Facilities Operations Assistant – Warehousing & Fleet

University of Southern Queensland; Toowoomba Regional, Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Southern Queensland, located at Toowoomba and Springfield with regular travel to Ipswich, is seeking two Operations Assistants. These roles combine practical and administrative duties across cleaning, waste services, stores, fleet operations and facilities support, to keep campuses safe and efficient.

You will provide practical support to staff, students and service providers, manage service requests and maintain records, while ensuring operations are delivered to a high

Qualifications

• Experience in warehousing, logistics, inventory management or dispatch systems.
• Strong client service skills and ability to communicate with internal and external clients.
• Current motor vehicle licence (Class C or CA) and a current high-risk forklift licence.
• Experience using Microsoft Office with a high degree of accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and administrative support, including processing service requests, maintaining records and updating Facilities Management systems.
• Liaise with University clients, contractors and service providers to support timely resolution of routine enquiries and service issues.
• Undertake inspections and audits of cleaning, hygiene and waste services, recording findings and referring service issues for rectification.
• Support stores, distribution, inventory and warehousing activities, including receiving and distributing items, stock handling, stocktakes and operating a forklift.
• Undertake routine fleet vehicle inspections and checks and support the coordination of vehicle servicing and repairs.
• Support pool vehicle bookings and key management arrangements and respond to routine user enquiries.

Skills

Motor vehicle licence

Forklift licence

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Southern Queensland, located at Toowoomba and Springfield with regular travel to Ipswich, is seeking two Operations Assistants. These roles combine practical and administrative duties across cleaning, waste services, stores, fleet operations and facilities support, to keep campuses safe and efficient.

You will provide practical support to staff, students and service providers, manage service requests and maintain records, while ensuring operations are delivered to a high