Waste and Recycling Truck Drivers - Townsville City, Australia - Townsville City

Description

• Multiple Fixed Term Full Time and Casual opportunities available (Up to 38hrs/week)
• Current "HR" class driver's licence essential
• LGE 4 (rates below + superannuation)
  • Casual (CS4DR) - $40.29 per hour
  • Fixed Term Full Time (S4DR) - $32.97 per hour

Why Choose Us

Townsville City Council is the largest local government authority in Northern Australia. We are committed to creating value by growing Townsville through driving economic diversity and generating an enriching lifestyle.

Our organisation provides and maintains over $7b worth of community assets including water and wastewater network and treatment plants, bridges, drainage, roads, waste management, community facilities, sporting venues and more.

We contribute to an active lifestyle for our residents and visitors through events, providing recreational facilities, protecting the natural environment and heritage, while creating a mentally and physically healthy city.

We are driving economic diversity and cultivating an enriching lifestyle, growing a city for this and future generations by building a vibrant, sustainable and innovative city.

Council's vision is for Townsville to be a connected, lifestyle driven and innovation focused city while continuing to deliver service excellence and to be led by our community to create an exciting today and future.

Our Vision: A globally connected community driven by lifestyle and nature.

Our Purpose: Grow Townsville

About the Role

These positions will assist with and work as part of a team to safely operate waste collection vehicles and provide and deliver an effective waste collection service to our community.

Duties will involve waste and recycling bin collection, (including spillages), conducting minor repairs to waste bins within an allocated collection area as required and servicing areas where there have been missed bins.

You will ensure all bins within the team's allocated waste area are serviced, and label non-compliant bins. You will also clean and perform minor maintenance to allocated plant including the reporting of any faults, breakdowns and/or accident damage.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have:

• HR Licence and the demonstrated ability to operate a waste collection vehicle greater than 11 t but less than 23t GVM
• Knowledge of servicing, prestart and closedown requirements of the plant to include truck and any attached machinery
• Basic knowledge of waste collection within Local Government or industry
• Basic knowledge of the environmental requirements of collecting and transporting waste
• Sound knowledge of the Transport Infrastructure Act and associated legislation relevant to the position
• Ability to achieve a bin lift rate in line with industry standards with reference to residential and rural areas
• Required to work on public holidays (appropriate penalty rates will apply) in accordance with the LAA
• A reasonable amount of overtime may be expected to be worked when required (appropriate penalty rates will apply)

Applications should be submitted through the 'Apply' button and include a Cover Letter (maximum 2 pages), Resume outlining previous academic and work experience and must include attachments of the relevant qualifications and licenses, relating to the role.

For further information review the Position Description.

Closing Date: 11.45pm, Sunday 19 May 2024

What We Offer

• 17.5% annual leave loading (if applicable)
• Up to 5 weeks annual leave (if applicable)
• Up to 3 weeks Personal/Carers Leave (if applicable)
• 14 weeks paid Parental Leave (if applicable)
• Domestic and Family Violence Leave (if applicable)
• Natural Disaster Leave (if applicable)
• Long Service Leave available pro rata after seven years
• Up to *13.5% Superannuation employer contribution for contributing members
• Salary Sacrifice opportunities
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership to selected gym, pool, and yoga facilities
• Employee Loyalty Program offering discounts at selected local businesses
• Employee Assistance Program
• Active Family Social Club
• Flexible working arrangements

We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact for a confidential discussion.

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