27257

Closes: 10 September 2025

Classification: Capital Linen Service Band 4
Salary: $77,392 - $82,251 plus superannuation
Position No: 27257
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 27 August 2025
Contact Officer: Wally Arndt on Wally.Arndt@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 3046

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Details: Are you a hands-on leader with a passion for logistics and customer service?

Capital Linen Service (CLS) operates as a commercial business unit within the ACT Government’s Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate. With over four decades of experience, we deliver high-quality linen services to more than 120 clients across Canberra and its surrounds. Our people are our greatest asset, and we pride ourselves on our strong team culture and commitment to excellence.

Join Capital Linen Service (CLS) and take the lead in delivering essential linen services to hospitals, aged care facilities, and commercial clients across the ACT.

As the Drivers Leading Hand, you’ll coordinate a team of professional drivers, manage delivery schedules, and ensure vehicle readiness. You’ll play a key role in maintaining service reliability, safety standards, and a positive workplace culture.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and coordinate a team of drivers to meet daily delivery requirements
• Conduct toolbox meetings and allocate vehicles and routes
• Ensure vehicle safety checks, cleaning, and maintenance are completed
• Support training and development of new and existing staff
• Drive a Medium Rigid truck and deliver linen safely and professionally
• Liaise with supervisors and customers to ensure timely and accurate service
• Promote a positive customer experience through friendly and reliable service
• Assist with manual handling, stock rotation, and laundry tasks as required
• Participate in weekend, public holiday, and out-of-hours shifts

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience leading a delivery team in a logistics or industrial setting
• Strong customer service skills and a safety-first mindset
• Ability to manage manual handling tasks and work in a fast-paced environment
• Medium Rigid (MR) Driver’s Licence and unrestricted C Class Licence
• Minimum 12 months’ experience as a delivery driver
• Commitment to ACTPS values: Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Be part of a team that values reliability, respect, and service excellence. Help deliver essential services to the Canberra community.

Apply now and lead the delivery team at Capital Linen Service.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• Unrestricted Driver’s License (C class) and Medium Ridged (MR) Drivers Licence is mandatory.
• Minimum of 12 months experience as a delivery driver in an industrial business.
• Applicants must provide a recent drivers history report.
• Physical ability to safely undertake manual handling requirements of the role is mandatory.
• Must be able to work rostered weekends, public holidays, out of hours and overtime shifts.
• This position requires a pre-employment medical and police check.
• Visa holders are eligible to apply for both permanent and temporary roles. Those with eligible visas may be considered for permanent employment, while individuals with temporary residency or limited-duration visas may be offered permanent employment for the duration of their visas.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 02 December 2025 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to Apply: In no more than two pages please address the Professional/Technical/Behavioural skills when applying for this role. Please submit your current curriculum vitae along with the details of two referees and their contact details.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below. 

Applicants should note that a Joint Selection Committee (JSC) established in accordance with the collective/enterprise agreement provisions will assess all applications for this position.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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Note

This is a temporary position available immediately until 12 December 2025 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.