General Hand (Washbay Attendant) – Waste Services

Job No: CN2453

Location: Newcastle

Employment Status: Permanent, full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 29 Apr 2021 AEST

• Are you looking to build upon your washbay operations and driving experience?
• Permanent full-time role – 38 hours per week.
• Flexible work arrangements available.

Thriving and rapidly transforming, Newcastle is New South Wales’ second largest city and is located 160km north of Sydney. It offers the perfect lifestyle and career environment.

City of Newcastle (CN) is now seeking a dedicated and reliable General Hand/Washbay Attendant with an HR license to join our Waste and Commercial Collections team, with a focus on safety, high-quality customer service outcomes and operational efficiency, incuding an emphasis on continuous improvement.

This is a key a front-line-support collections position and is critical to the effective provision of waste collection services to the community. In this role you’ll maintain the cleanliness of CN’s waste collection vehicles and other items of plant and equipment and will undertake daily refuelling of select collection vehicles, plant, and equipment. As part of skills-building and succession planning there is opportunity to provide relief coverage across the section, including driving.

At CN our people are valued and have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs.

The essentials you’ll need:

• Class HR driver’s licence.
• Moderate experience in washbay operations including (but not necessarily limited to) operating mechanical and manual cleaning equipment (such as pressure washers, hoses, brooms, etc) and using ladders and elevated work platforms.
• The ability to safely drive and manoeuvre heavy rigid vehicles especially in tight and difficult to navigate situations.
• The ability to manually-handle two and four wheeled waste containers and associated equipment such as enclosures and stands.
• Flexibility to work public holidays (as required) as well as undertake reasonable overtime (when available).
• Flexibility to work afternoon shifts, and morning shifts where required.
• Working knowledge of relevant WHS requirements.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Other valuable skills you may have:

• Previous experience in the operations of waste collections vehicles / activities within the waste collections industry, including rear loading waste collections vehicles and dual control side loading waste collection vehicles.
• Previous experience with “offsider duties” within the waste collections industry, including (but not necessarily limited to) bin manoeuvring and emptying (two and four wheeled), loading / collection of bulky goods and operation of mechanical waste bin collection aids (e.g. bin lifters, lifting frames, etc) and mobile waste compaction equipment.
• Previous experience in the delivery, removal, repair, maintenance, cleaning and installation of bins and associated equipment such as enclosures and stands.
• Previous experience with the operation and use of GPS in-vehicle routing / scheduling / reporting software systems.
• Familiarity with the City of Newcastle local government area.

Sound like the perfect job for you? Apply Now!

City of Newcastle proudly promotes the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and fosters a culture of diversity to represent the community of our Local Government Area.

All candidates will be assessed against the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Suitable candidates may be placed on an eligibility list for future identical positions for a period of 12 months.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

To view the full position description please click here.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday, 28 April 2021.

Remuneration: $58,529.05 + 9.5% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week.

Contact: David Thomas, Waste and Commercial Collection Manager, 02 4974 6046.

At CN we understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our organisation and highly encourage veterans to apply for suitable roles.