Location: Lucas Heights, NSW

• Start date- mid September
• Monday to Friday, Start times from 4am
• Program tailored for women, female identifying and non-binary person
• No heavy machinery experience required

About Us

Cleanaway is Australia’s largest waste management organisation with over 8,000 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

We are currently seeking motivated individuals to join our team at the Lucas Heights Landfill in a full-time, permanent role training up to become a Machine Operator. Whether you're already qualified or looking for a career change, this position offers the opportunity to develop skills in operating machinery in a landfill environment.

Must be willing to take a Pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol test

• Learn to operate machinery which will/may include- Water truck, Dump truck, Roller, Grader, Loader with progression to Backo, Loader, Compactor, Excavator
• Safely operate waste processing equipment
• Undertake daily maintenance and safety checks on equipment & refuelling, maintenance reports include Pre & Post checks on machinery
• General site cleaning, setting up of- litter nets, start picket fencing, erection & dismantling of signage
• Assisting customers in Public Drop Off area

What is in it for you?

As part of closing the gender gap of drivers and operators in the waste management industry, Cleanaway is running an Operator Academy for Women to address substantive equality for female identifying or non-binary persons in the industry by removing some of the barriers preventing them from getting involved. Cleanaway is seeking individuals to participate in a training program which may include licencing and other training required to set you up to be a Machine Operator, followed by ongoing learning for the next 12 months.

About You 

• Has or willing to obtain relevant yellow gear licences
• Comfortable working in a physical, hands-on environment
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and positive attitude
• Committed to maintaining a high standard of safety

What’s On Offer

• Great team environment
• Work with a company that invests in their people
• Employee share program & Employee Assistance Program
• Work with a leader in sustainable waste management solutions
• Great staff benefits program including novated car leasing and salary sacrificing on work-related purchases, discounts on private health insurance and more

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.

If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us by emailing Employmentpathways@cleanaway.com.au

Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future! 

Cleanaway have an exemption under the NSW act to discriminate on the basis of gender and to the extent that the academy targets female-identifying and non-binary persons, it is a special measure intended to achieve equality under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth).