North Sydney Council

Compactor Operator

North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydney’s picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands, and a bustling CBD. Our aim is to ensure North Sydney remains a welcoming, well-designed, safe and beautiful environment for residents, workers and visitors. 

We are seeking a motivated and reliable Compactor Operator to help maintain the cleanliness and presentation of our community’s open space areas. In this permanent role, you'll play a key part in delivering a cleaner, safer, and more welcoming environment for all. Duties will include all aspects of the street cleaning role, including but not limited to; sweeping streets, picking up litter, operating light machinery and driving plant equipment.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated footpath sweeper operations/street cleaning experience, a strong work ethic and commitment to maintaining public areas to the highest standard. You will also possess a proactive attitude with the ability to follow directions and work with minimal supervision.

Essential

• Recent driving experience driving/operating trucks/compactors.
• Class LR Driver’s Licence.
• Sound understanding of safety requirements in performing driving and cleaning tasks.
• Proven ability to follow procedures and instructions and be able to communicate with customers on routine matters.
• Be physically fit.
• Demonstrated ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Basic reading and writing skills

Desirable

• Demonstrated ability to carry out basic mechanical maintenance tasks
• Recent experience operating sweeping machines
• MR Licence

Why work at North Sydney Council?

We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.

North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:

• Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locations
• Access to Fitness Passport 
• Excellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDO’s for outdoor employees
• Flexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employees
• Freedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fund
• A holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks. 
• Access to employee recognition and reward program
• Weekly fruit baskets
• Free access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Free financial advice by a certified Financial Planner
• Monetary transport allowance
• Invitations to local government events, training and planning sessions
• Access to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locations
• Close locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike ways 

Salary from: $63,813 to $75,643 per annum (inclusive of allowance) + 11.5% super + $1,000 pa transport allowance + uniform provided

76hr fortnight with a rostered day off

How to apply

Applicants are required to submit a resume and answer the selection criteria questions below.

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Closing Date: 15 May 2025 - 11.30pm 

North Sydney Council is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to  provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council  also adheres  to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people. We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.