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In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out a broad range of tasks and duties to ensure the Centre operates efficiently and effectively.
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Band 3 ($64,827- $68,852 pa plus super)
Key responsibilities include:
- Operate and maintain plant and equipment in an effective and efficient manner to Council’s standards and in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Accurately record client information and waste product information.
- Undertake maintenance and cleaning activities to ensure the Landfill & Recovery Resource Centre is a safe environment.
- Ensure only wastes permitted on the licence are accepted to be deposed on site.
- Assist in the delivery of minor projects.
- Work within all Council health and safety policies and wear and use the appropriate personal protective and safety equipment provided.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated experience in the operation and maintenance of various plant and equipment in an effective and efficient manner.
Essential Experience:
- Heavy Rigid (HR) truck licence.
- Backhoe competency required.
- Demonstrated skills to provide good customer service delivery.
- Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
- Current Working with Children Check (Employee).
The health and safety of our people is our highest priority. It is our current policy to ask for your COVID-19 vaccination status. You have the right not to disclose your vaccination status, and successful candidates who are not vaccinated or do not want to disclose will go through a simple risk assessment process.
If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now!
Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong
At the City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung Country such a great place to live, work and study.
We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.
Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.
We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.
If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit apply – we’d love to meet you!
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.
A career with us
Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-focused design, safe and inclusive spaces and public realm.
We’re committed to supporting better accessibility for our customers and our people. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process, as well as how this role can be flexible for you.
We offer:
- salary sacrificing and novated lease options
- cultural and ceremonial leave
- study leave
- paid parental leave (16 weeks primary and six weeks secondary) and superannuation payments on all 52 weeks primary parental leave
- IVF, surrogate and miscarriage bereavement leave
- training and career development opportunities
- a healthy and safe environment
- our employee wellbeing program
- corporate membership rates at Swim Sport and Leisure facilities
- unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
Applications and Enquiries
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Applications close Tuesday 27 February 2024 at 11:55pm.
Enquiries: David McNamara | Team Leader Waste Service Delivery | 0408 778 *** | *********@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
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