Description:
Posted: 24/03/2025 Closing Date: 20/04/2025 Job Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Yass Job Category: Maintenance Delivery Job Description Location: Yass, NSW
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Job Category: Maintenance Delivery
Closing Date: 20 April 2025
Salary: $57,476.12 - $62,073.96 per annum plus 11.5% superannuation
Be a part of a team making a difference in our growing community.
At Yass Valley Council, we’re committed to empowering our team to thrive while contributing to the growth and well-being of our region. We’re looking for a Transfer Station Operator Waste Service Team.
- Permanent Full Time Position
- Work available at various Council Transfer Stations.
- PPE and uniform provided.
- To ensure Council’s waste management facilities operate effectively, efficiently and in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Provide exceptional customer service to our community.
Your Working Environment (for eligible employees)
- A 38-hour working week, over a 9-day fortnight
- Includes weekend and public holiday work
- All Uniforms & PPE supplied.
- 50% loading applies to work performed on a Saturday.
- 100% loading applies to work performed on a Sunday.
- Adverse Working Conditions Allowance applies
- Access to 6.5 weeks long service leave after 5 years
- 4 weeks paid annual leave
- Access to 3 weeks sick leave per year, cumulative where unused
- Access to 2 health and wellbeing days (taken from sick leave entitlements)
- Guaranteed salary increase of 3% in July 2025
Your Career Growth
- A supportive environment and collaborative team to assist you to reach your career goals
- Opportunities for temporary transfers and higher duties arrangements
- Career growth through internal job opportunities
- Job security in a Local Government position
- Access to e-learning platforms and other development opportunities
Your Wellbeing
- An inclusive culture where all our people are valued and EEO, diversity and differences are respected.
- Health & Wellbeing program - annual flu vaccinations and injury prevention program.
- Access to confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) service for you and your family.
Why Join Yass Valley Council
At Yass Valley Council, we don’t just offer jobs – we build careers. As part of a progressive Local Government team, your work will make a tangible difference in the lives of our residents and the future in our region. Join a workplace that values collaboration, innovation and your personal growth.
How to Apply
Submit your application online by addressing the essential criteria questions and uploading a current copy of your resume.
Applications close: 20 April 2025
For help with your application, contact HR on (02) 6226 9251.
For specific role questions, contact Trisha Moore, Coordinator Resource Recovery & Waste Services on (02) 6226 1477
To apply for this position, you must:
- Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen or hold a valid visa with permission to work.
- Complete an Identity check – supplying 100 points of identification for verification.
- Be willing to complete an Integrity/Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
- Be willing to complete a pre-employment medical and audiogram.
This position is subject to relevant pre-employment checks and all applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia.
Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Child Safe Organisation. We are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Council also recognises the skills and attributes of veterans and welcomes applications from ex-service personnel.