Forklift Driver

Hoban Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Overtime opportunities

Temp‑to‑perm pathway

Training and upskilling

Onsite parking

Supportive team

Job summary

HOBAN Recruitment is seeking experienced High Reach & Counterbalance Forklift Operators to join our client’s busy Pemulwuy, NSW warehouse. You will handle bulky furniture items, operate high reach and counterbalance forklifts, and perform RF scanning and pick packing with accuracy.

This role offers shift options with competitive hourly rates, a supportive team, and opportunities for training and career progression. Weekly pay and onsite parking are available in a safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold NSW LF forklift licence (High Risk Work) – essential.
• Minimum 1 year high reach experience.
• Confident operating counterbalance forklifts.
• Previous experience within a warehouse or distribution environment.
• Comfortable handling large, bulky furniture items.
• Proficient with RF scanning and pick packing processes.
• Physically fit and capable of manual handling.
• Reliable, motivated, and a strong team player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Operate high reach forklifts (Toyota, Crown, Raymond).
• Operate counterbalance forklifts for loading and unloading.
• RF scanning and order picking.
• Replenishment and putaways of stock.
• Load/unload and move furniture products safely and efficiently.
• Pallet jack operation.
• Inventory management and dispatch tasks.
• Manual handling of bulky items as required.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment in line with WHS policies.

Skills

Forklift operation

RF scanning

Order picking

Inventory management

Manual handling

Team player

Reliable

Education

NSW LF forklift licence (High Risk Work)

Tools

RF scanners

Pallet jack

Job description

HOBAN Recruitment are seeking experienced High Reach & Counterbalance Forklift Operators to join a busy warehouse team for our client located in Pemulwuy, NSW. This role involves handling furniture products, so candidates must be confident working with bulky, heavy items both on and off the forklift.

Shift Times:

• 6:00am – 2:00pm $37.01/hr
• 2:00pm – 10:00pm $39.58/hr

Key Duties:

• Operate high reach forklifts (Toyota, Crown, Raymond)
• Operate counterbalance forklifts for loading and unloading
• RF scanning and order picking
• Replenishment and putaways of stock
• Load/unload and move furniture products safely and efficiently
• Pallet jack operation
• Inventory management and dispatch tasks
• Manual handling of bulky items as required
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment in line with WHS policies

About You:

• Current NSW LF forklift licence (High Risk Work) – essential
• Minimum 1 year high reach experience
• Confident operating counterbalance forklifts
• Previous experience within a warehouse or distribution environment
• Comfortable handling large, bulky furniture items
• Proficient with RF scanning and pick packing processes
• Physically fit and capable of manual handling
• Reliable, motivated, and a strong team player with a positive attitude

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Weekly pay + super + overtime opportunities
• Temp‑to‑perm pathway
• Training and upskilling provided
• Supportive team and consultants
• Onsite parking and convenient location

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at***********@hoban.com.auor visit www.hoban.com.au/adjustmentsfor additional contact details.