Waste Collector

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Areas Of Interest:   Truck & Bus Driving
Certificate Level:  Certificate III
Certificate Name:  Certificate III in Waste Driving Operations
Certificate Description:  Working as a Waste Collector you will operate a side loading truck that collects household, industrial and commercial waste for disposal or recycling. You will be required to operate equipment for garbage compressing purposes and navigate established routes.
Code:  TLI33418
Work Type:  Practical & Manual

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Carry out vehicle inspection
Shift materials safely using manual handling methods
Work and communicate effectively with others
Apply chain of responsibility legislation, regulations and workplace procedures
Follow work health and safety procedures
Apply accident-emergency procedures
Apply fatigue management strategies
Work safely as a non-electrical licensed worker near electrical assets
Apply customer service skills
Complete workplace orientation/induction procedures
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Identify wastes and hazards in the waste management industry
Drive medium rigid vehicle OR
Licence to drive a medium rigid vehicle
Operate a side loading mobile compaction/collection vehicle
Move waste using loadshifting equipment
Operate a forklift
Respond to waste emergencies
Plan and navigate routes
Use infotechnology devices in the workplace