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SalaryForeperson - Waste + Resource Recovery Park
Permanent
Salary $76,499.51 up to $86,176,27per annum plus superannuation overtime and penalty rates may apply.
(Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)
At Wollongong City Council we have a steadfast commitment to creating an Extraordinary Wollongong. We are in an exciting period of transformation and focused on delivering exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.
Our strength is the diversity of our people. Together our responsibility is to create an inclusive place where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. We lead with courage, openness and curiosity. Our conversations and actions celebrate diversity, inclusion and belonging. Learn more about us here.
About the Position:
Wollongong City Council's Waste Services mission is to create, operate and promote Waste Services as a dynamic
and sustainable business that provides value for money services to our community, now and in the future. Council's
Wollongong Waste and Resource Recovery Park (Whytes Gully) is a commercial operation that prides itself on high
performance and adherence to strict environmental standards.
This position is a hands-on role, in dynamic workplace, leading a team of operatives in the daily operations of waste
services.
You will be responsible for:
* Operating multiple types of heavy plant.
* Taking in and diverting waste across the site.
* Undertaking daily maintenance of equipment and the waste site.
* Providing customer service to the general public, council staff and other authorities who visit the waste site.
* Applicants should be suitably fit to undertake the duties as outlined in the job description.
Find out more about our facility here: Our Waste Depot | City of Wollongong (nsw.gov.au)
About you:
- You are a positive team leader, who is able to deliver clear instructions and motivate a team to complete tasks to a high-standard.
- You have demonstrated initiative, and problem-solving skills in a workplace where following strict quality control standards is critical.
- You utilise your experienced high-level customer service skills to successfully liaise with all stakeholders in a timely manner.
- You are leader in safety with a strong focus to fulfil all your obligations in all areas of WHS.
- You have a current HR Driver's Licence, Front End Loader Licence and a current WHS Construction InductionTraining Certificate?
Interested?
For more information, click on Apply to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's E-recruitment site. Please upload your resume and respond to each of the application
questions explaining how you meet the requirements of this position.
Contact Mike McKeon, Operations Coordinator
on (02) 42277*** for questions related to the job. Applications Close Monday 8 April 2024 at 11.59pm.
We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.
Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.
Final Notes:
- Internally this position is known as Leading Hand - Waste and Resource Recovery Park.
- Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future opportunities in the team, which may include part time, temporary and or relief roles.
- Suitable candidates are subject to employment screening which includes reference checks, Identity andMedical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check.
- Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.
