Job Description
- Permanent Full Time
- $126,861 - $140,928 per annum plus Superannuation in accordance with qualification & experience
- Join the Infrastructure & Assets team
Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.
Part of the Waste and Sustainability department, the Waste Operations unit delivers a variety of services, including but not limited to; road and pavement sweeping, shop cleaning, underground drainage cleansing and maintenance, waste response program, removal of litter and illegally dumped waste (including hazards materials), trolley and charity bin impoundment, and graffiti removal.
For any queries, please contact us at careers@hume.vic.gov.au.
What you’ll be doing:
- Provide effective leadership and management of the Waste Operations unit, to engage and motivate employees to demonstrate organisational values aligned behaviour, and to optimally achieve service standards.
- Develop leadership skills within the unit, maximising the contribution of supervisors, team leaders and employees.
- Coordinate, lead and maximise the performance of the Waste Operations unit by participating in in the induction, recruitment, performance management and training (internal and external) of employees.
- Coordinate, develop and oversee the services delivered by the Waste Operations unit, including but not limited to; road and pavement sweeping, shop cleaning, underground drainage cleansing and maintenance, waste response program, removal of litter and illegally dumped waste (including hazardous materials), trolley and charity bin impoundment, and graffiti removal.
- Coordinate the unit’s Operations Supervisors and Team Leaders to maintain a high level of customer service, and to resolve service delivery issues pertaining to Waste Operations services.
- Ensure Waste Operations services are delivered to a high standard, adhering to service level agreements, safety and industry standards, and in alignment with all relevant policy, legislation and regulatory requirements.
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:
- Experience and working knowledge across a number of functional areas in the waste industry.
- Able to effectively contribute to broader growth strategies that leverage the capability delivered by this service.
- Strong results as a legacy in delivering on contract growth, improvements and cost management.
- Experience, knowledge and understanding of a range of services disciplines, activities and delivery within a Local Government environment.
- Efficient time management skills in order to plan and organise one’s own work so as to achieve specific and set objectives in the most efficient way within resources available and within a set timetable, despite changing and conflicting priorities.
- Understand and implement personnel policies including equal employment opportunity, OH&S, recruitment and selection, performance management and training and development.
Required Certifications & Qualifications
The following qualifications and experience are required for the position:
- Tertiary qualifications in engineering, environmental science, management or a related discipline with relevant experience working in the field.
- Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills and ability to manage and lead a diverse team of multi-disciplinary staff, preferably in an operational context within a Local Government environment.
- Demonstrated experience complying with and working to Occupational Health and Safety regulations, policies and procedures.
- Sound knowledge of relevant contemporary resource recovery and waste management practice and legislation, including ensuring environmental compliance.
- Proven analytical and decision-making ability with the capacity to develop strategies, policies, plans, systems and projects to achieve long and short-term Council strategies, objectives and goals.
- Current driver’s licence.
Why Hume City Council?
A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:
We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.
We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.
We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.
All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.
We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.
