September 23, 2024

City of Sydney

Alexandria

FULL TIME & OTHER

CLEANSING CREW OPERATOR

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Division: City Services

Unit: City Cleansing & Resource Recovery
Section: CLEANSING OPERATIONS
Salary: AUD 69,557.00 per annum plus Superannuation

Employment status: Permanent Monday to Friday (5.30am – 1.57pm)

Employment arrangement: Full Time

Location: Across all City Depots (Alexandria, Ultimo & Woolloomooloo)

City Cleansing work within a team flexibility arrangement meaning you will work a condensed work week (9 day fortnight)

Caring for our city, creating a future for all

Our people are passionate about their communities and connected to their teams. They’re motivated by our genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion, and our clear, compelling plan for our global city: Sustainable Sydney 2030 – 2050 Continuing the Vision.

Be part of a purpose-led organisation, with care at its core. You’ll make a difference by acting in the best interests of our communities and city. Be better together with collaborative and inclusive partnerships. Embrace possibilities and be open to new ideas and creating bold solutions.

Sydney is a vibrant, dynamic and accessible city with a diverse population, a rich history, world famous tourist attractions and an exciting calendar of events.

Our Cleansing Operations team pride ourselves on keeping the City’s roads, footpaths and laneways clean and tidy. As a Cleansing Crew Operator, you will be operating and driving our heavier vehicles to ensure Sydney is kept clean and tidy.

You must hold a Heavy vehicle (HR/MR) drivers’ licence to apply for this position.

We are seeking self-motivated, dedicated people who take pride in their work and able to complete physically demanding tasks.

To work in the team, you must:

Drive and operate a variety of plant equipment including street sweepers.

Hold current Heavy Vehicle (HR) driver’s licence.
Be physically fit and able.
Be available to work weekday shifts, some weekends, and public holidays.
Have a proven clean driving record.

Adapt to changing priorities and undertake other tasks as directed.
Experience in waste removal preferred.

The successful candidate should have previous experience in the safe operation and maintenance of plant and Street Sweepers.

We are holding group interviews for these positions on Thursday 17 October 2024 between 9am-12pm at our depot in Woolloomooloo. You are required to attend the full session and will have an opportunity to meet our cleansing team and find out why this could be the opportunity for you.

At the City of Sydney you’ll join a dedicated team where individual effort is part of something much bigger – creating great things for our city’s dynamic future.

Select 'Apply' to complete your online application.

The successful applicant is required to complete a pre-employment health declaration and medical examination.

Position description: View or download the position description

Applications must be submitted online by 11:59pm, Wednesday 9th October 2024.

For further information contact: Philip Tansey, Cleansing Manager on 0436 603 309 or ptansey@cityofsydney.nsw,gov.au.

A challenging and rewarding career: Why joining the City of Sydney might be the right move for you.

We offer a teams-based approach to flexibility. Our flexible working benefits include 26 week parental leave, paid partner leave of 6 weeks and paid super for up to 52 weeks of parental leave.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and celebrate a workplace as diverse as our communities. We’re passionate about gender balance in the workplace, with an executive team that is two-thirds female and 50% of our leadership roles held by women.

We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us.

We’re a disability confident recruiter. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process contact the Recruitment Team recruitment@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au or 02 9265 9333.