Fleet Controller: Dispatch & Ops Optimization | Flexible

Australia Post; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team member discounts

Flexible working policies

Leave types

Health and wellbeing resources

Job summary

Australia Post is seeking a Fleet Controller in Melbourne to coordinate day-to-day movement of our fleet, drivers and pickup/delivery operations. You will ensure efficient work allocation, support drivers, and uphold safety, service and compliance standards while collaborating with drivers, supervisors and internal teams.

In this role you will monitor availability, workloads and capacity, respond to disruptions, and drive improvements in fleet utilisation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bring experience in fleet, transport, logistics, dispatch, allocation or a similar operational environment.
• Be confident coordinating drivers, vehicles and competing operational priorities in a time-sensitive environment.
• Have strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with drivers, customers, supervisors and internal teams.
• Bring a strong understanding of safety, compliance and accurate operational reporting.
• Be comfortable using transport systems and operational data to monitor performance and identify improvements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate drivers, vehicles and pickup and delivery activity to support efficient daily operations.
• Monitor fleet availability, driver workloads and vehicle capacity, adjusting allocations as operational needs change.
• Respond to operational issues, breakdowns, delays and service disruptions while keeping drivers and stakeholders informed.
• Maintain accurate operational, safety, compliance and performance reporting across relevant fleet systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve fleet utilisation, productivity, service performance and day-to-day ways of working.

Skills

Fleet coordination

Dispatch

Safety compliance

Data reporting

Communication

Tools

Transport systems

Job description

Australia Post is seeking a Fleet Controller in Melbourne to coordinate day-to-day movement of our fleet, drivers and pickup/delivery operations. You will ensure efficient work allocation, support drivers, and uphold safety, service and compliance standards while collaborating with drivers, supervisors and internal teams.

In this role you will monitor availability, workloads and capacity, respond to disruptions, and drive improvements in fleet utilisation and reporting.