Logistic Operator

LION; Geelong; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Little Creatures Brewery in Geelong is seeking an experienced Logistic Operator (Packaging Technician - Logistics) to join the team on a permanent full-time basis. The role focuses on hands-on forklift operation (about 70%) and logistics administration (about 30%), reporting to the Site Optimisation Manager.

You will operate forklifts, manage inbound/outbound movements, complete documentation, and use SAP, Excel and BevChain.

Qualifications

• Forklift licence and hands-on forklift operation in warehouse/manufacturing/logistics environments.
• Experience loading/unloading trucks and managing inbound/outbound movements.
• Comfort with logistics administration and documentation.
• Experience with SAP and Excel for logistics tasks.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate forklifts to load/unload trucks and move materials and finished goods around site.
• Manage inbound and outbound receipting, dispatch and stock movements.
• Complete load documentation, manifests and other logistics administration.
• Scan and process delivery dockets and maintain accurate system records.
• Use systems including SAP, Excel and BevChain platforms.
• Manage CHEP pallets and support stock and warehouse accuracy.
• Coordinate deliveries with Packaging and Operations teams.

Skills

Forklift experience

Warehouse operations

Safety awareness

Independent worker

Team player

System administration

SAP

Excel

Logistics coordination

FMCG experience

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Logistic Operator (Internal Job Title is Packaging Technician -Logistics) to join the team at our Little Creatures Brewery in Geelong on a Permanent Full Time basis.

Reporting to the Site Optimisation Manager, you’ll work alongside two other Logistics team members to keep materials and finished goods moving safely and efficiently across the site.

This is a genuinely hands‑on role — around 70% of your time will be spent operating a forklift, loading/unloading trucks and managing warehouse movements, with the remaining 30% focused on systems and logistics administration.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Safely operate forklifts to load and unload trucks and move materials and finished goods around site
• Manage inbound and outbound receipting, dispatch and stock movements
• Complete load documentation, manifests and other logistics administration
• Scan and process delivery dockets and maintain accurate system records
• Use systems including SAP, Excel and BevChain platforms
• Manage CHEP pallets and support stock and warehouse accuracy
• Work closely with Packaging and Operations teams to coordinate deliveries, production timing and warehouse space
• Maintain high standards of forklift, traffic management, load compliance and warehouse safety
• Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality and efficiency across the logistics operation

What You’ll Bring

• Strong forklift experience and a current forklift licence – essential
• Experience loading and unloading trucks in a warehouse, manufacturing or logistics environment
• Confidence working with systems and completing logistics administration
• Experience with SAP and Excel
• Good understanding of warehouse and logistics operations
• Strong safety awareness, particularly around forklifts, traffic management and load planning
• The ability to work independently while being a great team player
• FMCG or manufacturing experience would be highly regarded

Your working hours: Monday to Friday, day hours, with varying start times to support delivery coverage.

If you enjoy being on the tools but are equally comfortable jumping onto a computer to keep the systems and paperwork accurate, this could be a great opportunity to join the Little Creatures team in Geelong.

We’re a certified B Corp, which means we care about people, planet and purpose—not just profit. We’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we celebrate the unique perspectives that help us grow and innovate. We intentionally embrace difference and cultivate belonging every day, whether through our investment in our Reconciliation journey through our Innovate RAP, our commitment to gender pay equity or providing progressive people policies.

If you need specific support or accessibility adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at [e-mail] so we can make sure that your recruitment process is fair and we enable you to shine. This includes tailored support for First Nations people, individuals with disabilities, those who are neurodivergent, and people who identify as transgender or gender diverse as we understand the unique challenges and concerns you may face.