At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Driver Academy and learn to operate waste collection vehicles safely.
- Company: Cleanaway, Australia's largest waste management organisation with a commitment to sustainability.
- Benefits: Paid training, great team environment, employee share program, and health insurance discounts.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace welcoming all genders, ages, and backgrounds.
- Why this job: Be part of closing the gender gap in driving roles while making a positive impact.
- Qualifications: Must hold a current unrestricted driver’s licence for at least 24 months.
The predicted salary is between 58500 - 71500 $ per year.
Cleanaway is Australia’s largest waste management organisation with over 10,000 employees working at over 400 sites. We have been around in Australia for over 50 years, delivering solutions that offer extraordinary benefits not just for our customers, but for our communities and environment we live in. Cleanaway provides sustainable waste management solutions to a range of customers including councils, small businesses, large corporate entities and government agencies.
We're searching for dedicated individuals to join our team at our Wingfield depot. As a multi-systems operator with Cleanaway, you'll play a crucial role in operating a variety of waste collection vehicles throughout the Adelaide region. Your responsibilities will include:
- The safe and efficient operation of collection vehicles to collect waste from a variety of commercial locations.
- Performing loading and unloading duties of waste products.
- Delivering loads to nominated disposal facilities.
- Ensuring high levels of customer service and satisfaction.
- Maintaining presentation of the vehicle, inside and out.
You must be comfortable with manual handling and working autonomously as well as part of a team. You will be required to take a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing.
As part of closing the gender gap of drivers in the waste management industry, Cleanaway is running a Driver Academy open to all genders to address substantive equality for female identifying or non-binary persons in the industry by removing some of the barriers preventing them from getting involved. Cleanaway is seeking individuals to participate in an intensive training program which includes licensing and other training required to set you up to be a HR licensed truck driver.
The paid 5-week training program will include:
- Obtaining Heavy Vehicle Licence (HR).
- Uniforms and PPE.
- Training program to become a driver.
To be part of the program, you must:
- Hold a current unrestricted driver’s licence for a minimum of 24 months.
- Pass a Driving History Check with a minimum of 8 demerit points remaining.
- Be passionate about working as a team.
- Have a commitment to safety and willingness to learn.
- Possess a resilient attitude.
What’s On Offer:
- Great team environment.
- Work with a company that invests in their people.
- Employee share program & Employee Assistance Program.
- Work with a leader in sustainable waste management solutions.
- Great staff benefits program including novated car leasing and salary sacrificing on work-related purchases, discounts on private health insurance and more.
Our recruitment process involves a number of checks including, but not limited to, criminal history, medicals, drug & alcohol testing, as well as verification of qualifications, licences and right-to-work status. We are dedicated to improving employment outcomes and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We also welcome candidates of all ages, abilities, gender identities, experiences (including veterans), and cultural backgrounds.
Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future! Applications close: 15 Nov 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time.
Driver Academy for Women in Adelaide employer: Cleanaway
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