Driver Academy for Women Cairns

Cleanaway; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleanaway is Australia’s largest waste management organisation. The company runs a Women’s Driver Academy and a pre-employment program to qualify candidates for HR-licenced truck driving roles, emphasizing safety and teamwork.

Applicants must hold an unrestricted licence for 24 months, meet demerit-point criteria and be willing to complete medicals and training. The program includes training to obtain a Heavy Vehicle Licence and prepares participants to operate heavy vehicles while adhering to

Qualifications

• Hold a current unrestricted driver’s licence for a minimum of 24 months.
• Driving history check with a minimum of 8 demerit points remaining.
• No heavy vehicle driving experience required.
• Passionate about working as a team.
• Commitment to safety and willingness to learn and work as part of a team.
• Resilient attitude.

Responsibilities

• Operate a Heavy Rigid collections vehicle servicing customers and performing loading and unloading duties.
• Deliver loads to nominated recycling and disposal facilities and ensure high levels of customer service.
• Complete all paperwork and records accurately; comply with company regulations.
• Undergo pre-employment medical including drug and alcohol testing as part of the program.

Skills

Unrestricted driver’s licence

Teamwork

Safety minded

Job description

About Us

Cleanaway is Australia’s largest waste management organisation with over 10,000 employees working at over 400 sites. We have been around in Australia for over 50 years, delivering solutions that offer extraordinary benefits not just for our customers, but for our communities and environment we live in. Cleanaway provides sustainable waste management solutions to a range of customers including councils, small businesses, large corporate entities and government agencies.

The Role

This role will require you to operate a Heavy Rigid collections vehicle servicing customers and performing loading and unloading duties. Delivering loads to nominated recycling and disposals facilities and ensuring high levels of customer service satisfaction. Must be comfortable with manual handling.

You will be required to operate vehicles and equipment in accordance with company regulations, complete all paperwork and records accurately. Must be willing to take a Pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol test.

Paid 5-week training program will include:

• Obtain Heavy Vehicle Licence (HR)
• Uniforms and PPE
• Training program to become a driver

To be part of the program

• Hold a current unrestricted driver’s licence for a minimum of 24 months
• Driving History Check with a minimum of 8 demerit points remaining
• No heavy vehicle driving experience required
• Passionate about working as a team
• Commitment to safety and willingness to learn and work as part of a team
• Resilient attitude

Our Process

Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status.

We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.

Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future!

The Women’s Driver Academy strives to achieve substantive equality and is considered a special measure under section 7D of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), and an equal opportunity measure under section 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld). The Women’s Driver Academy is undertaken by Cleanaway to address underrepresentation of women, female-identifying and non-binary drivers in operational roles.

Applications close: 22 Nov 2026 E. Australia Standard Time

Cleanaway is seeking women, female identifying and non-binary persons to participate in a program to set you up to be a HR licenced truck driver

Cleanaway is seeking women, female identifying and non-binary persons to participate in a program to set you up to be a HR licenced truck driver