Street Cleaning Operator

Blacktown City Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 53,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Secure permanent full-time role

38-hour week

RDO every fortnight

12% superannuation

Training and development

Fitness Passport and wellbeing

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Street Cleaning Operator to join the Street Cleaning team. You will perform manual and mechanical street sweeping, litter removal, and cleaning of bus shelters and public spaces, while maintaining safety and quality across neighbourhoods.

You will operate mobile plant and equipment, respond to requests, and complete run sheets to track daily work. A permanent, full-time role with competitive benefits awaits the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Experience in street cleaning, waste collection or a similar field is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Sweep and clean roadsides, bus shelters and public areas.
• Operate and maintain mobile plant and equipment.
• Respond to customer requests and complete daily run sheets.
• Work independently and as part of a team to keep areas clean and safe.

Skills

Street cleaning

Waste collection

Equipment operation

Job description

Work that matters, done with people who care See the difference you make every day caring for the streets that shape our city. Across Blacktown City, our streets support a growing and diverse community. As a Street Cleaning Operator, you help keep roadsides, bus shelters and public areas clean, safe and well maintained. You work as part of the Street Cleaning team carrying out manual and mechanical street sweeping, clearing litter and debris, cleaning bus shelters and removing unwanted waste from public spaces. You operate and maintain mobile plant and equipment, respond to customer requests and complete daily run sheets that help track work across the city. Every task has a clear purpose. The work you do helps keep streets and public areas clean, supports community pride and creates safer spaces for residents and visitors. At the end of the day, you can see the results of your work in the neighbourhoods you help maintain. You work well independently, contribute to a team environment and take pride in doing the job properly. Experience in street cleaning, waste collection or a similar field is highly regarded. Whether you are developing new capabilities, gaining additional accreditations or broadening your operational knowledge, you will be supported to grow your career while making a visible difference in the community every day. At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $1,310.20 per week
• a 38-hour working week
• a Rostered Day Off (RDO) every fortnight
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing. We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description

For more detail on this opportunity,

Closing date: Sunday 8 November 2026, 11.59 pm

Contact officer: Sam Tramontana on 9839 6283

Internal ref: BCC1303, BCC1294 and BCC2106