Driver / Labourer

What's in it for you

• 3-month assignment with potential for extension
• Position located in Hadfield and Ivanhoe.
• Payrate: $33.65 - $35.71/ph

Position Description:

• To provide high quality garbage, recycling and green waste collection services throughout the northern area of the Municipality;
• Work with colleagues in a safe, efficient and effective manner to achieve service delivery obligations;
• Work in accordance with the directives of the Works Officer, established Schedules and within accepted work practices.

Duties and responsibilities:Collection Standards

• Ensure all mobile garbage, recycling and green waste bins are emptied correctly, and returned to the designated areas including picking up of any spilt material.
• Take proper care in the handling of the mobile bins and to report any damaged or burnt out mobile bins, to document and submit to Team Leader / Works Officer daily.
• Report any extra rubbish, recyclables or green waste noticed in undertaking duties, for example, bins rubbished by animals, placing extra bags around bins, dumped rubbish, recyclables, etc, document and give to Works Officer at the end of the day.

Customer Service

• Ensure public courtesy in conducting the collection of mobile garbage, recycling and green waste bins and the promotion of Councils waste collection services throughout the Municipality.

Operational

• Rotate between garbage, recycling and green waste services as required to meet daily operational needs.
• Take instructions from Team Leader, Works Officer and Unit Manager to ensure all tasks and work objectives are completed as set out in the daily works program within a team environment.
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of waste minimisation programs and actions.
• Actively participate in team meetings, corporate programs including occupational health and safety training/information sessions, Best Value/continuous improvement programs and other related program undertaken from time to time by the Waste Unit.
• Dispose of collected garbage, recyclables or green waste at the nominated disposal sites on a daily basis.
• Respond to two-way radio calls when assistance is required.
• Be available for overtime on an emergency and rostered basis.
• Support the Team Leader/Works Officer in the allocation of crew members to facilitate the green waste, garbage and recycling collections.
• Ensure group task finish is achieved and undertaken in accordance with the Enterprise Agreement 2012.
• Assist the Team Leader to monitor the tipping weights to ensure compliance with statutory or density requirements.

Vehicle

• Maintain an accurate daily work records and time allocation as required including plant usage as per Quality System.
• Undertake the basic daily vehicle checks to ensure that the vehicle is operational and report any faults, including mechanical faults, requiring repair and/or attention.
• Ensuring that the vehicle is ready for the next day, this includes washing, cleaning and disinfecting the vehicle.
• Ensure driver's truck keys are left in the Waste Services key locker before going home.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Knowledge and skills to generate to operate and maintain machinery associated with the emptying of mobile garbage bins.
• Physically capable of undertaking a range of manual handling duties including lifting/manoeuvring of mobile garbage, recycling and green waste bins.
• A basic understanding of the requirements of the Occupational Health & Safety Act 1985 and VicRoads guidelines.
• Basic First Aid Skills.
• Understanding of Vehicle Safety Standards.
• A current Victorian Driver's Licence with a Heavy Rigid Licence Endorsement.
• Skilled in the safe and competent operation of side loading waste collection vehicles.
• Experience in driving of a rear loader vehicle including the emptying of mobile garbage, recycling and green waste bins with the aid of a bin lifter.
• Ability to carry out the duties and responsibilities, in a professional and courteous manner.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills as evidenced by understanding written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to read and understand a Street Directory and work rosters.

To apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident and be willing to undertake and maintain a current National Criminal Records Check.At HOBAN we embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity. We welcome and encourage applications from people from all backgrounds.We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email or visit .Reference ID: BBBH301024
Company: HOBAN Recruitment
Date Posted: Tuesday 14 May, 4:07pm
2024-05-14