Loader / Driver Booked Waste - V24/9479

POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Loader Driver Booked Waste Position Number: P00729 Directorate & Branch: C&CS Service: RR&WMT Location: Springwood Depot Date Created/Updated 20/11/2024 Position Classification: Band: 3 POSITION PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE • To assist in the provision of an efficient and reliable Waste service for the community, including re-use and recycling. • To improve public understanding of Council’s waste management services. • To provide high quality public relations and ensure customer service is delivered in accordance with Council’s strategic objectives. • To effectively maintain day-to-day operations within the team, delivering outcomes in a timely manner that meets operational objectives. • To employ best practice work processes through seeking to continually improve work performance, methods and outcomes. • Maintain daily work records in accordance with directions and report all non- conformances, complaints, incidents, reworks and other problems to the service co- ordinator. • Promote Resource recovery and recycling strategies adopted by BMCC. RELATIONSHIPS Reports to: Position Title Team Leader Booked Waste Service Reports to: Position Number P01002 / P00986 Staff Responsibility: nil Key Internal Relationships: Other staff in Resource Recovery and Waste Services and Blue Mountains organisation, including Mechanical Services, BMCC Safety Team. Key External Relationships: Customers & Public. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Contribute to help Council deliver its sustainability goals. • Work cooperatively within the team to deliver outcomes that meet service quality requirements, or as otherwise directed by the Waste Collection Coordinator • Maintain a “Team culture” within the whole team based on a positive attitude towards attendance, increased productivity and work performance. • Ensure that all vehicles, plant and equipment are kept in good working order and in a clean and tidy condition. • Complete all work assigned to your team in a productive and timely manner to satisfactory standards of quality. • Complete daily data reports and records in a timely and accurate manner. • Collect other data, and validate information, as directed. This may include the provision of written reports, including electronic when requested. • Maintain communication with Team Leaders, Coordinator, Program Leader and any other relevant person/department as required. • Keep up to date with training requirements. • Operate Plant and Equipment as directed to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and operator’s manual. • Attend team and branch meetings and keep your supervisor informed of operational issues that arise. • Support you Coordinator in other duties as directed. Safety • Effectively encourage, promote and enforce safe work practices within the team and maintain safe work sites in line with Council’s Safety requirements. • Ensure that any workplace injury or incident or system failure is reported and investigated promptly in accordance with the adopted policies and procedures. • Implement traffic management controls for each worksite. • Ensure that on-site risk assessments are completed (including documenting them electronically) in accordance with Council policies and the Workplace Health & Safety Act. • Ensure prompt and appropriate response to all emergencies involving possible danger to staff and the public. Customer Service • Ensure that all dealings with the public are consistent with Council’s commitment and policies to providing a high level of customer service and satisfaction. • Respond and report in a timely and courteous manner to enquiries, complaints, non- conformances, incident reports and requests relating to the area of your responsibility. • Promote the image of Council in all matters pertaining to the Council when carrying out your duties. Guiding Principles • We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our community while protecting and enhancing our World Heritage environment. • We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear priorities and focus. • We are service focused we continuously improve service provision and provide excellent customer service. • We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes. • We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation, operations and culture for our employees, our community and our environment. • We are a socially, environmentally and financially sustainable organisation, living within our means, ensuring best value resource allocation. These Guidelines complement the Council’s adopted Values of: Work Together; Work Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect; and Supporting Community COMPLIANCE & RISK STATEMENT You are responsible for ensuring that you conduct your risk management responsibilities as described in council's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy and Procedure (the ERM Framework) with the goal of ensuring that potential issues are identified and reported in a timely manner. In undertaking your work should you identify contaminated materials or potentially contaminated materials, including but not limited to asbestos contamination you are required to notify your supervisor and/or appointed person(s) immediately. Workplace Health & Safety Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but are not limited to: identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and notifying your Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety Representative); never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which you do not have the experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and training or where the correct equipment to carry out the task safely is not available; always work in a safe manner and in accordance with safety instructions, where applicable; use the work equipment supplied for the job, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions), and any personal protective equipment, which the Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety aware and report any actions to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet its legal workplace health and safety obligations. You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In addition, you are required at all times to comply with Councils Asbestos Management Plan and Policy. COMMUNICATION The position works in a team environment. This requires both verbal and reading skills relating to operational matters. The position communicates information across other teams and provides advice in the development of processes and procedures to ensure continual improvement in the operation of their work activity. Occasional polite and accurate information to residents during service provision. JUDGEMENT & PROBLEM SOLVING This position is required to: • Remedy day-to-day problems that arise within their team to ensure successful completion of assigned work. • Work in accordance with Council’s policies and procedures. • Identify problems and non conformances in the delivery of work and legal requirements and remedy these problems if possible or know when to seek assistance to ensure all problems and conflicts are resolved in a timely manner. AUTHORITY This position has no delegations. The position is required to make minor decisions and undertake initial consultation with the public. Onsite authority to make decisions within predetermined guidelines. Any decisions requiring further investigation or consultation are referred to their supervisor. SKILL, EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS & BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL: • Current N.S.W. HR Drivers licence. • Demonstrate ability to organise worksites. • Capacity to quickly gain knowledge of and ability to operate Heavy rear loading compactor and / or knowledge of flatbed vehicles with lifting decks. • Capacity to quickly gain knowledge of tie down and/or secure transport • Capacity to quickly gain knowledge of, or experience in, waste collection procedures. • Ability to work with minimal supervision. • Ability to adapt to changing work environments. • Ability to complete relevant standard forms such as day sheets, timesheets, incident reports and injury claims both written and digital. • Ability to operate heavy plant and equipment. • Sound commitment to providing quality customer service. • Knowledge, understanding and commitment to implementing EEO principles. • Knowledge, understanding and commitment to implementing WH&S Act within the workplace. • Construction Induction Certification. • Ability to read and interpret maps and sound knowledge of the Blue Mountains area. DESIRABLE: • 1st Aid Certificate • Traffic controller qualification • Forklift licence • Asbestos awareness • Ability to use UHF (CB) Radio and mobile phone. BMCC POSITIONAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS ANALYSIS NOTE: to be completed with the Recruitment Requisition form by the requesting Manager/ Supervisor. Please contact the WH&S Officer if assistance is required in completing this form. Position: Loader Driver Booked Waste Responsible Manager/ Supervisor: Program Leader, Waste Collection Signature: Date: 18/11/2024 Complete the physical requirements and working condition sections of the table below based on an employee’s average daily exposure to the tasks listed. Ratings as follows: Exposure Level Rating No Exposure 0 Low Exposure (0 – 2hrs daily) 1 Medium Exposure (2 – 4hrs daily) 2 High Exposure (4 – 8hrs daily) 3 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Heavy Manual Tasks 3 Pushing loads > 5kgs 3 Frequent bending/ stooping 3 Sitting for extended periods 2 Light Manual Tasks 3 Pulling loads >5kgs 3 Repetitive Lifting 3 Standing for extended periods 3 Trunk Twisting 3 Extend arms for reaching 3 Elevating arms above shoulder height 0 Kneeling for extended periods 0 Climbing to access/ exit excavations 0 Throwing 1 Walking on uneven ground 2 Walking for extended periods 1 Balancing 0 Crawling 0 Hearing above background noise 3 Depth Perception 3 Colour Vision 3 Fine Manipulation 0 Shovelling/Digging 0 WORKING CONDITIONS PHYSICAL Inside Work 0 Outside Work 3 High Temperatures > 38deg 1 Low Temperatures < 3 deg 1 Operating Machinery 3 Working Near Machinery 3 Working at Heights 0 Noisy Work Areas 3 Vibration 2 Confined Spaces 0 Prolonged Driving (periods > 2hours) 1 Working Alone 1 Overhead Work 0 Use of computer for screen-based activities. 1 Prolonged Sitting (periods > 1hour) 2 Prolonged Standing (periods > 1 hour) 0 CHEMICALS BIOLOGICAL Dusts 2 Liquids 1 Pesticide Spraying 0 Herbicide Spraying 0 Working with Solvents 0 Mists / Fumes 1 Possible exposure to Hepatitis A, B, C 3 Possible exposure to Tetanus 3 Gases/ Vapours 1 Odours 3 BIOMECHANICAL Repetitiveness 1 Fatigue 2 ASBESTOS Asbestos Awareness √ None of the below Class B Asbestos Removal 0 Asbestos Removal and Supervision 0 Asbestos Assessor 0 USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Safety Boots/ Shoes 3 Dust Mask/ Respirator 1 Protective Eyewear 3 Ear plugs/Muffs 1 Hard Hat 0 Provide a brief description of the job requirements: This position loads (including manual handling of materials) and operates rear compactor garbage trucks and flatbed recycling trucks – each with lifting devices