HC Truck Driver Pittsworth, QLD

McLean Farms; Pittsworth; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Leave

Free eggs 24 per fortnight

Job summary

McLean Farms in Queensland seeks a reliable Poultry Transport Operator to join our family-owned team. This hands-on role transports eggs, poultry, feed, and related materials across sites, with a strong focus on safety, biosecurity and vehicle hygiene.

You will perform pre-start checks, monitor refrigerated trailer temperatures, and coordinate with workshop staff to keep vehicles serviced. Applicants must hold a HC licence and be capable of independent or team work in a rural farming environment.

Qualifications

• HC licence (Heavy Combination) is essential.
• Experience in transport, logistics, or agricultural haulage.
• Familiarity with refrigerated trailers and temperature monitoring.
• Physically fit and capable of manual handling and cleaning tasks.
• Strong focus on safety, biosecurity, and compliance.
• Reliable, self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport eggs, poultry, feed, packaging and manure between sites.
• Pre-start checks and monitor refrigerated trailer temperatures; keep vehicles clean and safe.
• Load and unload materials; comply with biosecurity and quality standards.
• Complete delivery and weighbridge documentation accurately.
• Assist with urgent deliveries or collections, including weekends and public holidays.
• Coordinate with workshop/site managers to ensure servicing and repairs.
• Represent the company professionally on and off site.

Skills

HC licence

Transport experience

Refrigerated trailers

Safety & biosecurity

Self-motivated

Team player

Job description

Proudly Australian and Family-Owned Join McLean Farms, a leading Australian family-owned business with over 70 years of heritage in ethical, high quality food production. We’re seeking a reliable and safety focused Poultry Transport Operator to join our team.

Proudly Australian and Family-Owned Join McLean Farms, a leading Australian family-owned business with over 70 years of heritage in ethical, high quality food production. We’re seeking a reliable and safety focused Poultry Transport Operator to join our team. This hands-on role is responsible for transporting eggs, poultry, feed, manure, packaging, and other materials across multiple sites ensuring deliveries are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with biosecurity and animal welfare standards. If you enjoy being on the road, working with a dedicated team, and taking pride in maintaining high standards of hygiene and vehicle care, this is the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Safely transport eggs, poultry, feed, packaging, and manure between sites.
• Conduct vehicle pre-start checks, monitor refrigerated trailer temperatures, and maintain vehicles to a clean, safe standard.
• Load and unload materials, ensuring compliance with biosecurity and quality requirements.
• Complete delivery and weighbridge documentation accurately.
• Assist with urgent deliveries or collections as required, including weekends and public holidays.
• Coordinate with Workshop and Site Managers to ensure vehicle servicing and repair schedules are met.
• Maintain professionalism when representing the company on and off site.

About You

• Valid Heavy Combination (HC) licence (essential).
• Proven experience in transport, logistics, or agricultural haulage.
• Familiarity with refrigerated trailers, temperature monitoring, and load handling.
• Physically fit and capable of manual handling and cleaning tasks.
• Strong focus on safety, biosecurity, and compliance.
• Reliable, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and within a team.

Why Join McLean Farms?

• Work with a supportive and experienced team across diverse agricultural operations.
• Modern and well-maintained fleet with ongoing investment in equipment.
• Competitive remuneration with opportunities for training and development.
• Birthday Leave and two dozen free eggs per fortnight!

Our Core Values

At McLean Farms, Our Values Guide Everything We Do

We Care

We nurture our people, animals, environment, workplace, and community.

We Are One Team

We work together towards a common goal in a respectful and effective manner.

We Aim for Excellence

We strive to improve continuously.

We Find a Way

We work together to find solutions to every challenge.

We Do the Right Thing

We make decisions and choose behaviours knowing what is right and what is wrong.

To learn more about McLean Farms and what we do, please visit our website: www.mcleanfarms.au.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Australia to apply.

You must not have any birds, pigs or poultry at home, and you must not regularly come into contact with birds, pigs or poultry in order to work at McLean Farms.

Please ensure that you have read the Bio-Security Document on the right-hand side.

To proceed with employment shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a Pre-employment functional assessment and Drug and Alcohol testing.