Forklift Operator - AM and PM Shifts Available
About the business and the role
Bluestar Global Logistics is an Australian owned National Company specialising in express interstate/intrastate transport, warehousing and global distribution. Our ethos of Integrity, Honesty and Trust shape our decisions and dictate the relationships we have with our customers.
We are seeking full-time forklift operators with loading experience to work on the morning and afternoon shift
of our transport department at our Erskine Park, NSW site.
Job tasks and responsibilities
Your roles will include:
- Operating a forklift to move, unload, load, or put away freight.
- Ensure shipments are accurate, free of damage, and labelled clearly.
- Efficiently and securely stack and store products in appropriate areas.
- Maintain the facility’s equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
- Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods.
- Manual Handling duties
- Operating a counterbalance forklift – unloading, loading trailers and rigid trucks.
- Experience with Mez floors
- Use of restraints – gates, straps and angles
- Accuracy of weight distribution when loading
- Understanding the loading and unloading processes
- Manual Handling Duties – Includes Sortation of cartons/parcels
- RF scanning
- Being able to work unsupervised and as a team
- CoR understanding
Skills and experience
- Candidates must be experienced in the operation of forklifts, with truck loading experience.
- Candidates must have a relevant forklift license.
- You must be literate and numerate with some basic computer skills.
- Knowledge of local and regional NSW areas
- Basic Knowledge of interstate locations
Employer questions
- What is your current working rights status in Australia?
- Do you hold a current and valid Australian forklift licence (LF)?
- Are you available to work morning or afternoon shift?
Company profile
Bluestar Global Logistics is built on the solid foundations of loyalty, honesty and integrity.
We have grown from a local family business in 1987 to a global partner offering customers streamlined solutions where we drive your costs down and drive your value up: national transport, international freight forwarding, 3PL warehousing, and B2C Home Deliveries.
We pride ourselves on being 100% Australian owned and our formula is Relationships + Reliability = Results.
Source: This is an extract from the company’s own website.