• Location: Crestmead 

• Start date: January 2025  

• Program tailored for women, female identifying and non-binary persons 

• Two shifts on offer: 2-4am start or 2pm start  

• No heavy vehicle driving experience required 

About Us 

Cleanaway is Australia’s largest waste management organisation with over 7,500 employees working at over 400 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 

This role will require you to service multiple customer sites. Your role includes collecting liquid waste into a rigid tanker truck and transporting to our disposal plant for recycling.  Due to the physical nature of the role, candidates must be comfortable performing manual handling and heavy lifting. 

You will be working with a safe, modern and reliable fleet. You will be required to operate vehicles and equipment in accordance with company regulations, complete all paperwork and records accurately. 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 multiple women 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, followed by ongoing learning for the next 12 months. 

Paid 5-week training program will include: 

• Obtain Heavy Vehicle Licence (HR) 

• Dangerous goods licence & EPA certification 

• Uniforms and PPE 

• Training program to become a driver 

To be part of the program 

• Hold a current unrestricted driver’s licence for a minimum of 24 months 

• Driving History Check with a minimum of 8 demerit points remaining 

• No heavy vehicle driving experience required 

• Passionate about working as a team 

• Excellent customer service ethic 

• Commitment to safety and willingness to learn and work as part of a team 

• Resilient attitude 

What’s On Offer 

• Great team environment 

• Work with a company that invests in their people 

• Employee share program & Employee Assistance Program 

• Work with a leader in sustainable waste management solutions 

• Great 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.