Have you ever thought about becoming a professional truck driver but weren't sure where to start?
Cleanaway's Women's Driver Academy is designed to create opportunities for women and non-binary people to build rewarding and long-term careers in transport, operations and resource recovery.
Whether you're looking for a career change, returning to the workforce, or ready to challenge yourself with something completely new, we'll provide the training, support and mentoring to help you succeed.
No previous truck driving experience is required.
Based at our Ballarat Branch on Wadawurrung Country, you'll join a supportive team and receive structured training designed to help you become a safe and professional driver.
Working alongside experienced operators and mentors, you'll learn how to safely operate rear lift collection vehicles supporting Cleanaway's Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) operations.
This is an opportunity to gain practical experience, develop new skills and build a long-term career with Australia's leading waste management and resource recovery company.
You don't need previous truck driving experience.
We're looking for people who demonstrate:
The Driver Academy is a paid training and development program.
Successful applicants must be available to:
Following successful completion and operational sign-off, participants will transition into casual driving opportunities.
The Women's Driver Academy provides:
We strongly encourage applications from:
This recruitment activity may constitute a special measure under applicable anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation and is intended to increase participation in an industry where women remain underrepresented.
All applicants will be assessed on merit and their ability to perform the inherent requirements of the role.
If you've ever wanted to build a career in transport, operations and sustainability, now is your opportunity.
Apply today and start your Driver Academy journey with Cleanaway.
For more information, please contact Cleanaway's Employment Pathways Specialist Eddie Solien (Torres Strait Islander with ancestral ties to Badu Island) via Eddie.Solien@cleanaway.com.au.
Cleanaway Waste Management Limited is Australia’s largest, publicly listed waste management company.
With over 10,000 employees in more than 350 locations across Australia, we work with a diverse range of customers from small businesses through to government agencies and large multi-national clients.
We believe that all waste is a resource and aim to incorporate recovery, recycling and reuse throughout our operations and those of our clients.
The Cleanaway difference is our dedicated team of highly trained in-house experts, who proudly deliver tailored solutions to our customers each and every day.
Our areas of expertise include:
General waste management and recycling services – including collections for homes and businesses; recycling and resource recovery; waste transportation, processing and disposal; and management of recycling facilities and landfills.
Industrial services – including management of liquid and hazardous waste; industrial cleaning, high pressure water blasting, vacuum loading, emergency spills response, hydro excavation and site remediation; collection, re-refining, recycling and sale of hydrocarbons and cooking oils; workshop waste solutions including parts washing; and plastic waste equipment manufacturing.
