Plant Operator - Waste Management Facility

City of Moreton Bay; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nine-day fortnight

Salary increases via EBA (4% CPI/cap)

STARS training and study scheme

Salary packaging options (novated Leas

Superannuation payments

Smartphones and devices

Discounted health insurance and flu j<

Fitness Passport program

Counselling and Mates in Construction

Job summary

City of Moreton Bay is seeking a Waste Management Facility Operator to run heavy/medium/light plant on the landfill tipface, focusing on safety and environmental compliance with approvals and site management plans.

You will operate machines such as loaders, compactors and excavators, and work within a nine-day fortnight roster including weekends. The role requires induction card and vaccinations, with a competitive AU$85,000 salary plus 12% super.

Qualifications

• Experience operating loader, compactor or similar landfill plant.
• Ability to work in a team and communicate with colleagues and contractors.
• Construction Induction Card required.
• Full vaccination against Hepatitis A/B and Tetanus required.

Responsibilities

• Operate a range of plant at the landfill tipface.
• Identify safety and environmental risks under approvals and site policies.
• Adhere to Workplace Health and Safety Act and Regulations.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety focus

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Construction Induction Card

Vaccination: Hep A/B & Tetanus

Tools

RIIMPO321F Loader ops

RIIMPO316E Compactor ops

RIIMPO320F Excavator ops

RIIMPO315E Tractor ops

Job description

• $85,000 pa + 12% super (including allowances)
• If part time: [hourly rate] per hour + 12% super (level 6)
• 76 hour fortnight

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Waste Management Facility Operator, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

You’ll be operating a range of heavy/medium/light plant on the landfill tipface, with a focus on identify risks to safety and environmental factors related to Environmental Approval Conditions, Site Based Management Plans, Landfill Operator Guides and Manuals, and the Workplace Health and Safety Act and Regulations.

Position Description - Waste Management Facility Operator

About you

We’re looking for Operators with strong plant experience in loader, compactor or other plant applicable to landfill operations and other waste facility operations. You’ll also bring:

• Ability to work constructively and efficiently as part of a broader team
• Ability to communicate constructively with colleagues and contractors
• Experience in undertaking a range of operational tasks in a regulated work
• Construction Induction Card competency required
• Employees appointed to this position are required to be fully vaccinated against Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Tetanus
• Availability to work a repeating roster of 9 shifts in a 14 day cycle, including some weekend days is required

Certification in the operation of at least two of the following machines is required:

• RIIMPO321F – Conduct civil construction wheeled front end loader operations
• RIIMPO316E – Conduct self-propelled compactor operations
• RIIMPO320F – Conduct civil construction excavator operations
• RIIMPO315E – Tractor Operations.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA- 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling serviceand Mates in Construction program.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a medical and hearing assessment with an independent professional nominated by Council, and a National Criminal History Check (all at no cost to you).

Any questions - please contact our Careers team at *******@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.