Waste Services Relief Operator

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Join our Waste Team delivering essential waste and recycling services across the municipality, including litter control, litter bin collection and landfill operations. Provide quality customer service through kerbside bin maintenance and street cleaning.

About the Opportunity This position is responsible for performing a range of daily waste management and customer service duties. These include controlling litter around the landfill, collecting and emptying public bins, and ensuring efficient recycling and waste disposal operations across landfill and transfer stations. The role also involves processing payments and recording incoming waste using digital systems, as well as delivering kerbside services such as bin maintenance, illegal dumping collection, and street cleaning in line with established procedures.

What you will bring Ideally the successful applicant will have the following:

• Knowledge of waste services practices and procedures, including recycling and landfill operations.
• Experience in customer service and communication
• Ability to operate a tablet, smart phone, EFTPOS and apply the appropriate charges.
• Current Light Rigid Truck Licence

Salary and Conditions The position is classified within Band 2 of Council’s Current Enterprise Agreement commencing at $42.45 per hour including industry allowance plus statutory superannuation.

Benefits As an employee you will have access to benefits such as:

• Learning and Professional Development Opportunities
• Support for Families: 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave or 32 weeks at Half Pay
• Bi-Annual Employee Recognition Celebration for Milestones and Achievements
• Employee Health and Wellbeing Initiatives: Discounted Health Insurance and Gym Memberships
• Employee Assistance Program: Free Counselling for Employees and Immediate Family Members
• Active Social Clubs

Mildura Rural City Council is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a culture that values diversity. We encourage applications from individuals of all ages, backgrounds and identities.

We encourage people with a disability, lived experience of disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will need to provide a Police Check prior to commencing employment.

Mildura Rural City Council is a Child Safe organisation and as such, applicants may be required to hold a Working with Children Check. Applicants may also be required to undergo a pre-employment medical check as per the requirements of the role.

Applying for this position

All applications must include:

• A completed Job Application Form
• A resume
• A covering letter

Applicants that do not address the key selection criteria in their application may not be considered

Submit your application

By email to: [email protected]
All emailed applications will be acknowledged.

In person to: Mildura Rural City Council, 108 Madden Avenue, Mildura

By mail to:

Chief Executive Officer
Mildura Rural City Council
PO Box 105
MILDURA VIC 3502

More information Call Human Resources on (03) 5018 8197 5018 8197)
Email [email protected]