Job description

Location: 349 Perry Road, Dandenong South VIC 3175
• Pay: $32.01
• Type: Full-Time| Shift: Alternating Tue - Fri/Mon - Thur 4AM start
• 1 Position Available

A steady job you can build on with real career progression.

If you’re linked in with a Job Service Provider (Workforce Australia/Centrelink) and you want a genuine opportunity to move into stable employment, this is a strong next step.

This role is hands-on, physical, and genuinely impactful. Every shift you help ensure bins are safely serviced, support proper recycling, reduce landfill, and contribute to a cleaner, healthier environment for the community.

We’re not looking for people to fill a spot; we’re looking for reliable workers who want to build a future. If you turn up, work safely and bring a good attitude we want to help you grow with us and progress into high responsibilities over time.

What the job is really like (so there are no surprises)

You’ll be working in a fast paced outdoor environment, getting in and out of the truck frequently and moving heavy bins safely and efficiently. You’ll be:
• On your feet for most of the shift
• Navigating kerbs, driveways, and uneven ground while pulling bins to the truck
• Working around strong odours and general waste environments

If you like staying busy, working in a team, and finishing a shift knowing you earned your pay, you’ll fit right in.

What we’re looking for You don’t need a perfect background or the perfect resume – what matters is attitude and reliability. We’re looking for people who:
• Turn up on time, every time, and take pride in doing the job right
• Follow safety rules and look out for their teammates
• Can handle physically active work, and keep focus

Requirements (non-negotiables)
• Pass a Drug & Alcohol test and standard medical/physical
• A car and license to commute to Dandenong South daily
• Physically capable of getting in and out of a truck repeatedly throughout the shift
• Able to safely pull, push, and manoeuvre heavy kerbside bins
• Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions (full PPE and uniform provided)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply Looking after Country, together Cleanaway respects that caring for Country is a responsibility carried across generations. In this role, you’ll be doing practical work that protects land and waterways by recovering resources and reducing environmental harm.

How to apply (helps us move fast) For more information and to apply please contact Cleanaway's Pathways Employment Specialist via

Please include:
• Resume (with correct mobile and email)
• One-paragraph cover letter (why you want the role)
• Job Service Provider name

What you’ll get in return
• Permanent, ongoing work with a well-known employer
• Strong safety culture, PPE and uniform provided
• Employee benefits – discounted private health insurance, confidential EAP and free optional flu vaccinations and much more!

• Pathways to progress with a national company

Who We Are

Cleanaway is Australia’s largest waste management organisation, with over 10,000 employees across 400+ sites nationwide. For more than 50 years, we’ve been delivering sustainable waste solutions that benefit our customers, communities, and the environment. We proudly embrace diversity and are an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applications from First Nations peoples, mature-age workers, early-career candidates, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

We’re committed to gender equity, so everyone has the same opportunity and support. We’re actively lifting women’s representation across operations and leadership backed by our HESTA 40:40 Vision signatory commitment and a target of 40% women in leadership by 2030.

Don’t Waste Another Minute

Be part of something meaningful. Build a stable career. Help shape a cleaner, more sustainable future.

We’re reviewing applications as they come in and may close this advert early. If this role sounds like you don’t wait! Apply today.