- 38 hour week
- 9 day fortnight with RDO
- 2 Permanent Full-Time positions available based out of our Erina or Charmhaven Depot
About the role
The Truck Driver HR position plays a critical role in delivering haulage services that support Council operations. This position is responsible for ensuring safe and efficient transport while upholding quality customer service standards that add value to the community.
This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.
Key activities of this role include:
- Safely operate a bogie axle Heavy Rigid truck in accordance with traffic regulations and legal load limits.
- Maximise truck utilisation by minimising waste, selecting efficient routes, and ensuring onsite movements do not disrupt other activities.
- Comply with National Heavy Vehicle Regulator requirements, including Heavy Vehicle Fatigue Management and Chain of Responsibility (CoR).
- Undertake loading, driving, tipping and water cart operations in line with legislation, Council policies/procedures, and regulator requirements.
- Complete daily truck/plant inspections, record findings, and report servicing/repair and any safety issues to the workshop supervisor.
- Perform labouring and other duties as directed, consistent with skills, training and experience.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Current (HR) Heavy Rigid Driver’s Licence
- Current SafeWork NSW general construction induction card
- Current working near overhead powerlines accreditation or commitment to obtain within a specified time
- Current RMS NSW Traffic Control Stop/Slow accreditation or commitment to obtain within a specified time
You will also have:
- Experience operating bogie axle tippers and water carts in civil maintenance and construction.
- Experience performing general labouring duties in civil maintenance and construction.
- Strong understanding of heavy vehicle compliance and safety, including NHVR fatigue management (GVM >12t), Chain of Responsibility (CoR), load restraint, and vehicle operating/inspection procedures (incl. minor maintenance requests).
Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.
Other important information
- The commencing salary for this position is up to $1,221.22 per week. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $1,468.03 per week on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation
- We have a permanent full-time role available
- This role will be able to access a 9-day fortnight
- This role is located at the Erina or Charmhaven Depot
Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.
Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.
Other extras include:
- Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
- Free flu vaccination program
- Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
- Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
- We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
- Novated leasing partnerships.
Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.
Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.
Want to know more?
The contact person for this role is Angus Stewart - Team Leader Erina 0428 933 357 and Mitch Goldie - Team Leader Charmhaven 0418 531 232
This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 12th April 2026
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Location
Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.
How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.
By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.
You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks including reference checks, Pre-Employment Medical checks including drugs and alcohol testing, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.
You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.
To lodge your application, please follow these steps:
- Answer the on-line questions shown below.
- Attach your resume
- Attach your qualifications and licences.
Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.
If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.
Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here.
You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.
If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.
We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.
