Casual Fire Season Refueller

K&S Corporation; Albury City; Hybrid; AUD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Salary sacrifice

Paid parental leave

Career development

Background checks

Industry history

Job summary

K&S Corporation's Aero Refuellers division is seeking an experienced HR truck driver for seasonal bushfire-response duties across NSW and surrounding states. You will be on standby from a home base and ready to deploy with the firefighting aircraft fleet, often for days or weeks at a time.

Role involves transporting aviation fuel, refuelling at airports or heliports, and performing routine vehicle checks while supporting a dedicated aviation team.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current HR driver’s license and DG license or be willing to obtain them.
• Current ASIC or ability to obtain ASIC.
• Clean driving history.
• Able to work flexible hours including weekends and travel away when required.

Responsibilities

• Transport aviation fuel for firefighting aircraft, often travelling with the team for extended periods.
• Refuel aircraft on airports or temporary heliports, including regional and remote areas.
• Work from your truck in hot, dry and dusty conditions as part of a dedicated aviation team protecting life and property.
• Maintain stock records and order requirements when needed.
• Record fuel receipts and delivery paperwork and forward to the administration team for processing.
• Perform fuel quality checks and complete documentation in support.

Skills

Reliable driver

Independent worker

Flexible hours

Weekend shifts

Tools

HR license

DG license

ASIC

Job description

Who are we:

K&S Corporation is an ASX-listed company and dominant multi-modal transport and logistics provider in Australia and New Zealand. Our comprehensive offerings across road, rail, and sea transport, alongside fuel distribution and specialised logistics subsidiaries, position us a critical player in national and trans-Tasman supply chains, serving a wide range of sectors from mining and agriculture to retail and industrial clients. With a proud 80-year history our brand is known for innovation, customer focus, continuous improvement, and industry leading safety. K&S Freighters maintains one of Australia's largest company-owned fleet, employing over 1600 personnel and headquartered in Truganina, Victoria.

About Aero Refuellers:

Aero Refuellers, a division of K & S Freighters, is a leader in the Australian aviation fuels reseller market. The business manages 30 airport fuel sites and delivers bulk fuels across the country. A key component of our work is the support of firefighting aircraft deployed during the summer months across Australia.

The Opportunity:

If you’re an experienced HR truck driver who’s looking for seasonal work that makes a difference in your community, then this could be the opportunity for you!

When bushfires threaten communities, you’ll be the link that keeps firefighting aircraft fuelled and ready to protect lives and property.

Working on standby from your home base, you and your truck will be ready to go within a moment’s notice – for days or weeks per deployment.

You will be the person ensuring many of Australia’s Aerial Firefighting fleet are fuelled up and ready to defend properties and lives during Australia’s active bushfire period. You will become part of the firebase ground crews and during busy periods, will often remain with the team for extended periods. You will need to respond quickly as operational requirements change.

Following the fire season as it progresses from Queensland to New South Wales, Victoria to Tasmania, you will be close by and ready to ensure the critical aerial firefighting fleets are fuelled and mission ready during the Australian bushfire season.

You will:

• Transport aviation fuel for the firefighting aircraft, often travelling with the team for extended periods.


• Refuel aircraft on airports or temporary heliports, often in regional and remote areas.


• Work out of your truck in hot, dry and dusty conditions, working as part of a dedicated team of aviation professionals protecting life and property.


• Maintain records of stock levels and order requirements when needed.


• Conduct regular checks on your truck ensuring it is clean and ready to operate.


• Record all fuel receipts and delivery paperwork accurately and forward to the administration team for processing.


• Perform fuel quality control checks on the fuel in your truck and complete all required documentation in support.

What you’ll bring:

• You’ll be an experienced and reliable driver who knows how to work independently in a highly trusted role with minimal supervision.

You will have:

• Current and valid HR driver’s license


• DG license or willing to obtain


• Current ASIC or ability to obtain


• Clean driving history


• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends and travel away when required

Why Join us:

• Rewarding remuneration package


• Salary sacrifice


• Paid parental leave


• Growth and development to support career progression


• Background checks for all new employees to support our safe workplace


• Stable ASX listed, multi-modal business with 80 years of industry history

To uphold our core value of“Everybody Safe Everyday” a pre-employment medical and police check will be required to be successful in this role.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights. We are not engaging recruitment agencies for this role.