Waste Collector

Woollahra Municipal Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport gym membership

Long Service Leave after 5 years

Health & Wellbeing Days

Parental Leave

Study Leave

Job summary

Woollahra Council is seeking a permanent Waste Collector to join the Waste Services team at the Alexandria Integrated Facility. You will collect domestic waste across the Woollahra Municipality and assist with waste compactors and trucks.

The role starts at 5:00am, Monday to Friday, with weekend overtime. Candidates must be physically fit, able to follow instructions, and work well in a team; an HR Licence or willingness to obtain one within six months is required.

Qualifications

• Physical fitness to undertake the demands of the role.
• Ability to follow work instructions.
• Demonstrated teamwork and cooperation with peers.
• Demonstrated awareness of WHS requirements and safety procedures.
• Experience in waste collection at local government level is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out domestic waste collection across the Woollahra Municipality.
• Assist in driving waste compactors and waste trucks when required.
• commence at 5:00am from Monday to Friday with weekend overtime available.

Skills

Physical fitness

Teamwork

Customer service

WHS awareness

Reliability

Communication skills

Early starts

Education

HR Licence

Job description

• Potential to earn up to $93,815 p.a. plus super (inclusive of base salary plus additional allowances)
• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Commencing at 5am at the Alexandria depot with free onsite parking

About us

Woollahra is an area steeped in natural beauty and heritage appealing to residents, businesses and visitors who enjoy its many parks, waterfront locations and historic buildings.Our people come from a diverse range of backgrounds and professions creating a dynamic workforce of over 400 staff members.

About the role

A permanent full-time opportunity has arisen for a Waste Collector to join our Waste Services team located at the Alexandria Integrated Facility.

As a Waste Collector, you will collaborate with your team to carry out waste collection duties of domestic waste throughout the Woollahra Municipality. Youwill also assist in driving the waste compactors and drive Council's waste trucks when required.

This position commences at 5:00am from Monday to Friday with the weekend overtime work also available. You will be based atour purpose built integrated facility in Alexandria and is employed under Council's Waste Services Enterprise Agreement.

To be successful for the role, you will be physically fit to undertake the demands of the role. You will be a dedicated worker with the ability to follow instructions and work collaboratively with you peers.

• Physical ability to perform general labouring duties as outlined in section 7 of the Position Description.
• HR Licence or willing to obtain within the first 6 months of employment.
• Proven ability to follow work instructions as directed.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to work cooperatively as part of a team.
• Demonstrated awareness of WHS requirements and a willingness to be trained in Councils Safety procedures.
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills.
• Available to work varied hours including early starts.
• Proven reliability and a commitment to Council’s values.
• Experience in Waste Collection at Local Government level.

What’s in it for you?

We promote equal access to opportunities within the organisation and we pride ourselves on creating a safe and engaging working environment.

We are dedicated to looking after our staff, because if we look after our people, we will be better placed to look after our community.

Eligible staff will be entitled to some of the following benefits:

• High quality training and development opportunities
• Subsidised gym membership through Fitness Passport with access to 810+ fitness facilities
• Generous personal leave provisions (E.g. Long Service Leave after 5 years' of continuous service, Parental Leave, Health & Wellbeing Days, Study Leave)

Woollahra Council is committed to responding to its responsibilities under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 in undertaking all measures that are reasonably practical to ensure the health and safety of all our workers.

Woollahra Council is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to reconciliation and strongly encourage all applicants, including, but not limited to, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, young people, mature aged workers, LGBTIQ and other minority groups to apply.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Note: Candidates using mobile devices are stronglyadvised to use a desktop computer to complete theapplication forms as they require extensiveamounts of typing.