An exciting career opportunity arises to join the City of Parramatta as a Relief Operator in our growing Waste and Cleansing team!

About the role

As the relief operator you will be responsible for providing self-managed cleansing services that ensure Parramatta's Public domain is maintained and improved to enhance the appearance of the city and promote Parramatta as Australia's next great city!

City of Parramatta have 1 permanent full-time opportunity available on our afternoon shift Monday-Friday 11:30am-8:30pm.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake cleansing of the public domain and assets
• Backfill all roles and duties within the team as required. Including but not limited to; operating mechanical street sweepers, rear load garbage compactor, public amenities cleaning, illegal dump collection, assisting with emergency works.
• Implementing work practices in line with waste and cleansing industry

You will be starting and finishing at Council's Rydalmere Operations Depot or Council's Wentworth Street Compound Parramatta as required.

About You

The successful candidate should have previous experience with:

• Operating the mechanical street sweeper
• Operating rear load garbage compactor
• Understanding of small and heavy plant operations applicable to Cleansing Services
• Relevant experience in a similar role and operational environment

Qualifications

• Current MR NSW Driver's Licence
• White Card

What's on offer

We are offering an attractive remuneration from $63,897- $70,362 plus 11.5% Superannuation.

This position will attract allowances in accordance with the Local Government (State) Award 2023, this could include the Adverse Working Conditions Level Allowance.

At City of Parramatta, we have great learning and development opportunities that you will have access to, to assist you with your career development goals.

In addition, City of Parramatta also offer excellent employee benefits which include:

• 9-Day Fortnight
• Free onsite parking & onsite gym
• Significant leave benefits 3 additional leave days at Christmas, 15 days sick/personal leave including 2 days health and wellbeing leave per year
• 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Access to Long Service Leave after 5 years
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing programs

Want to know more?

Further information regarding the requirements of this role can be found in the attached Position Description.

How to apply

Candidates must apply online.

Applications close 9pm, Tuesday, 27th May 2025 and will not be accepted through any other medium.

This position requires the preferred candidate to undertake a Pre-Employment Medical Check, which also includes a Drug and Alcohol test.

The City of Parramatta supports a Drug and Alcohol-free working environment and employees may be subject to random testing as a result.

Inclusion, Diversity and belonging lies at the heart of how we recruit at the City of Parramatta. We continue to commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experiences, and backgrounds. We invite candidates of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, ADF veterans, LGBTIQA+ and other culturally diverse groups. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace.

Please note you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident or have unlimited working rights in Australia to apply for this position.