The Hills Shire Council

Team Leader – Waste Services

• Permanent Full Time
• 9-day fortnight
• Aquatic and Fitness membership discounts

Are you ready to take that next step in your career?  We are looking for a motivated person to lead one of our Shire Presentation Teams. You will assist in managing an energetic and engaged team working on a variety of tasks associated with the collection of waste and cleaning public spaces and facilities. If you take pride in your work and have experience leading a team, we want to hear from you.

The role of our Team Leader – Waste Services includes:

• Allocate resources to the team to carry out tasks associated with the collection of waste from public spaces and facilities, including cleansing of these areas.
• Complete planned and reactive tasks including the collection of waste, dumped rubbish, deceased animals, cleaning and pressure washing of council’s infrastructure assets.
• Assist with the coordination and supervision of contractors
• Leadership of team including completion and/or approvals of required documents, timesheets/leave requests, WHS checklists, customer and works requests.
• Drive and operate plant and equipment including daily maintenance checks and reporting of issues.
• Compliance with National Heavy Vehicle Law and Chain of Responsibility requirements.
• Maintain work vehicles and all equipment in a clean and hygienic condition.

What are we seeking in our new team member:

A positive and engaged person who has a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a similar role and also holds:-

1. Drivers Licence (Class MR or HR) - NSW
2. White Card - General Construction Induction
3. If you hold a current First Aid & CPR Certificate this will be looked upon favourably

Please note that this role involves early starts and rotational Sunday shifts (penalties will apply)

Benefits of working with us:

Salary of up $80K + Superannuation, paid weekly, a “To and From” Council Work Vehicle, paid training to keep your skills up to date, active Social Club and the opportunity to earn a Performance Bonus (up to 2% annual salary) + Organisational Bonus (up to $2K).

Next steps:

Please review the Position Description available on Council’s Careers Page, Careers at Council  and submit your application online by 5pm on 2 May 2024.  As applications will be assessed upon receipt, early submission is encouraged.

If you require any assistance with submitting your application or require further information about the role, please contact our HR Team at hr@thehills.nsw.gov.au

 Offers of employment will be subject to following pre-employment checks: Psychometric Testing, Reference Checks, Identity Check, Medical checks (including Drug and Alcohol Screening), Criminal History and Working with Children Check (where required).

 Working with us:

We live our values of Honesty, Integrity, Loyalty, Leadership and Safety through the work that we perform for the Community. We are committed to providing a positive and supportive workplace culture where our people and customers feel respected and valued.