Truck Driver - Waste Compactor

Tenure : Permanent full time 9-day fortnight with a regular rostered day off.

Salary from: $76,507 up to $84,437 per annum plus superannuation.

(Salary will be assessed based on skills and experience)

Usual start time: 5:00 am on rostered days

At Wollongong City Council, we continuously strive to create an Extraordinary Wollongong for our community. We focus on the delivery of exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community. Our aim is to work toward the community's goals in the Our Wollongong Our Future Community Strategic Plan 2035.

Wollongong is a great place to work, live and play! Together, our responsibility is to create an inclusive community where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. Our strength is the diversity of our people.

We lead with courage, openness and curiosity and believe our employees are the key to our success. Learn more about us here.

The opportunity

Join Wollongong's Waste Operations team and help keep our city clean, safe and welcoming for the community. As a Waste Compactor Driver, you'll play an important role in delivering public bin collection and city cleansing services that residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day. Working under the guidance of a Waste Compactor Foreperson, you'll be part of a frontline team committed to maintaining a litter free city while providing a high standard of customer service.

In this hands-on role, you'll operate a compactor truck, collect and service public bins, support city cleansing activities and help maintain public spaces across the Wollongong area. You'll complete daily vehicle inspections and maintenance checks, use in vehicle technology, respond to service requests and work safely in busy public environments. You'll also assist with loading and unloading vehicles, operate small plant and equipment when required, and provide courteous assistance to members of the public.

You'll work closely with your crew, other Council teams and the community to deliver reliable services and maintain clean public spaces. While much of the work is completed as part of a team, you'll also be trusted to work independently when required and manage your responsibilities safely and efficiently. As this is an essential service that operates 365 days a year, you will need to be available to work rostered overtime, weekends and public holidays as operationally required.

Every shift provides an opportunity to make a visible difference by helping create clean streets, parks and public spaces for everyone to enjoy while contributing to Council's vision of creating an Extraordinary Wollongong.

About you

You're an experienced truck driver who puts safety first. You take pride in delivering a reliable service to the community and are physically capable of carrying out the duties of the role.

You'll bring:

• A current Class MR Driver Licence.

• Practical knowledge of WHS principles and the ability to apply them in your daily work.

• The ability to work effectively in a team and independently when required.

• Strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.

• Confidence using and adapting to new technology, including in vehicle systems .

• Effective communication skills and a courteous approach to customer service.

Why you'll love working at Wollongong City Council!

• True work-life balance
  We know you work hard, and we make sure that effort is rewarded with real flexibility. Our hybrid work options, flex-time, and rostered days off mean you can maintain balance while delivering great outcomes.

• Great working conditions
  Enjoy a 35-hour work week or a 9-day fortnight with a regular rostered day off (RDO).

• Career growth and recognition

We are committed to supporting your personal and professional development. Our initiatives include a reward and recognition program, corporate learning opportunities, study assistance, and leadership development programs to help you grow and succeed.

• Generous leave provisions
  Benefit from five weeks of annual leave per year (pro rata) and access long service leave after just five years.

• Health, safety, and wellbeing
  We prioritise a safe workplace for everyone, every day, everywhere. Our wellbeing programs support mental, physical and social wellbeing of our people to be at their best and include an Employee Assistance Program, skin and hearing checks and discounted gym memberships.

• A vibrant social culture
  Join our Social Club for monthly activities, an annual trivia night, and fantastic Christmas events!

Participate and engage in meaningful work, and contribute to our extraordinary community, where together we make a difference.

For more information, click on 'Apply' to be redirected to Wollongong City Council's job vacancy page.

Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 22 November 2026.

We invite everyone to apply no matter your identity, you'll be welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), people with disability and veterans.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo a rigorous employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.