Driver-newcastle

**Driver-Newcastle**:

- Date: 24 Oct 2025
- Location: Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300
- Company: simsmetalm
- Req ID: 5913

Sims Metal (Sims) is a global leader in metal recycling. With facilities across the globe, Sims plays an intrinsic role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As a responsible corporate citizen, we continuously seek new ways to broaden our participation in the environmental sector, ensuring that our future is as bright, safe, and secure as at any time in our long history.

With a promote-from-within philosophy and a variety of programmes available to support continuous learning, Sims offers the opportunity for a rewarding career. We are committed to the ecologically sound and sustainable use of resources and strive to operate in a manner that minimises waste and protects the environment.

We’re looking for a full-time **Truck Driver** to join our team servicing the **Hunter region**, with work based across **Newcastle, Muswellbrook and surrounding areas**.

Reporting to the Transport Manager, you’ll handle daily collections and deliveries of scrap metal bins using **skip, hook or hiab trucks.**

If you’re reliable, safety-focused and take pride in your work, this is a great opportunity to join a supportive crew that values what you do.

**What You'll Be Doing**
- Pick up and deliver bins of scrap metal safely and on schedule
- Follow your daily run sheet and keep in touch with the team about any site issues or delays
- Check your truck and gear before and after each shift to keep everything running smoothly
- Look out for safety hazards and report anything that doesn’t look right
- Work as part of a team that supports each other to get the job done safely and efficiently

**Who We're Looking For**
- A current HR license (minimum)
- Experience operating skip bins, hook lift or marrell trucks (advantageous)
- Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of your daily schedule
- Strong customer service skills - friendly, respectful and professional
- Strong safety awareness and commitment to doing things right
- A good attitude, reliable, easy to work with, and a solid team player

**Why Join Us?**
- Start and finish your day from home - take the truck home each day for convenience
- Upgraded trucks and equipment designed for driver comfort and reliability
- Health Insurance: Exclusive BUPA discounts for you and your family
- Wellbeing Support: Confidential counselling through our EAP program
- Safety focused work environment within a supportive team
- Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks (primary carer) or 6 weeks (non-primary)

**Interested?**

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At Sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Principles of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.

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**Why Choose A Career with Sims?**:
Sims is a hub of innovation, offering employees the chance to explore new ideas and technologies while providing ample opportunities for personal and professional growth.

With a diverse workforce, Sims fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion where employees can thrive and establish lasting connections. Working at Sims offers the chance to engage with a global network, providing opportunities for travel, cross-cultural experiences, and the ability to contribute to a sustainable future. Sims is renowned as one of the world’s leading sustainable companies, empowering employees to make a difference in creating a world without waste to preserve the planet.

Sims prioritizes employee wellbeing, offering superior benefits packages, meaningful training opportunities, and a supportive atmosphere where employees feel valued and heard at all levels of the organization. Sims maintains a strong focus on safety, where individuals are encouraged to challenge themselves, contribute, and support one another, in a collaborative team environment.