Academy Trainee (Nth Melbourne)

Women’s Driver Academy – North Melbourne on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country Build a Career Behind the Wheel with Cleanaway Applications Encouraged from Women, Female-Identifying and Non-Binary People Recruitment is underway and applications are expected to be highly competitive. Have you ever looked at a truck and thought "I've never seen someone like me driving one of those." This opportunity was designed with you in mind.

Cleanaway's Women's Driver Academy is creating pathways for women, female-identifying and non-binary people to build rewarding, long-term careers in transport, operations and resource recovery.

Whether you're looking for a career change, returning to the workforce, seeking stable employment or simply ready for a new challenge, we'll provide the training, mentoring and support to help you succeed.

About The Opportunity No heavy vehicle driving experience is required. Based at our North Melbourne Branch on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country , you'll join a supportive team and receive structured training designed to help you become a safe and professional driver.

You'll work alongside experienced operators and mentors while learning how to safely operate rear lift and side lift collection vehicles servicing commercial and municipal customers across metropolitan Melbourne.

Location Green Street, North Melbourne VIC

Employment Type Permanent Full-Time

Start Date November 2026

Start Time 4:30am starts, Monday to Friday

Vehicle Types Rear Lift and Side Lift Collection Vehicles

Collections Commercial and Municipal Collection Services

What You'll Be Doing

• Learning to safely operate rear lift and side lift collection vehicles
• Completing daily vehicle inspections and safety checks
• Collecting waste and recycling from customers across Melbourne
• Working safely around traffic, pedestrians and busy urban environments
• Performing manual handling activities where required
• Working outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Building confidence and capability through structured training
• Delivering excellent customer service while representing Cleanaway
• Working as part of a supportive and safety-focused operations team

What We're Looking For You don't need previous truck driving experience.

We're Looking For People Who Demonstrate

• A positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Reliability and strong attendance
• Good communication skills
• Strong safety awareness
• A resilient and adaptable approach
• A strong work ethic
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Interest in building a long-term career
• Comfort working outdoors and in operational environments
• A commitment to providing great customer service

Why Join the Driver Academy? The Women's Driver Academy Offers

• Paid training and development
• Structured mentoring and support
• Heavy Rigid (HR) Licence pathway
• Exposure to real operational work
• Career progression opportunities
• A supportive and inclusive culture
• Long-term employment opportunities
• Uniforms and PPE provided
• A pathway into Australia's leading waste management and resource recovery company

This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to build a career.

Minimum Requirements To be considered, you must:

• Hold a current unrestricted Australian Driver's Licence for a minimum of 24 months
• Have a minimum of 8 demerit points available on your licence
• Be willing to obtain a Heavy Rigid (HR) Licence
• Be willing to complete a pre-employment medical assessment
• Be willing to complete drug and alcohol testing
• Be available for early morning starts from 4:30am
• Have reliable transport to attend work
• Be physically capable of undertaking operational duties including climbing, walking, lifting, pushing and pulling

Pay & Benefits

• Permanent Full-Time employment
• $33.07 per hour
• Overtime opportunities
• Penalty rates where applicable
• Ongoing training and development
• Career progression opportunities across Cleanaway

A Workplace Where You Belong We Strongly Encourage Applications From

• Women
• Female-identifying people
• Non-binary people
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Career changers
• People returning to the workforce
• People from diverse cultural backgrounds

This recruitment activity may constitute a special measure under applicable anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation and is intended to increase participation in an industry where women and gender-diverse people remain underrepresented.

All applicants will be assessed on merit and their ability to perform the inherent requirements of the role.

Apply Now With only 2 positions available , we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

If you're ready to learn new skills, challenge yourself and build a long-term career with Cleanaway, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and start your Driver Academy journey with Cleanaway. For More Information Please contact Cleanaway's Employment Pathways Specialist Eddie Solien ( Torres Strait Islander with ancestral ties to Badu Island ) via [email protected]. 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 under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (VIC). The Women’s Driver Academy is undertaken by Cleanaway to address underrepresentation of women, female-identifying and non-binary persons as heavy vehicle drivers in municipal collections operations. Applications close: 27 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Vacancy No 525513

Work Type Permanent - Full Time

Location:

Melbourne VIC Australia

Categories Drivers & Operators