• Salary starts at $98K per annum + 12% Superannuation
• Full Time
• Roster over 7 days per week

At Whitehorse City Council, community is at the heart of everything we do. To stay ahead of and best respond to the evolving changes and needs of the community, the organisation is undertaking an exciting journey that will transform ways of working and will empower employees to be innovative and constantly striving towards providing excellent customer experience at all times. The five pillars of our transformation focus on:

• Excellent Customer Experience and Service Delivery
• Great Organisational Culture
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement

• Good Governance and IntegrityLong Term Financial Sustainability

ABOUT YOU:

We are seeking a person with experience in driving a heavy combination vehicle, who can operate machinery, who works well in a team, and can provide effective and courteous customer service.

ABOUT US

The City of Whitehorse, located 15 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD, is a culturally diverse community of almost 177,000 people. Whitehorse includes the suburbs of Box Hill, Burwood, Nunawading, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont and is characterised by quiet tree-lined residential streets, an abundance of parks, gardens and natural bushland reserves, bustling shopping centres and a diverse range of arts, cultural, sports and leisure facilities.
Whitehorse City Council provides more than 100 services and facilities across a range of areas within our community services, city development, infrastructure, corporate services and transformation directorates. Whitehorse is one of Melbourne’s largest metropolitan councils with a workforce of approximately 1300 employees and aspires to foster an inclusive, vibrant, prosperous and sustainable community. Our employees help us achieve these goals!

At Whitehorse, employee health, wellbeing and development are paramount, and we aim for everyone to become the best they can be in the workplace. Benefits of working with us include:

• A welcoming and supportive working environment
• Great opportunities for training and to build a long-term career within Whitehorse or the local government sector.
• Extensive employee health and wellbeing programs including flexible working arrangements
• Salary sacrifice options for gym / swim memberships, childcare and superannuation; and access to novated vehicle leases.
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Ample onsite parking at most facilities with ready access to public transport
• Active Social Club with a calendar of events through the year

This position is to join the team and support the safe and efficient operation of the Whitehorse Recycling and Waste Centre through the provision of heavy combination vehicle driving, customer assistance, pit supervision and site and vehicle maintenance services.

The Centre is open 7 days per week, so there is a roster spread over the week. On average the work is 38 hours per week. The work day is 10 hours from 6am to 4.30pm. The roster is work 5 days (5 days off), work 4 days (4 days off), work 5 days (5 days off):

• Monday to Friday
• Thursday to Sunday

• Friday to TuesdayThen back to Monday to Friday