain essential wastewater and drainage services and find innovative solutions to future-proof our state. 

With us, you’ll have the variety and opportunity to shape your career path across WA. The depth and breadth of our work means you can experience multiple roles and careers.

Are you looking for a career- entry opportunity?

If you wish to gain a qualification in water or wastewater operations, your future career could be right here.

Complete a nationally recognised Cert II in Water Operations (1 year), then continue for 2 more years with your Cert III - all paid for by us!

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed person to join the Kalgoorlie team as a Trainee Operator.

This is a permanent position where you will kick start as a Trainee and work your way up to a fully qualified Operator!

What’s in this for you?

As a trainee, you’ll receive mentoring and support from some of the best in the industry with exposure to cutting-edge water technology.

You will learn on the job and earn a great wage which increases every year.

You’ll be on the pathway to greater things with accredited training, qualifications (which we pay for) and a fantastic range of flexible working options like a 9-day fortnight.

With no FIFO, work in a location close to where you love to live and be home every night.

Real benefits that matter

• Real flexibility with options such as 9-day fortnight (RDO)
• Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good
• Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service
• Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme. Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2%.  
• Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and ceremonial leave of up to 5 days so you can maintain your cultural connection and wellbeing.   

 Discover more benefits we offer to support the unique and individual ways our employees live.

About the role:

As a Trainee with us, you will be expected to be able to carry out the full range of work carried out by a Water and Wastewater Treatment Operator, with the appropriate training and supervision.

You’ll receive a high standard of training and development in your role from experienced Treatment Operators and Managers, people who’ve been with the company for years, so you’ll learn from some of the best in the industry.

You will be handling dangerous goods (with the right training you need to keep safe), performing chlorine changeover, and transporting chlorine.

You will be assisting operators repairing leaks and burst, using machinery like excavator/ skid steer and backhoe (with the right training) and the opportunity to do overtime

In your role you will complete heavy manual tasks, in awkward postures at times including clearing blocked networks or hosing down areas.

Tasks vary from lifting gatic lids, turning valves, Water sampling, accessing chambers, using hand tools such as shifters, chainsaws, yes at times you will be clearing bio sludge in full PPE.

We have a sincere work / life balance culture with flexible working arrangements and employee benefits that are available to you, many of the team work on a 9-day fortnight RDO roster.

About you:

Seeking locals, so you’ll never be too far from where you know and love living.

You’ve successfully completed Year 10 with a preference for a completion of year 12 and don’t feel like Uni is for you.

You must be working towards your Driver’s Licence or hold a current WA ‘C’ Class Drivers Licence

Strong Awareness of Safety

Enjoy working with your hands. Some work involves heavy manual tasks, precision work in a workshop or field environments, and some handling of dangerous goods. Don’t worry, you’ll get all the training you need to keep safe.

Positive can-do attitude will see you do well.

What’s next?

Interested? Click on “Apply”

Only a basic CV is required. You’ll answer a few questions and we’ll be in touch.

We may ask successful candidates to complete a short online test. We will email all details you will need to know about this.

As part of the recruitment process you will be required to complete Pre-Employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check police clearance and Australian working rights check.  

Applications close 8th December 2025

 *We anticipate conducting interviews on 10th December 2025 and/or 11^th December 2025. Due to the upcoming recruitment freeze, scheduling is limited, so please plan accordingly.

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace: 

Diversity and inclusion are more than words. They guide us on building a thriving workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community.

We encourage applications from every background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth, LGBTQIA+ folks and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments, or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000.

To read our diversity and inclusion statement, please visit our website