Forklift Driver

**Job ID**: 256408

**Date posted**: 12/09/2024

**Our team within IKEA**

At IKEA, our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We believe that everything we do comes with the responsibility to create a positive impact on people, society and the planet. We are passionate about home furnishing, creating a positive life at home and sharing our tasty responsibly sourced food with the many people across the world.

We are guided by our cultures & values, creating a great place to work.
We stand for equality, diversity and inclusion.
We care about people & planet and promote health & wellbeing.
We nurture your development and provide career opportunities to unlock your potential.

**What you need to know**

Working at IKEA has its benefits and rewards:

- $28.59 base hourly pay rate
- Above award rates and penalty rates (including Sunday and Public Holidays)
- 5 weeks’ Paid Annual Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Family & Community Leave and much more
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing support
- 15% Co-worker discount
- Low-cost nutritious meals including complimentary drinks in our Co-worker restaurant
- Co-worker uniform provided
- Free Co-worker parking
- Digital Entertainment membership (thousands of discounts for dining, fun activities, shopping and travel across Australia & New Zealand)
- Bonus programme (where eligible)
- Co-worker Loyalty programme (extra contribution to your superannuation fund where eligible)

Additional information:

- These roles are Permanent Part-time 60hrs/fortnight.
- The internal job title for this role is Fulfilment Operations Co-worker
- We operate 7 days per week, you must have the availability to work a rotating roster with a spread of hours from starting from 3:00am to finishing time of 11:00am. You also have the availability to work 3 out of 4 weekends in a month (both Saturday and Sunday consecutively).
- To be considered for the role, if you do not already possess a Forklift License (LF), you must be willing to obtain one.

**About this work area**

As a Fulfilment Operations Co-worker (Forklift) your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

- Receiving containers and unloading them using a counterbalance forklift. Locating pallets using a reach truck.
- Picking and loading the daily replenishment for the store.
- Replenishing your assigned area to ensure it is fully stocked.
- Using inventory systems to ensure stock availability is as accurate as possible.
- Demonstrating a safe and efficient approach to secure that all stock is in the right place at the right time.
- Working with a hands-on approach in a fast paced and physically demanding team environment with tight deadlines.
- Ensuring IKEA SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) rules and guidelines are followed throughout the process to ensure the safety of yourself and your co-workers.

As a Fulfilment Operations Co-worker (Forklift) you are or have:

- Experience in driving forklifts (high reach & counterbalance) and hold a valid forklift (LF) licence or be willing to obtain one.
- A ‘Togetherness’ mindset where you’ll work closely with your team and other departments yet also be able to work independently.
- The ability to think and act in a safe and efficient manner, to ensure smooth fulfilment operations.
- Strong customer focus, ensuring we keep the customer in mind no matter what we do.
- Ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- A safe mindset, and being comfortable with physical work and manual handling, including repetitive lifting.

**We need people like you**

At IKEA, work is so much more than a job. Come join us