Gunnedah, NSW Contract Type: Full Time,

35 hours per week Salary Range:

Location: Gunnedah, NSW Contract Type: Full Time, 35 hours per week Salary Range: Grade 15 [$96k - $128k TCP] ($1854.07 - $2046.55 per week + Up to $8,000 / Year Attraction and Retention Bonus & 12% Super)

Application Deadline: 5:00pm, Monday 9 November 2026

Open New Horizons – Your Career, Your Community

At Gunnedah Shire Council, we create opportunities for you to Open New Horizons – in your career, within your community and for your future.

Whether you are starting your career journey, developing new skills, or taking the next step professionally, we provide a supportive environment where you can grow, contribute, and make a meaningful impact.

We are committed to fostering a workplace where employees feel valued, connected and empowered to succeed – but also understand the importance of your personal wellbeing and your life outside of work.

Gunnedah Shire Council is committed to recognising, rewarding, and supporting our people through a range of benefits and opportunities designed to help employees open current horizons in their career, community, and lifestyle.

- Looking for a tree change? Enjoy a rural community lifestyle
- Fantastic opportunity to advance your career in a vibrant local community
- Receive an attractive package to $114,000/year (depending on experience/qualifications) PLUS super and salary packaging options

Our Next Operations Supervisor - Waste Services

Reporting to the Manager Waste, you will be primarily responsible for managing the Council's waste infrastructure, including landfills, transfer and recycling centres, ensuring they comply with the requirements of the Council's EPA licence.





- Compliance: Ensuring that the operation of all waste infrastructure complies with the relevant legislation and regulations.
- WHS: Implementation of safety standards and policies at all worksites.
- Leadership: Providing clear direction to all team members, ensuring they comply with council policies and procedures.
- Financial: Assisting the Manager Waste in managing the budget for the department, including collecting, collating and reporting data concerning waste management operations.

You may also be required to represent the council at regional waste management meetings and activities.

What You'll Bring To The Team

To be successful in this role, you will bring demonstrated experience in leading a team, with experience in plant management being highly regarded. Your effective communication and relationship-building skills will enable you to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, allowing you to create and implement initiatives to increase recycling and reduce waste across the Gunnedah community.

Other Key Requirements For This Position Include

- Experience in management of plant and assessment of operational capabilities.
- WorkCover General Induction and Work Activity WHS Induction Ticket.




- Demonstrated experience in a field or administrative based supervisory role.
- Demonstrated decision-making skills.
- Demonstrated experience in implementing workplace safety, quality systems and environmental assessment.
- Demonstrated skills and knowledge in use of Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability and continued commitment to work according to Councils' policies and Code of Conduct, with or without supervision.
- Current valid NSW Class C Drivers Licence (ongoing employment is conditional on maintaining this Licence).
- While not required, desirable characteristics of a successful candidate could include:
- Experience in Local Government
- Certificate IV in a relevant field or related education equivalent and/or experience in waste management or similar environmental field demonstrating technical knowledge relevant to the position.
- Previous experience in waste management.
- Current First Aid Certificate.
- Qualifications in Environmental science, asset management or other relevant field.
- NSW class HR Drivers licence.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification or skill. If your experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we would love to learn more about you

Only candidates with current Australian work rights (Australian citizens, permanent residents, NZ citizens with a current passport, valid work visa) will be considered.

Why Join Gunnedah Shire Council?

Working at Gunnedah Shire Council offers a range of benefits, some of which include:

- Accrue a Rostered Day Off (RDO) every 3 weeks, working only 35 hours a week
- Access to MyLeave - A

📌 Operations Supervisor (Gunnedah)
🏢 Gunnedah Shire Council
📍 Gunnedah