Resource Recovery Centre Operator

Overview

Hume City Council is seeking Resource Recovery Centre Operators to support the safe and efficient running of its resource recovery facilities in Campbellfield, Victoria. These are permanent opportunities available in both full-time and part-time formats, with a range of shift patterns. Weekend availability is required for all shifts.

The pay range for these roles is $90,000 to $107,000 per year plus superannuation, depending on the roster. Full-time employees also receive a monthly rostered day off.

As part of a fast-growing and culturally diverse local council, you will help deliver a high-quality service to the Hume community through customer assistance, plant operation, material handling, waste sorting, site presentation, and safe day-to-day centre operations.

Key duties

• Run the resource recovery centre in line with operational, environmental, and safety laws, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Carry out opening routines so the site is ready and accessible to the public during the scheduled operating hours.
• Complete closing tasks to ensure all staff, customers, and contractors have left before the site is secured.
• Check incoming loads, direct vehicles to the correct disposal area, and refuse prohibited or unsuitable materials as required.
• Sort, recover, and move items suitable for resale through the Recycled Goods Store.
• Manage traffic movement on site, including vehicles, pedestrians, and plant and equipment.
• Keep the facility clean, tidy, and well presented, including collecting litter.
• Remove contaminants according to training and site procedures.
• Support customers with unloading, manual handling, and locating the right disposal points.
• Help maintain a safe workplace by identifying and reporting hazards, near misses, and incidents.

Skills and experience

• Working knowledge of waste management, recycling, or resource recovery centre/transfer station operations.
• Strong understanding of occupational health and safety obligations and the ability to apply them in operational settings.
• Ability to identify recyclable and recoverable materials within mixed waste streams.
• Professional and courteous customer service approach that supports a positive public image.
• Physical capability to perform manual handling and other practical duties.
• Competence operating plant and equipment such as forklifts, front-end loaders/backhoes, and excavators, preferably in a similar environment.
• Ability to work independently through the day while also cooperating with team members, contractors, suppliers, and customers to meet short-term objectives.
• Capacity to work to scheduled routines that support continuous operations.
• Commitment to safe work practices and the ability to respond appropriately to OHS issues.

Required qualifications and experience

• Previous experience in waste management, recycling, resource recovery, or transfer station operations.
• Background in frontline customer service, including conflict resolution.
• Proven experience working in line with occupational health and safety and environmental protection rules, policies, and procedures.
• Current driver’s licence is mandatory; off-road 4x4 driving experience is preferred.
• Current forklift, front-end loader, and/or excavator licences, along with operating experience on this equipment.

What Hume City Council offers

• Competitive remuneration package with superannuation.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Supportive workplace culture.
• Inclusive, collaborative, and values-driven environment.

Additional information

This is a child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Applications are welcomed from people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

All shortlisted candidates must complete background and probity checks, including reference checks, a Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis during the advertising period, and the role may close early once enough suitable applications have been received. Early submission is recommended.

For questions, contact careers@hume.vic.gov.au.

Hume City Council values: “We’re better, every day”; “We’re in it together”; “We show up”; and “All for Hume”.

Position description available.