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Yard Hand Driver/Freight Handler

Must have yard HC truck licence & experience

About the opportunity  

We’re looking for a Yard Truck Driver/Freight Handler to join our diverse and hard-working team. With e-commerce booming, our freight handlers are the folks making sure consignments are correctly loaded so we can get deliveries out to our customers, fast. This role is combined as a Yard Truck Driver as well, completing approximately 50 moves within Depot.

Roster / Pay

• Monday to Friday
• 5.30am - 1.30pm (7.5 work hours per day)
• Upgraded to $36.14ph as Yard Truck Driver ($33.14ph Freight work)
• + 12% Superannuation
• + Leave entitlements

You’ll be

• Predominantly doing Yard Truck operations.
  • Opening rear doors, crack seals, inspect freight
  • Determine where freight needs to go - this skill will be developed
  • Placing items where they need to go or carting to a different area
  • Ensuring set up sheets are followed
  • Answering 2 way calls for movements across the depot
• Freight Handling as required:
  • Handloading parcels and cartons from conveyor belts into trucks, ready for our drivers to head out on the road.
  • Unloading trucks when drivers get back to the warehouse. 
  • Wrapping freight by hand or using a shrink wrapper (you know - like the ones at the airport), electronically scanning parcels and updating documentation. 

About you 

• You’ve got a HC truck licence.
• You’re fit and can lift at least 30kg repeatedly – we assess this at a pre-employment medical check to help make sure you’re safe on the job.
• You’re laser focused, even when the role gets repetitive. 
• You’re a team player, passionate about helping our team keep the community connected. 
• You’re also an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident.

You’ll enjoy some benefits along the way

• You’ll also have access to ‘Post Perks’ - a benefits platform where you’ll have access to 100s of discounts and offers on heaps of your favourite brands for groceries, fashion, tech, travel and everything in between
• Free onsite car parking
  
  

We’re delivering together

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees. 

We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees. 

We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au.

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