Loading Dock Operator

6 days ago

Melbourne, Australia Downer Group Full time

New full-time opportunity for a Loading Dock Operator at a state-of-the-art facility. CBD based role.
- Offering $27.92 per hour - Above Industry General Award wages
- Ideally have experience in a warehouse setting, NO forklift license required
- Work for an organization that is making a difference.
- Supportive and inclusive culture
- A dynamic team environment with a strong focus on health & safety
- Monday to Friday only, NO weekend work

**What you’ll do**

A day in the life of our Loading Dock Operator is incredibly diverse, and you can expect it will involve some of the following responsibilities:

- Perform safe and correct operation of Loading Dock functions
- Complete all warehousing receipt and dispatch activities
- Input of orders/inventory information into electronic systems (e.g. SAP, Navision, etc.) and up to date records are maintained
- Perform all manual handling duties using correct equipment
- Maintain all equipment and premises in a clean and serviceable condition
- Provide professional, efficient and timely customer service to all stakeholders.
- Liaise closely with suppliers to manage/monitor inventory controls and distribution of contract waste, materials and consumables.
- You will have to adhere to strict compliance requirements due to the client being a leading biotech company, undergo extensive training to gain access to all required areas of the facility

**What you’ll bring**
- Knowledge of efficient inventory and stock control principles preferred, but not essential
- Knowledge of structured safety, legislative and regulatory frameworks
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Tech savvy with experience using Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word and ability to learn new systems
- Ability to multitask and switch between tasks easily

More than anything, you’ll have a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a drive to provide high quality outcomes for the business and our customers.

**Why work for us?**

Working for the Downer Group, means every day you will be enabling our communities to thrive. With a bright future ahead of us, you find purpose here and have the opportunity to directly impact and contribute positively to our future. You’ll also find a range of benefits available such as:

- Opportunities for training and development to support your career.
- Internal career opportunities across the Downer Group business.
- Highly competitive employee exclusive discounts and benefits scheme.
- An Employee Assistance Program providing access to professionals to support you (and your family) to achieve your personal or professional goals through wellbeing coaching, counselling, financial advice, legal advice and more.

**The communities we serve are at the heart of our operations.**

Part of Downer, our Social Infrastructure & Citizen Services business unit delivers the critical thinking, building, maintenance and sustainment behind Australia and New Zealand’s essential public assets, facilities and community services. The communities we serve are at the heart of our operations. Be it through facilities management of critical public assets, precinct upgrades, new energy solutions or professional and technical advisory. We run places of healthcare and education, custodial facilities, we manage customer data centres and critical systems, we take asset management risk over 25 years through our portfolio of Public Private Partnership (PPP) contracts, and we are a trusted advisor and partner to our New Zealand and Australian Defence Forces.

**How to apply

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