Warehouse Assistant

Warehouse Assistant | Lifeline
- Employment Term: Casual
- Location: Molendinar
- Remuneration: $33.79 p/hr + Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
- Make a meaningful difference with Lifeline
- Lifeline Queensland is part of a national network bringing hope to Australians doing it tough. Around 750 lives are lost to suicide every year in Queensland. Through our state-wide footprint of crisis support, training and retail services, and the compassionate offer of support, we can save lives.
- As a Warehouse Assistant, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered, contributing to the meaningful work of Queensland’s leading charity retail brand. Our Distribution Centres across Queensland provide our 120 retail stores with quality donated goods, giving pre-loved items a second life and bringing in profit to support our Crisis Support Line and suicide prevention services.
- Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.
- Your part in our Lifeline team
- Working out of our Molendinar Distribution Centre, you will:

- Operate baling machine to support export production and facilitate the storage of goods
- Manually move crates/items to ensure that the process line has a continual supply of stock for production
- Assist with loading and unloading of trucks and containers
- Pack rags to operational standards in preparation for dispatch
- Maintain work stations and storage areas in a clean and tidy manner
- Ensure equipment is maintained in a fully operational condition and report any maintenance or safety issues to relevant supervisor
- Ensure all paperwork relative to your role is recorded accurately and on a daily basis
- _ Important:_
- _ The inherent requirements of this role are physically demanding you will need to be physically fit with the capability to complete tasks that require regular lifting,_ _standing_ _and walking_._
- What makes a difference for us?
- To be successful for this role you will need to the following:

- Forklift licence, and prior experience working in a Warehouse environment
- Passion for the Lifeline brand and ability to articulate its purpose
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve team and organisational goals
- Pride in your work and be efficient in meeting deadlines and achieving results
- Ownership of work outcomes for self and team
- Ability to comply with all safe work practices for procedures and equipment relating to this position
- _ Applications will be reviewed as they are_ _received, and_ _therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found._

What makes a difference for you?- NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link:

- Salary Packaging Explained- Staff Discounts: Participation in our team member purchasing program- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs- 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Joining our Lifeline, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

_ Child safe, Child friendly_

_ UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:_- _ provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children_- _ implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services_- _ appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur_

_ Diversity & Inclusion_

_ Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity