Job Description

About the Role

As our Fleet & Logistics Lead, you will be at the centre of optimising utilisation, and unlocking cost efficiencies across the fleet. You will influence how we deploy, redeploy, and maximise assets at scale, ensuring every vehicle is working as hard as it should and that is also compliant.

If you thrive on building strategic relationships, data, enjoy solving complex operational problems, and want to directly impact business performance — this role is built for you.

The Fleet & Logistics Lead is responsible for working closely with operations, workshops, and finance teams, you will ensure fleet assets are available, compliant, and fit for service while supporting strategic fleet initiatives and continuous improvement projects.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence fleet performance, improve asset allocation, and contribute to the development of a future-ready fleet capability.

Key Responsibilities

Fleet Utilisation & Asset Optimisation

• Monitor and analyse fleet utilisation across regions, depots, and service lines to identify under-utilised or surplus assets.
• Support fleet right-sizing through data-driven analysis of asset demand, run hours, and service utilisation.
• Coordinate the redeployment of assets between operations to maximise utilisation and reduce idle fleet.
• Provide recommendations on fleet allocation, asset substitution, and rationalisation opportunities.

Fleet Availability & Operational Support

• Partner with operations and workshops to ensure fleet availability aligns with operational requirements.
• Monitor asset readiness and planned maintenance schedules to minimise operational disruption.
• Support operational planning through fleet allocation and availability insights.
• Ensure assets deployed into service are compliant and fit for purpose.

Fleet Logistics & Asset Relocation

• Coordinate the transfer and relocation of fleet assets between sites in response to changing operational demands.
• Plan and manage logistics associated with vehicle movements while minimising operational disruption.
• Maintain accurate records of asset location and allocation.
• Support rapid redeployment of assets to minimise idle time and maximise utilisation.

Hire Fleet Management & Cost Control

• Review and validate hire requests to ensure internal fleet options are considered before external hire.
• Monitor hire fleet utilisation, duration, and spend to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Analyse patterns of hire dependency and recommend long-term solutions.
• Maintain visibility of fleet utilisation across the business to support informed decision-making.

Governance, Compliance & Reporting

• Maintain accurate fleet data across fleet management systems and asset registers.
• Ensure utilisation, location, maintenance, and compliance information remains current and accurate.
• Support fleet governance activities, audits, and reporting requirements.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of fleet policies, procedures, and reporting standards.
• Produce regular fleet performance reports covering utilisation, hire spend, asset allocation, and operational efficiency.
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership on opportunities to improve fleet performance and reduce operating costs.

What success looks like

• Fewer idle assets and higher fleet utilisation across regions
• Reduced external hire spend through smarter internal allocation
• Faster response to operational demand changes
• Improved data quality and stronger decision-making across the business
• Visible contribution to cost reduction and operational performance uplift
• Active participation in the progress and implementation of fleet initiatives

About You

You are a collaborative and results-driven professional with strong analytical capability and a passion for operational improvement. You enjoy working with data to solve problems, influence decisions, and deliver practical outcomes across a complex operational environment.

You will bring:

• Experience in fleet management, logistics, transport, asset management, or a related operational environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret fleet and operational performance data.
• Demonstrated experience supporting asset utilisation, logistics planning, or fleet optimisation initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build effective relationships across operational and support teams.
• Strong organisational and planning capabilities with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to governance and data accuracy.
• Commercial awareness relating to fleet costs, utilisation, and operational efficiency.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and reporting skills, experience in JDE required.
• Experience working with fleet management, asset management, or ERP systems

About Us

Join us at Cleanaway and contribute to making a sustainable future possible, together.

We transform waste into resources and renewable energy. When you start to think of waste as a resource, it opens a world of possibilities.

As a high growth, ASX listed organisation with over 10,000 employees, our goal is to be recognised by our customers as the most innovative and sustainable waste management company with industry leading HSE performance. We are Australia’s largest company in this sector, providing essential services to millions of customers and communities nationally.

Why join Cleanaway?

• Competitive salary package
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career opportunities in a high growth, Australian business
• Supportive and safe work environment
• Paid parental leave
• Great company benefits: Employee share program, company discounts, salary packaging, flu vaccinations, EAP, 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 inclusion@cleanaway.com.au

Join us on our exciting journey towards a sustainable future

Simply click the Apply button or visit https://www.cleanaway.com.au/about-us/careers and let's make a positive impact together.

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