Waste & Sweeper Operator

Posting Start Date: 30 Jul 2025

Location: Parkville, Victoria, AU, 3052

Company: Serco Plc

Waste and Sweeper Operator

Parkville, VIC

Working mainly Monday – Friday, with occasional weekend work required too. Penalty rates on weekends apply.

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

  • Stable full-time work with consistent hours and overtime available
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment
  • Full uniform and all equipment provided
  • Access to Serco’s Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing initiatives
  • Career progression within a trusted global brand
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities

Make an impact at Serco

You’ll be part of a dedicated team responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and safety of hard surface areas across the City of Melbourne’s parks. This is a physical, hands-on role where you’ll operate street sweepers and waste collection vehicles while contributing to a clean, welcoming public environment. The role is full-time, working Monday to Friday, 6:40am to 3:10pm, with overtime opportunities available and occasional weekend work is required

As a Sweeper, Waste and Cleaning Operator, you’ll make a positive impact by:

  • Performing scheduled street sweeping across designated park areas
  • Removing rubbish prior to sweeping and ensuring areas are kept clean
  • Operating plant, vehicles and equipment safely and reporting any defects
  • Maintaining accurate records of work completed, vehicle use, and equipment
  • Assisting with graffiti removal, pressure washing and general cleaning
  • Driving and operating a waste compactor to assist with collections
  • Supporting other team members as required across waste and cleaning services

Serco is a place for you

You are someone who takes pride in keeping public spaces clean and safe. You enjoy hands-on work, are reliable, safety-conscious and able to work independently and as part of a team. You communicate well and are comfortable working in a physically demanding environment.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

  • A valid Medium Rigid (MR) Driver’s Licence
  • A current Working with Children Check
  • Understanding of machinery used in street cleaning and maintenance
  • Ability to get in and out of vehicles and perform manual tasks throughout the shift
  • Strong attention to detail, communication skills and teamwork
  • Experience with graffiti removal, pressure washing or waste services (desirable)

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. If you like the look of the role, we’d love to hear from you.

As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco’s services span across the areas of justice, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility.

In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.

Please note:

This position carries trust and responsibility. To support this, a comprehensive probity assessment, including a Federal Police Check, is a key part of the selection process for this role.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, justice, customer services, and community services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disability.

By joining Serco, you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.