Driver Academy For Women

About Us
Location: Tullamarine VICStart date Oct 2025Program tailored for women, female identifying and non-binary personsCasual - Ongoing work No heavy vehicle driving experience required
Cleanaway is Australia's largest waste management organisation with over 8,000 employees working at over 330 sites.
We have been around in Australia for over 50 years, delivering solutions that offer extraordinary benefits not just for our customers, but for our communities and environment we live in.
Cleanaway provides sustainable waste management solutions to a range of customers including councils, small businesses, large corporate entities and government agencies.
The Role
Based at our Tullamarine location we are seeking individuals aspiring to be, or already are HR Licensed drivers, to join our team and serve our local community as part of our Container Deposit Scheme team.
The roles are casual, but could lead to long term full-time employment.
As a HR Driver You Will Be Responsible For
Rear lift collection vehiclePerforming loading and unloading duties of bottles and cans through the Container Deposit Scheme.Delivering loads to nominated recycling and disposals facilitiesEnsuring high levels of customer service and satisfactionMaintaining presentation of the vehicle, inside and outComfortable with a level of manual handling Must be willing to take a Pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol test.
What is in it for you?
As part of closing the gender gap of drivers in the waste management industry, Cleanaway is running a Driver Academy for Women to address substantive equality for female identifying or non-binary persons in the industry by removing some of the barriers preventing them from getting involved.
Cleanaway is seeking individuals to participate in an intensive training program which includes licencing and other training required to set you up to be a HR licenced truck driver.
Paid 5-week Training Program Will Include
Obtain Heavy Rigid Licence (HR)Uniforms and PPETraining program to become a driver
To be part of the program
Hold a current unrestricted driver's licence for a minimum of 24 monthsDriving History Check with a minimum of 8 demerit points remainingPassionate about working as a teamExcellent customer service ethicCommitment to safety and willingness to learn and work as part of a teamResilient attitude
What's On Offer
Great team environmentWork with a company that invests in their peopleEmployee share program & Employee Assistance ProgramWork with a leader in sustainable waste management solutionsGreat staff benefits program including novated car leasing and salary sacrificing on work-related purchases, discounts on private health insurance and more
Our Process
Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status.
We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us by emailing
Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future
The Women's Driver Academy strives to achieve substantive equality and is considered a special measure under section 7D of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (VIC).
The Women's Driver Academy is undertaken by Cleanaway to address underrepresentation of women, female-identifying and non-binary persons as heavy vehicle drivers in municipal collections operations.
Applications close: 19 Sep 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Vacancy No
Work Type
Casual
Location:
Tullamarine VIC Australia
Categories
Drivers & Operators