Job Description
Are you looking to align your experience with Civil Construction and Customer Service? Are you passionate about reducing waste to landfill?
Support better environmental and economic outcomes for our community.
Permanent full-time role – 38 hours per week.
City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking a Customer Service Resource and Recovery Operator to provide high-level customer service standards and cleanliness to our community members whilst maximising the recovery of target resources and reducing waste to landfill at our Resource Recovery Centre at our Summerhill Waste Management Centre.
As the Customer Service and Resource Recovery Operator, you will be seen as the ‘champion’ of recovery, recycling and improving our environment and one of the main interaction points for our customers, providing education on ways to reduce waste to landfill and promoting sustainable practices whilst assisting in giving directions to how our visitors can safely reach the appropriate disposal and recycling locations.
With a keen eye for detail and your machine operating experience, you will be able identify and extract recoverable materials from the waste stream to avoid landfill and sorting these nominated materials into their designated locations resulting in reduction of cost to CN, our customers, and the environment.
Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.
Why join CN?
38-hour working week with 1+-day month
4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays
17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
Paid parental leave for primary carers
Industry leading employment conditions
Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.+0 per week
Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
Leading the CN Way leadership program
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups
Life at CN
At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance.
We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city. We are proud to deliver services valued by our community.
We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.
People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 2+ January 2026
Remuneration: $68,805.08 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week.
Contact: Jane Hughes - Manager Landfill and Contracts – 02 4+74 6625
CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.
At CN we understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our organisation and highly encourage veterans to apply for suitable roles.
Apply Now
Support better environmental and economic outcomes for our community.
Permanent full-time role – 38 hours per week.
City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking a Customer Service Resource and Recovery Operator to provide high-level customer service standards and cleanliness to our community members whilst maximising the recovery of target resources and reducing waste to landfill at our Resource Recovery Centre at our Summerhill Waste Management Centre.
As the Customer Service and Resource Recovery Operator, you will be seen as the ‘champion’ of recovery, recycling and improving our environment and one of the main interaction points for our customers, providing education on ways to reduce waste to landfill and promoting sustainable practices whilst assisting in giving directions to how our visitors can safely reach the appropriate disposal and recycling locations.
With a keen eye for detail and your machine operating experience, you will be able identify and extract recoverable materials from the waste stream to avoid landfill and sorting these nominated materials into their designated locations resulting in reduction of cost to CN, our customers, and the environment.
Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.
Why join CN?
38-hour working week with 1+-day month
4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays
17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
Paid parental leave for primary carers
Industry leading employment conditions
Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.+0 per week
Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
Leading the CN Way leadership program
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups
Life at CN
At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance.
We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city. We are proud to deliver services valued by our community.
We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.
People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 2+ January 2026
Remuneration: $68,805.08 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week.
Contact: Jane Hughes - Manager Landfill and Contracts – 02 4+74 6625
CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.
At CN we understand the skills and attributes veterans can bring to our organisation and highly encourage veterans to apply for suitable roles.
Apply Now
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Customer Service And Resource Recovery Operator position is now open for candidates interested in the Government Job Alert sector. This role in Newcastle offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Government Job Alert is a plus.