Assistant, Logistics

**Job no**: 568096
**Work type**: Full-time
**Location**: Geelong - Waurn Ponds
**Categories**: Customer Service
- Based at our Geelong, Waurn Ponds Campus
- Full-time and continuing
- HEW 3 $64,729 - $72,534 + 17% Superannuation

**Why work with us?**

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

**Who are we?**

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across seven campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, Deakin University Lancaster University Indonesia (DLI), GIFT City, India and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

**About the role**:
The Assistant, Logistics provides high quality and timely logistics support to the wider logistics team, including mail distribution, pack and material distribution, warehousing, inwards goods (receipt and distribution), deliveries and porterage operations.

**As a Logistics Assistant, you will**:

- Assist in the delivery of logistics goods, services, solutions and advice in the areas of mail distribution, pack and material distribution, warehousing, inwards goods (receipt and distribution) and porterage operations, database updating, ensuring assigned tasks meet quality standards in an effective and timely manner.
- Ensure a high-level of customer service, adhere to all quality requirements and participate in reviews of work practices to identify opportunities.
- Adhere to all set health, wellbeing and safety requirements, conduct basic maintenance of equipment and undertake regular upkeep of area to ensure that operational equipment is available and working.
- Liaise with Coordinator, Logistics to fulfil porterage requests, including sorting mail and warehouse items, courier and freight processing and physical delivery of materials to the required University departments/ areas/ staff.
- Safe operation of manual handling equipment, pack/print equipment, mail despatch, freight and other University systems used to process inward and outward mail and freight.

**What you will bring**:

- Completion of a Trades Certificate or completion of year 12 with relevant work experience; or
- Equivalent relevant experience or combination of relevant experience and education/training

**Here's how to apply**:
Please submit your updated resume along with a brief cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience by clicking the 'Apply' button.

**Applications for this position close on Sunday, 16 March 2025 at 11:55pm.**

**Are You Ready?**

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

**Advertised**: 28 Feb 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 16 Mar 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time