Applications Encouraged from Women, Female-Identifying and Non-Binary People

Have you ever considered a career driving heavy vehicles but weren't sure how to get started?

The Cleanaway Women's Driver Academy has been designed to create pathways for women, female-identifying and non-binary people to build rewarding careers in the waste and resource recovery industry.

This unique opportunity provides paid training, hands-on experience and the support needed to become a qualified waste collection driver with one of Australia's leading environmental services organisations.

No heavy vehicle driving experience is required.

About the Opportunity

Based at Tullamarine on Wurundjeri Woiwurrung Country, you'll join a supportive operational team and take part in a structured training program designed to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence required to become a professional Heavy Vehicle Driver.

Working alongside experienced mentors and trainers, you'll learn how to safely operate collection vehicles, complete daily runs and provide an essential service to local communities.

This is a genuine career pathway into a permanent operational role with ongoing development opportunities across Cleanaway's national business.

Location

Cleanaway Tullamarine
Tullamarine VIC

Employment Type

Permanent Full-Time

Start Date

November 2026

Training and Work Schedule

Successful participants will work:

• Monday to Friday
• Full-time hours
• 4:30am start time
• Day shift roster

The academy combines practical on-road experience, structured learning and mentoring support to help participants successfully transition into a professional driving career.

Vehicles You'll Learn to Operate

Training will focus on:

• Rear Lift collection vehicles
• Side Lift collection vehicles
• Heavy vehicle safety and compliance requirements
• Daily vehicle inspections and maintenance checks
• Safe loading and collection practices

As your skills develop, opportunities may be available to gain experience across additional vehicle types and operational activities.

What You'll Be Doing

• Learning to safely operate heavy vehicles
• Completing residential and commercial waste collection services
• Conducting pre-start inspections and safety checks
• Following planned collection routes and schedules
• Working with in-vehicle technology and operational systems
• Loading and unloading materials using collection equipment
• Maintaining high safety and environmental standards
• Providing reliable services to customers and communities
• Working closely with experienced drivers and operational teams
• Contributing to Australia's circular economy and resource recovery initiatives

What We're Looking For

You do not need previous heavy vehicle driving experience.

We're looking for people who demonstrate:

• A positive attitude and willingness to learn
• A strong commitment to safety
• Reliability and good attendance
• Strong communication skills
• Confidence working independently and as part of a team
• The ability to follow procedures and directions
• Good situational awareness and attention to detail
• An interest in driving and frontline operations
• A desire to build a long-term career
• The ability to work early morning start times

Why Join the Women's Driver Academy?

The Women's Driver Academy offers:

• Paid structured training
• Hands-on experience with heavy vehicles
• Mentoring from experienced drivers and leaders
• Supportive learning environment
• Permanent full-time employment
• Career development opportunities
• Ongoing training and licensing support
• Exposure to a growing and essential industry
• A safe and inclusive workplace
• Long-term career pathways across Cleanaway

This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to gain nationally recognised skills, build confidence and establish a rewarding career in an industry that provides an essential service to communities every day.

Minimum Requirements

To be considered, you must:

• Hold a current Australian Driver Licence
• Have a strong commitment to workplace safety
• Be willing to learn and undertake driver training
• Be able to commence work at 4:30am
• Be willing to complete a pre-employment medical assessment
• Be willing to complete drug and alcohol testing
• Be physically capable of undertaking operational duties
• Have the right to work in Australia

A Workplace Where You Belong

At Cleanaway, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we operate and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

We strongly encourage applications from:

• Women
• Female-identifying people
• Non-binary people
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Career changers
• People returning to the workforce
• People from culturally diverse backgrounds
• People seeking a meaningful long-term career

This recruitment activity may constitute a special measure under applicable anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation and is intended to increase participation in driving and operational roles where women remain underrepresented.

All applicants will be assessed on merit and their ability to perform the inherent requirements of the role.

Apply Now

If you're ready to start a new career, gain valuable driving skills and join an industry that delivers essential environmental services to communities every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and start your Women's Driver Academy journey with Cleanaway.

For More Information

Please contact Cleanaway's Employment Pathways Specialist Eddie Solien (Torres Strait Islander with ancestral ties to Badu Island) via Eddie.Solien@cleanaway.com.au.

 

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.