Job Description

Location: Dandenong South VIC

• • Start date Aug 2026
  • Program tailored for women, female identifying and non-binary persons
  • 5-day work week, Mon- Fri - 5am start time
  • No heavy vehicle driving experience required

  About Us

  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.

  The Role

  Based at our Dandenong South location we are seeking individuals aspiring to be, or already are HR Licensed drivers, to join our team and serve our local community as part of our Municipal Collections team.

  As a HR Driver you will be responsible for:

  • Side/Rear lift collection vehicle
  • Performing loading and unloading duties of recycling and waste product
  • Delivering loads to nominated recycling and disposals facilities
  • Ensuring high levels of customer service and satisfaction
  • Maintaining presentation of the vehicle, inside and out
  • Comfortable with a level of manual handling
  • Must be willing to take a Pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol test.

  What is in it for you?

  As part of closing the gender gap of drivers in the waste management industry, Cleanaway is running a Driver Academy for Women 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 licencing and other training required to set you up to be a HR licenced truck driver, followed by ongoing learning for the next 12 months.

  Paid 5-week training program will include:

  • Obtain Heavy Rigid Licence (HR)
  • Uniforms and PPE
  • Training program to become a driver

  To be part of the program

  • Hold a current unrestricted driver’s licence for a minimum of 24 months
  • Driving History Check with a minimum of 8 demerit points remaining
  • Passionate about working as a team
  • Excellent customer service ethic
  • Commitment to safety and willingness to learn and work as part of a team
  • 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 Process

  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.

  If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us by emailing Employmentpathways@cleanaway.com.au

• Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future!

The Women’s Driver Academy strives to achieve substantive equality and is considered a special measure under section 7D of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and under section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (VIC). The Women’s Driver Academy is undertaken by Cleanaway to address underrepresentation of women, female-identifying and non-binary persons as heavy vehicle drivers in municipal collections operations.