Driver/operator Side Loader

Full Time Permanent (35 hours per week)
- Salary: $85,000 + Super (opportunity for overtime)
- Well maintained & modern fleet
- Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government

**About Merri-bek City Council**:
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

**About the role**:
Merri-bek City Council has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Waste Services collection operator.

Merri-bek City Council’s current kerbside fleet of Side Loaders plays a crucial role in the delivery of one of Council’s most valued essential services. Waste Services not only ensures that our residential and public place waste is effectively managed, protecting the City’s hygiene but also importantly and actively supports best practice waste management, aligned with Council Policy and expectation of the community to maximise reuse and recycling and reducing waste to landfill.

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**Skills and experience require to perform the role**:

- Hold a valid driver’s licence with HR endorsement.
- Experience in driving a side loader waste vehicle preferred.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Experience driving other waste collection vehicles desirable, and Council may elect to provide training to potential applicants with no waste collection experience but have demonstrated experience driving Heavy Vehicles.
- Ability to work unsupervised and observe all State and National regulations in the safe driving and operation of a heavy vehicle.
- Ability to read and understand maps.
- Proactive approach to safety for self, team and the community.
- Effective communication with team, Team Leader Waste Operations and Coordinator Waste Operations.

**What the role can offer**:

- Fortnightly RDO
- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

**Further support offered for our staff**:

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

**For further information about this position please contact Mathew Morris**:
**Applications close: 11:30pm, Tuesday, 28 January 2025.**

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**How to apply**:

- Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

**Our Commitment**:
In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.