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North Sydney Council administers the North Sydney local government area on Sydneys picturesque lower North Shore. Our 400 employees look after 77,000 residents spread across 10 square kilometres of land on the foreshores of Sydney Harbour providing spectacular harbour views, beautiful parklands, and a bustling CBD. Our aim is to ensure North Sydney remains a welcoming, well-designed, safe and beautiful environment for residents, workers and visitors.We are seeking a motivated and reliable Compactor Operator to help maintain the cleanliness and presentation of our communitys open space areas. In this permanent role, you''ll play a key part in delivering a cleaner, safer, and more welcoming environment for all. Duties will include all aspects of the street cleaning role, including but not limited to; sweeping streets, picking up litter, operating light machinery and driving plant equipment.The ideal candidate will have demonstrated footpath sweeper operations/street cleaning experience, a strong work ethic and commitment to maintaining public areas to the highest standard. You will also possess a proactive attitude with the ability to follow directions and work with minimal supervision.Recent driving experience driving/operating trucks/compactors.Class LR Drivers Licence.Sound understanding of safety requirements in performing driving and cleaning tasks.Proven ability to follow procedures and instructions and be able to communicate with customers on routine matters.Be physically fit.Demonstrated ability to work under minimal supervision.Basic reading and writing skillsDemonstrated ability to carry out basic mechanical maintenance tasksRecent experience operating sweeping machinesMR LicenceWhy work at North Sydney Council?We''re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams are reflective of the communities in which we operate, and we value the unique contribution each member makes to the North Sydney Council. The work we do makes a real difference to the lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.North Sydney Council as an employer offers excellent employee benefits such as:Easy accessibility to work with spectacular harbour view work locationsAccess to Fitness PassportExcellent work-life balance with a 35-hour working week for indoor employees or fortnightly RDOs for outdoor employeesFlexible working hours with access to flexi-time for indoor employeesFreedom to direct contributions to any compliant superannuation fundA holistic health and well-being program offering exercise classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks.Access to employee recognition and reward programWeekly fruit basketsFree access to counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance ProgramFree financial advice by a certified Financial PlannerMonetary transport allowanceInvitations to local government events, training and planning sessionsAccess to corporate social events at picturesque harbour locationsClose locale to transport options including train, bus, metro and bike waysSalary from: $63,813 to $75,643 per annum (inclusive of allowance) + 11.5% super + $1,000 pa transport allowance + uniform provided76hr fortnight with a rostered day offHow to applyApplicants are required to submit a resume and answer the selection criteria questions below.North Sydney Council iscommitted tothe principles of Equal Employment Opportunity in order to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. North Sydney Council also adheresto the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people.We strongly encourage candidates from wide-ranging backgrounds, identities and experiences to apply.About UsWith a cohort of approximately 400 permanent (full time and part time) employees, we considerourselves nottoo big, not too small - just right! At North Sydney Council we''re committed to creating adiverse,inclusive and positive workplace. Our teams value the unique contribution each member makes,and genuinelystrives towards making North Sydney Council a fun place to work! The work we do makes a realdifference tothe lives of our residents and contributes to their economic and social wellbeing.Our commitment to our staff at North Sydney Council is:To optimise employee performance in an enjoyable, safe, fair and equitable workplacePrivacy AcknowledgmentNorth Sydney Council is collecting personal information from you as part of the recruitment and selection process. Council is committed to protecting your personal information and our policy on privacy and personal information represents local government best practice. North Sydney Council is an agency under definition of the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.Council will also comply with the Health Privacy Principles in the following ways:Your vaccination status will only be used for business purposes and for application as required under Councils COVIDSafe Plan/s.To ensure accuracy, Council will only accept information regarding your vaccination status from you.Your vaccination status may be shared with other Council Officers for work purposes such as ensuring compliance with the Covid Safe Plan, ensuring compliance with legislation and for the allocation of work tasks and locations.Your vaccination status will be held in Councils HR System. This will be recorded in a similar way to how we record other information such as medical certificates.Where Council does not know your vaccination status you may be required to comply with certain restrictions that apply at the time and as required by Council Policy or COVIDSafe Plan.Yes I agree to the privacy statement *Personal Details * Required fieldTitle *First name *Last name *E-mail *Digits only or add + for international numbersPhone *Street *Street Cont.City, Town or Suburb *Postcode or Zipcode *Country *State, Region or Province *LinkedIn URL(Please click on your profile and copy the URL from your profile page.)QuestionsAre you a Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia with full rights to work in Australia? *Do you require any reasonable adjustments to undertake the duties of the position for which you have applied? If yes, please specify: *Do you have any recent experience driving /operating vehicles and sweeping machines? *Please briefly detail your understanding of safety requirements in undertaking driving and cleaning tasks. *Briefly tell us about your experience in working amongst a team environment? *Do you consider yourself physically fit? *Do you have a LR/MR Drivers Licence? *YesNoDo you have a current C Class Driver''s Licence? * #J-18808-Ljbffr