Loading Dock Coordinator

Requisition No: 5362
- Executive Division: Chief Financial Officer
- Division: Procurement Services
- Program: Procurement Services
- Department: Contracts Management
- Enterprise Agreement: Varied Health and Allied Services, Managers and Ad
- Job Function: Administration & Leadership
- Project:

- **Location**:Footscray Hospital
- **Employment Type**:Ongoing, Full Time starting 29 September 2025
- **Salary**:GK6

**About the role**

Be part of something transformative at the brand-new Footscray Hospital, a flagship development for Melbourne’s western suburbs offering state-of-the-art facilities and innovative service delivery. Join us in delivering world-class care across clinical, support, and infrastructure services.

We are seeking an organised and proactive Loading Dock Coordinator to manage daily operations at the hospital’s loading dock. This key role ensures efficient, safe, and compliant deliveries, collections, and logistics across the site.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Oversee the daily operations of the loading dock, ensuring timely deliveries and dispatches
- Liaise with suppliers, contractors, and internal departments to manage freight and logistics
- Maintain compliance with workplace safety, manual handling, and infection control procedures
- Ensure proper documentation and inventory tracking for all deliveries and collections
- Supervise and coordinate access to the loading dock, managing congestion and scheduling

**About you**:

- Experience in warehouse, loading dock, or logistics coordination (ideally in a healthcare or complex facility environment)
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities in a fast-paced setting
- A commitment to safety and compliance
- Computer literacy and experience with inventory or delivery systems is highly desirable

Position Description

**About Western Health**

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison located in Ravenhall.

**Why join us?**

**Compensation and benefits**
- Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
- Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
- Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

**Learning and development opportunities**
- Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
- Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
- Mentorship and career support.

**Community impact and inclusion**
- Make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives through compassionate care.
- Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
- Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

**Organisational culture and environment**
- Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
- Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.

**Ready to make an impact?**

To join us at the forefront of health infrastructure in Victoria, simply click on the “apply” button and follow the prompts.
- If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying._

**Closing date**:11:59pm on 12 September 2025.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We