Facilities Handyperson

Role Introduction
We’re looking for an experienced Facilities Handyperson to provide practical support across our Port Melbourne office and workshop. You’ll complete a varied range of maintenance, repairs, installations and facility improvements, helping keep our site safe, organised and ready to support our teams.
This is initially a three-to-four-month contract with good potential to extend. The position is intended to be full-time, although we’re open to discussing a part-time arrangement of three to four days per week with the right person.

A Little About the Role
This role would suit a qualified carpenter or an experienced handyperson with extensive practical maintenance capability. You’ll work across our office, workshop, storage and shared areas, completing everything from minor carpentry and painting through to furniture repairs, installations and workplace improvements.
You’ll organise your day with limited supervision, take ownership of agreed tasks and use sound judgement to recognise when work needs to be referred to an appropriately licensed trade.

Why Creature Technology?
Creature Technology are award winning global leaders in creating awe inspiring creatures that captivate visitors at some of the world’s most exciting visitor attractions and theatre productions. We are an all in one design, engineering, and fabrication studio. Combining creativity, artistry, and cutting edge technology to bring animatronic characters to life.

Responsibilities

• Complete routine maintenance and repairs across our office, workshop and shared facilities.
• Carry out minor carpentry, fitting, fastening and component-replacement work.
• Patch, prepare and paint walls, doors and other surfaces.
• Install shelving, whiteboards, signs, pictures and other wall-mounted items.
• Assemble and repair furniture, cabinetry, storage systems and workplace equipment.
• Support minor office alterations, fit-outs and facility-improvement work.
• Move furniture, equipment, materials, dividing walls and pallets safely.
• Organise materials and plan assigned work to minimise disruption to other teams.
• Communicate completed work, outstanding issues and material requirements.
• Maintain safe and organised work areas and refer regulated work to appropriately licensed trades.

Requirements

You could be the one if you…

• Are a qualified carpenter or bring extensive experience completing varied handyperson, building, property or facilities maintenance work.
• Have strong practical carpentry skills and broad capability across repairs, installations, assembly, patching and painting.
• Are confident selecting and using common hand tools, power tools, materials and fixings safely.
• Can assess routine maintenance issues and identify practical, appropriate solutions.
• Can independently organise and complete varied work with limited supervision.
• Take pride in completing work neatly, safely and to an appropriate standard.
• Recognise when regulated or specialist work must be referred to an appropriately licensed trade.
• Are willing to complete both skilled maintenance work and straightforward general support tasks.
• Hold a current manual driver licence.
• Have Australian working rights for the duration of the contract.

Nice to Have

• A trade qualification or vocational training in carpentry, building maintenance or a related field.
• A current forklift licence.
• A current EWP licence or demonstrated EWP competency.
• Experience in construction, commercial fit-outs, manufacturing or workshop environments.
• Experience moving equipment and materials using suitable mechanical aids.

Working Arrangements & What we Offer

Working Arrangements
This is an onsite role based at our Port Melbourne office and workshop. The initial contract is expected to run for approximately three to four months, with good potential to extend depending on ongoing requirements.
The role is expected to be full-time, although a three-to-four-day working week may be considered for the right person.

What We Offer
A friendly, human work environment and a culture of creatively minded, hardworking people who care deeply about their craft and the work they do. Opportunities to continually learn, grow, and develop your skills alongside a widely experienced, cross disciplinary team. Ways of working that genuinely support work life balance.
We want you to love your work and your life outside of Creature Technology. Your wellbeing matters to us. We provide access to a holistic assistance program supporting many areas of life and health, as well as an on site gym.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
We care about the planet, and the people that live on it. We value inclusivity and belonging at Creature Technology; only with a diverse and inclusive team that feels a genuine sense of belonging will we reach our vision. DEIB is a pillar of every project and initiative we work on. Our core values encourage us to show unwavering respect, keep an open mind and stay curious, and act with integrity and care in every aspect of our work. 

We welcome you to join our team regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, age, or lived experience. Research shows candidates from neurodiverse and under represented backgrounds often only apply for roles if they meet all listed criteria. We hire based on experience and passion, so if this role interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. You’re also welcome to share your pronouns at any point.