Waste Collection Loader

About the role
In this role, you will operate within a small team environment to complete commercial and public litter Waste Collection runs in a timely, safe and efficient manner.

Work type: Permanent full time
Classification: Band 2 ($62,806 - $64,160 pa plus super)

Key responsibilities include:

• Responsible for the adherence to OH&S standards, quality, quantity and timeliness of work carried out in accordance with relevant work instructions/guidelines.
• Complete daily commercial and public place litter bin Waste Collections as per schedule allocated by management. Work effectively and efficiently in accordance with Council’s standards and requirements as directed. 
• As required, undertake the duties of the Team Leader – Driver as per operational requirements and roster.
• Operate and maintain plant and equipment in an effective and efficient manner and in compliance with relevant laws/regulations, codes of practice and City Services directives.
• Ensure that the vehicle is driven in accordance with applicable road laws/regulations.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will experience in the waste service industry, and similar experience in a similar position and good communication skills, both verbal and written, supported by good numeracy skills.  The nature of this position requires the incumbent to work an early morning shift (4.30am – 1.30pm) including regular weekend and public holiday overtime in accordance with a staff roster.

Essential Experience:

• Demonstrated ability to interact courteously and professionally with ratepayers, stakeholder and community members.
• Ability to cope with high levels of manual handling in accordance with safe operating procedures.
• Adapt to demands on service levels at short notice and manage increased workloads over peak periods.
• Ability to work positively in a team environment.
• Current Victorian Heavy Rigid (HR) truck licence.
• Current Working with Children Check (Employee).

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 Sunday 7 April 2024 at 11:55pm.

Enquiries:  Craig Belshaw | Supervisor Commercial & Public Place Collection | 5272 4552 | ********@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

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