Waste Orderly - Auckland City Hospital at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Permanent Part Time (0.8 FTE) and Casual Positions available
• Provide a vital service to our patients and whānau
• Enjoy various benefits and discounts, plus a starting wage of $23.25 (based on experience)

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The Waste Orderly is responsible for providing a high quality service which involves the removal and transportation of waste from hospital wards and departments to designated collection points around Auckland and Greenlane Hospital sites.

At the Auckland site, all waste is driven to another building for compaction or storage awaiting collection so if you have truck driving experience that would be fantastic however this is not essential. 

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

The work will involve manoeuvring of a variety of containers including wheeled bins, plastic bags and larger industrial sized collection containers. Use of specialist machinery and equipment may be required with appropriate training and instruction in safe working practices. 

As an ideal candidate, you will have:

• A valid full drivers licence and have truck driving experience however not essential
• Knowledge of industrial machinery desired however not essential 
• Professional and pleasant attitude
• Excellent communication skills
• Physical fitness to carry out everyday duties such as lifting, carrying and walking long distances

You will need to have valid New Zealand working rights (ie. New Zealand / Australian Citizen, New Zealand Resident or a valid work visa) to be considered for this role. As such, this role is unsuitable for overseas candidates.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Click here to view details about our recruitment process

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please Aaron Chamberlain - Recruitment Consultant at AaronChamb@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.