"Join Our Team! Machine Operator Needed - Immediate Start at Northgate"

Reporting to the Yard Supervisor, you will join a dynamic team responsible for sorting, grading, purchasing, and processing scrap metal using various types of heavy equipment. This is a full-time position with an immediate start available.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Operate the 30T Excavator and/or Material Handlers to load/unload trucks, skips, bins, trailers, and break down to process large used steel items for recycling.
• Accurately grade and sort scrap metal materials.
• Maintain a safe and tidy site in compliance with all OH&S policies and environmental guidelines

To be successful in this opportunity, you will have:

• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• A can-do attitude and a willingness to learn and build new skills through training
• Excellent attendance, reliability, and attention to detail.
• An Excavator ticket and a minimum of 5 years of operational experience (essential)
• Material Handler experience using five-grapple and other shear operations (desirable)

In return, we offer:

• A competitive salary and overtime
• On-the-job training, with certified tickets and opportunities for career progression

Interested?

Click "Apply" and upload your cover letter and resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Applications Close

14 July, 11:00pm AEST

Perks at Work:

• Join an environmentally conscious company recognised as the most sustainable corporation in 2024 on Corporate Knights' Global 100 index. We are dedicated to ecologically sound practices, minimising waste, and protecting the environment.

• Parental Leave: Sims is pleased to offer a paid parental leave policy, providing 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carer and 6 weeks for non-primary carer. This benefit is available to parents involved in the birth or adoption of a child, affirming our commitment to supporting employees through major life changes.
• Novated Lease: Enjoy tax-effective vehicle leasing, providing both convenience and savings.
• BUPA Discounts: Access exclusive health insurance discounts for you and your loved ones.
• Prioritise your mental and emotional well-being with confidential counselling and support services through our tailored EAP program.
• Access exclusive superannuation sessions tailored to enhance your understanding and management of superannuation benefits, providing valuable insights and support for your financial well-being.

A career with Sims provides you with the opportunity to work with an organisation whose goal is to be the world’s safest and most responsible recycling company. Our people achieve this by creating a zero-harm workplace, being exemplary members of the communities in which we operate, and being responsible stewards of the environment. We also offer competitive pay and a range of attractive benefits.

At sims together we are a diverse group of employees who are supported by our equal opportunity policy. To achieve our purpose to create a world without waste to preserve our planet, we are guided by our Pillars of Purpose: Be Safe + Well, Band Together, Be Accountable + Transparent, Consistently Innovate, Inspire with Purpose, Celebrate + Have Fun.