Fleet Recruitment Officer

Woods & Co; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to 90k

Full-time role

Fleet recruitment ownership

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Woods & Co Recruitment is partnering with a leading transport organisation in Heatherton to recruit an experienced Fleet Recruitment Officer. The role focuses on end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and retention of driver subcontractors across vehicle classes, from 1-tonne vehicles to B-Doubles.

Reporting to the Victorian Operations Manager, you will attract, assess and onboard suitable subcontractor drivers, maintain a strong candidate pipeline and ensure compliance while supporting fleet growth

Qualifications

• Previous recruitment experience, ideally within the transport, logistics or fleet environment.
• Strong understanding of transport operations and an ability to recruit across different driver classifications.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and follow-up skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple recruitment processes.
• Intermediate Excel, Word and Outlook skills, with a proactive and accountable approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment of subcontractor drivers, from initial sourcing and screening through to onboarding.
• Advertise vacancies across SEEK, social media and other relevant platforms while maintaining a strong candidate pipeline.
• Coordinate pre-employment checks, compliance documentation, inductions and driver onboarding.
• Build strong relationships with existing drivers and support fleet retention and organic growth.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and fleet records, reporting on enquiries, interviews, checks and new starters.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Transport/logistics knowledge

Communication

Organization

Excel

Word

Outlook

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Woods & Co are working with a leading transport organisation who are looking for an experienced Fleet Recruitment Officer to join their team in Heatherton.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with recruitment experience and a strong understanding of the transport and logistics industry to take ownership of the end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and retention of their driver fleet.

About the Role

Reporting to the Victorian Operations Manager, you will be responsible for attracting, assessing and onboarding suitable subcontractor drivers across a range of vehicle classes, from 1-tonne vehicles through to B-Doubles.

You'll work closely with the operations team while maintaining a strong candidate pipeline, ensuring compliance requirements are met and supporting the ongoing retention and growth of the fleet.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment of subcontractor drivers, from initial sourcing and screening through to onboarding.
• Advertise vacancies across SEEK, social media and other relevant platforms while maintaining a strong candidate pipeline.
• Coordinate pre-employment checks, compliance documentation, inductions and driver onboarding.
• Build strong relationships with existing drivers and support fleet retention and organic growth.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and fleet records, reporting on enquiries, interviews, checks and new starters.

About You

• Previous recruitment experience, ideally within the transport, logistics or fleet environment.
• Strong understanding of transport operations and an ability to recruit across different driver classifications.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and follow-up skills.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple recruitment processes.
• Intermediate Excel, Word and Outlook skills, with a proactive and accountable approach.

What's on Offer

• EARN up to$90,000 + super
• Stable, full-time role with a growing business
• Opportunity to take ownership of a specialist fleet recruitment function.
• Genuinely supportive, family-orientated team culture

Woods & Co Recruitment is committed to creating a positively diverse and inclusive workforce which values all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate and encourage applications (no matter age or status) from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or a linguistically diverse background, all members and genders of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

*You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted