Waste and Recycling Truck Drivers

• Various Driver opportunities available
• Permanent Full Time (10 day fortnight)
• Fixed Term Full Time
• Casual
• Current 'HR' Class Drivers Licence essential
• 10 Day Fortnight - LGE 4 (S4DR) ($33.25 per hour + superannuation)
• Casual – LGE 4 (CS4DR) ($40.56 per hour + superannuation)

Why Choose Us

Townsville City Council is the largest local government authority in Northern Australia. We are committed to creating value by growing Townsville through driving economic diversity and generating an enriching lifestyle.

Our organisation provides and maintains close to $9 billion worth of community assets including water and wastewater network and treatment plants, bridges, drainage, roads, waste management, community facilities, sporting venues and more.

We contribute to an active lifestyle for our residents and visitors through events, providing recreational facilities, protecting the natural environment and heritage, while creating a mentally and physically healthy city.

We are driving economic diversity and cultivating an enriching lifestyle, growing a city for this and future generations by building a vibrant, sustainable and innovative city.

Council's vision is for Townsville to be a connected, lifestyle driven and innovation focused city while continuing to deliver service excellence and to be led by our community to create an exciting today and future.

Our Vision: A globally connected community driven by lifestyle and nature.

Our Purpose: Grow Townsville

Our Values: Safety, Excellence, Respect, Value, Enjoyment

About the Role

These positions will assist with and work as part of a team to safely operate waste collection vehicles and provide and deliver an effective waste collection service to our customers.

Duties will include collection, including spillages and if required, conduct minor repairs to waste bins within an allocated collection area and return to that area to service missed bins.

You will ensure all bins within the team's allocated waste area are serviced, label non-compliant bins and clean and perform minor maintenance to allocated plant and report any faults, breakdowns and accident damage.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have:

• HR Licence and the demonstrated ability to operate a waste collection vehicle greater than 11 t but less than 23t GVM
• Knowledge of servicing, prestart and closedown requirements of the plant to include truck and any attached machinery
• Basic knowledge of waste collection within Local Government or industry
• Basic knowledge of the environmental requirements of collecting and transporting waste
• Sound knowledge of the traffic act and associated legislation relevant to the position
• Ability to achieve a bin lift rate in line with industry standards with reference to residential and rural areas
• Required to work on public holidays (appropriate penalty rates will apply) in accordance with the LAA
• A reasonable amount of overtime is expected to be worked when available (appropriate penalty rates will apply) in accordance with the award

How to Apply

Your application can be submitted through the 'Apply' button. Please include a cover letter (maximum 2 pages), outlining how your skills, qualifications and experience would allow you to achieve success in this role. We also will require your resume and attached copies of any licences and qualifications as per the key requirements of the role.

If you wish to discuss this position further, please contact Scott (Team Leader) on

For further information review the Position Description.

Closing Date:  11.45pm, Wednesday 5 November 2025

What We Offer

• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Up to 5 weeks annual leave
• Up to 3 weeks Personal/Carers Leave
• 14 weeks paid Parental Leave
• Domestic and Family Violence Leave
• Natural Disaster Leave
• (Leave entitlements are only relevant to full time roles)
• Up to *13.5% Superannuation employer contribution for contributing members
• Salary Sacrifice opportunities
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership to selected gym, pool, and yoga facilities
• Employee Loyalty Program offering discounts at selected local businesses
• Employee Assistance Program

* The Council contribution to employees' superannuation for contributing employees shall be 13.5% of the employees' ordinary time earnings subject to the employee contributing a minimum of 6% of their ordinary time earnings.

We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply

All successful candidates are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing as part of the recruitment process. Please be aware Townsville City Council has a 'zero tolerance' policy to drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact or phone for a confidential discussion.