A career at Bega Valley Shire Council will immerse you in rewarding and interesting work for the diverse communities that call the south-east corner of NSW home, all of them nestled between rolling countryside and some of the best seaside locations NSW has to offer.

Our workforce of over 350 meets the needs of these communities with a wide range of services including libraries, customer service, finance, children’s services, engineering, project management, road works, water management, environment and parks, gardens and town centre care.

The Opportunity

We have multiple opportunities for motivated individuals to undertake a range of waste facility operations including customer liaison, fee collection, transfer and management of waste within the facility, and maintenance of associated records. 

As a Waste Facility Team Member you will maintain waste facility and associated offices and amenities, including vegetation management as well as maintain site inventories and order replacement stock where required. You will greet customers, inspect waste and quantify fee, collect monies and issue payment receipts. 

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About You

We are seeking individuals who have a current NSW Class C (Car) drivers licence. 

You will have the following skills and experience;

• Demonstrated experience in the operation of landfill plant or similar earthmoving equipment.
• Demonstrated oral communication skills in customer-oriented work environment.
• Experience with cash handling procedures.
• Two (2) years' experience in a similar role (indicative).

Benefits

There are permanent part time position working 40 hours per fortnight.

The total remuneration package for this position commences at $71,581.64* gross per annum (paid pro-rata), comprising of:

• $1,197.70* per week base salary
• $131.75* per week superannuation (calculated at 11%)
• $1.24 per hour Adverse Working Conditions Allowance Level 2

*Remuneration is paid pro-rata for part-time employees.

Additional benefits for this position include:

• Annual Award salary increases and performance reviews
• Salary packaging program (SmartSalary) 
• Wellbeing Initiatives – Employee Assistance Program, LifeWorks App, social club, health monitoring and annual flu vaccinations

For further information on this position, please contact David Screen - Landfill & Transfer Station Coordinator on 02 6499 2450.

Applications close 11.59pm AEST on 22 May 2024.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and address the advertised selection criteria demonstrating their suitability for the role.

This position requires applicants to be suitably immunised in line with recommendations from the Australian Immunisation Handbook, mandated Public Health Orders and/or Councils Immunisation Procedure.