From $27.48 per hour plus casual loading, allowances and superannuation
Council offers a wide range of benefits such as salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits), health and wellbeing programs and employee vaccinations to employees.
Do you want to be part of something challenging and rewarding? Are you passionate about our community? If so, joining the Glen Innes Severn Council might be the right career move for you. Working for Council means you'll be joining a dedicated team where your individual effort is part of something much bigger – delivering great things for our community.
The Council covers an area of 5,487km2, and is located in the beautiful New England area of NSW. This area encompasses the town of Glen Innes and villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe, Wellingrove and Red Range. We're proud of the contribution our community makes to this vibrant, dynamic and attractive area in which to live and work.
Glen Innes offers an attractive lifestyle including a well serviced and friendly rural community, laid back living, short commuting times, affordable housing, easy access to NSW north coast beaches and larger regional centres, and terrific recreational and sporting facilities.
A GREAT PLACE TO WORK As part of our team you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to our community, working with a diverse range of passionate, supportive and engaging people within a collaborative environment. You will also be part of a workplace that offers competitive employee benefits and opportunities and encourages professional development including:
Salary packaging (including novated motor vehicle leasing and remote area housing benefits) for all permanent staff
Long service leave after 5 years
Corporate wellbeing programs
Employee vaccinations
PPE supplied
Training and development programs
THE POSITION
The Casual Resource Recovery Attendant will direct, and coordinate recycling activities concerned with solid waste disposal at the Glen Innes Materials Recycling Facility (MRF).
Reporting to Coordinator Waste and Resource Recovery, you will:
Maintain a current awareness of Council landfill and resource recovery policies and procedures, as set out in Council’s relevant Landfill Management Plans.
Control traffic movements in and around the recycling and landfill drop off areas, directing incoming vehicles and ensuring safe and orderly usage of the facility by all persons.
Inspect material loads to control disposal activities, minimising the quantity and hazardous types of materials going into the landfill.
Ensure that disposal activities conform to relevant public health regulations and environmental licenses as specified in Council’s Environmental Protection License and report potential incidents to the Coordinator Waste and Resource Recovery.
Operate the vehicle weighbridge and collect relevant fees and charges, issue receipts as required and ensure that payments balance against receipts issued at Glen Innes Landfill.
Observe housekeeping standards and maintain the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) and surrounding areas.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Specifically, you will have:
Essential
Effective interpersonal and oral communication skills
Ability to read and comprehend written instructions and procedures and accurately complete landfill records and other routine forms
Ability to accurately calculate and / or estimate the quantity, weight and volume of materials
Ability and willingness to work weekends on a regular basis
Class C Driver’s License (car license)
Forklift License
Desirable
Previous work / experience in landfill and resource recovery operations
Landfill Operators course
Certificate III in Waste Management
Experience in handling and balancing payment transactions
INTERESTED IN APPLYING
Carefully download and read the Guide to Applying for Employment, together with the position description to familiarise yourself with the role and application process
Please upload documents in PDF or word format
Please note that as part of Glen Innes Severn Council's recruitment process, prior to an offer of employment being made, recommended candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment checks. This may include: reference checks; national criminal police check; functional/medical assessment; qualification verification; Working with Children Check and NDIS verification.
Our recruitment notification process is primarily via system generated emails. Please ensure your email is correct before submitting an application to avoid missing crucial updates and outcomes. Email communication notifications are used for but not limited to: application received, interview booking tools, confirmation of interview, request for references/more information, delay notifications, testing/assessments (aptitude/psychometric/industry specific) and application outcomes (unsuccessful before or after interview)
Please regularly check your 'junk mail' or ensure our email address jobs@gisc.nsw.gov.au and Pulse email no_reply@lgss.com.au is set to 'trustworthy'
Council is an EEO employer. Women, Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, people with a disability, and members of racial, ethnic, and ethno-religious minority groups are encouraged to apply.
