Seasonal - Freight Handler

**Help us deliver like never before**

As our **Seasonal Freight Handler**, you’ll be working at a facility where you’ll be responsible for sorting parcels in preparation for delivery, providing a vital service to our local community during our busiest time of the year.

We're now hiring for our seasonal period. Seasonal team members generally commence across October and November and depending on parcel volume, assisting us to deliver until around Christmas.

**Eligible visa holders are encouraged to apply.**

**You’ll be paid**:

- Some roles may also attract penalty rates for overtime, evening, and weekend work

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.

**You’ll be**
- Operating load-shifting equipment such as hand pallet devices and stackers in coordination with operations staff to transport mail into the facility
- Working with sophisticated processing equipment and lines
- Manually loading and unloading mail from bags, trays, containers, and metal cages (Unit Loading Devices)
- Sorting parcels and mail, both manually and with machine assistance, using scanners

**About you**
- You're comfortable in a physically demanding role, able to lift up to 30kgs of mail and parcels regularly, with a good memory and attention to detail
- You are safety-conscious with the ability to safely operate equipment like conveyors and loading/lifting devices, including pallet jacks, for loading and unloading parcels from trucks and vans
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment where compliance checks are part of the routine
- You're willing to handle parcels that may contain meat and/or alcohol products

**We’re delivering together**

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