Waste Collection Driver

Join our Resource Recovery & Waste Team and play a vital role in keeping the City of Melville clean, safe, and beautiful. As a Waste Collection Driver, you'll operate heavy rigid vehicles (side lift and rear loader trucks) and related equipment to deliver outstanding waste collection services with a strong focus on customer service and safety.

At the City of Melville, we are proud to be recognised as finalists in the 2025 Waste Innovation & Recycling Awards, celebrating our leadership in sustainable waste management and innovation, excellence in creativity, efficiency, and community impact. Be part of a team shaping the future of waste management and sustainability.

The City of Melville sits upon the shore of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers. We are a welcoming and diverse community which enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape. In everything we do, we focus on our values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant and sustainable future.

Location: City of Melville Operations Centre

Salary: Waste Collection Driver $79,388.40 to $82,818.04 pro-rata p.a. + 12% Super (City of Melville Outside Workforce Industrial Agreement 2025)

Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Number of Positions: Two

What you will be doing

As a Waste Collection Driver, you will be working with a close knit team of experienced drivers to undertake a variety of tasks in waste collections (including commercial, litter bins and domestic rubbish, recycling and verge). You will be working to keep our city clean, safe and sustainable.

What We're Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential

• Current HR Driver's Licence with experience operating heavy vehicles
• Strong teamwork skills and a cooperative outlook.
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
• Knowledge of Occupational Safety & Health Standards.

Desirable

• Experience in waste collection in an urban environment
• Side-arm experience
• Experience in waste fleet management, including lift arm cleaning, greasing maintenance and defect identification

How to Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date.

Apply online via the Apply button and provide a resume and cover letter.

Closing Date: Wednesday 31 December 2025, 11.59PM AWST.

For further information about this position, please contact: Vanja Marjanovic, Coordinator Resource Recovery & Waste on

Why The City of Melville?

We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers.

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer – a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives. In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future.

Why Belong?

• Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville's benefits
• Join an award-winning, Inclusive Employer recognised for diversity, accessibility and welcoming workplaces
• Enjoy annual salary increases of 4%, effective each year from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2027
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements that help balance work and life
• Stay active with a free LeisureFit membership
• Save time and money with free on-site parking
• Celebrate your special day with Birthday Leave – no work on your big day
• Access paid parental leave to support your family
• Take more time to recharge with 2 extra days of annual leave plus the option to purchase additional leave (up to 10 weeks off per year)
• Benefit from a generous superannuation co-contribution of up to 15.5%
• Maximise your pay with salary packaging and novated leasing options
• Grow your career with structured professional development and study assistance programs
• Look after your wellbeing with wellness initiatives and Employee Assistance Programs
• Connect outside of work with a vibrant social club

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

Please note that the City does not offer visa sponsorship. While permanent positions are generally only open to Australian citizens or permanent residents, permanent positions may occasionally be filled on a fixed-term basis. In such cases and for fixed-term or casual roles, applicants with temporary unrestricted work rights in Australia (and residing in Perth) may be considered, provided they have unrestricted work rights for the duration of the appointment.

All candidates applying for a position where the use of 'plant and machinery' or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other 'high risk' facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.