Location: BathurstStart date Feb 2026Program tailored for women, female identifying and non-binary persons4am start time, Mon-FridayNo heavy vehicle driving experience required

About Us

Cleanaway is Australia’s largest waste management organisation with over 8,000 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

This role will require you to service multiple customer sites in a Rear Lift collection vehicle servicing major clients and performing loading and unloading duties. Delivering loads to nominated recycling and disposals facilities and ensuring high levels of customer service and satisfaction. Must be comfortable with a high level of manual handling.

You will be required to operate vehicles and equipment in accordance with company regulations, complete all paperwork and records accurately.

Must be willing to take and pass 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 an individual 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 Vehicle Licence (HR)Uniforms and PPETraining program to become a driver

To be part of the program

Hold a current unrestricted driver’s licence for a minimum of 24 monthsDriving History Check with a minimum of 8 demerit points remainingNo heavy vehicle driving experience requiredPassionate about working as a teamExcellent customer service ethicCommitment to safety and willingness to learn and work as part of a teamResilient attitude

What’s On Offer

Great team environmentWork with a company that invests in their peopleEmployee share program & Employee Assistance ProgramWork with a leader in sustainable waste management solutionsGreat 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!

Cleanaway have an exemption under the NSW act to discriminate on the basis of gender and to the extent that the academy targets female-identifying and non-binary persons, it is a special measure intended to achieve equality under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth).

Applications close: 01 Feb 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Vacancy No

523446

Work Type

Permanent - Full Time

Location:

Bathurst NSW Australia

Categories

Drivers & Operators