Seasonal Casual - HR Truck Driver with Forklift

Australia Post; Avalon; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Super

Free onsite parking

Post Perks discounts

Job summary

Australia Post is seeking a Seasonal Casual HR Truck Driver with forklift responsibilities in Victoria, Avalon. The role supports deliveries and pickups across operational centres with a fortnightly rotating roster and casual rates. Expect 12% super and free onsite parking.

Key duties include loading, driving, safety checks, forklift operations, and interacting with customers. Applicants must hold HR and LF licences and meet weight limits, with pre-employment checks and medicals as part of the

Qualifications

• Heavy Rigid (HR) licence with experience.
• Forklift licence and experience.
• Physically capable of lifting and moving freight safely.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Able to meet safe working load of 120 kg or less.

Responsibilities

• Safely load truck for deliveries.
• Drive modern HR trucks between centres and customer locations.
• Offload and deliver empty ULDs.
• Conduct daily vehicle safety checks.
• Operate forklift as required during tasks.

Skills

HR Licence

Forklift Licence

Physical fitness

Customer service

Truck driving

Job description

Seasonal Casual - HR Truck Driver with Forklift

Seeking HR Truck Driver for Seasonal vacancy (until approx end of January 2027)

Ready to hit the road?

Being on the road with us means freedom, fresh air, and work that moves with you. Kick off your day surrounded by a great bunch of people before heading out to deliver for your local community. Wherever the road takes you, you’re backed by a team that values safety, supports your wellbeing, and gives you room to grow.

What’s in it for you?

• 19 October 2026 start until (approx.) end of January 2027
• Working on a fortnightly rotating rostercovering approx. 4 different shifts
• Casual employment rates
  • Day shift (inclusive of day and casual allowances) = $45.03 per hour
  • Night shift ((inclusive of night and casual allowances) = $49.95 per hour
• + 12% Super
• + Free onsite parking

Additional benefits

You’ll also gain access to ‘Post Perks’, offering hundreds of discounts across:

• Groceries, Petrol, Retail, Tech, Travel …and much more.

Get paid to stay fit

Why join a join when you can get paid to stay fit?

• Regular lifting of parcels (1kg–30kg)
• Frequent loading, unloading, and entering/exiting the truck

About the role

• Safely load truck for deliveries
• Driving our modern trucks between our operational centres and customers, for deliveries and pick-ups
• Offload and deliver empty ULD's
• Conduct daily vehicle safety checks
• Drive HR trucks between operational centres and customer locations
• Forklift operations

Requirements

• Heavy Rigid (HR) licence and experience
• Forklift (LF) licence and experience
• Physically capable of lifting and moving freight safely (breaking down pallets)
• Good communication and customer service skills
• Able to meet safe working load limit of weighing 120kgs or less

You’ll also be need to:

• Be prepared to provide a driving history report, undergo a pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol screening and nationally coordinated criminal history check and work rights check in Australia

All walks, one route

It takes a lot of us to deliver for every Australian – and it’s important to us that our people behind the parcels reflect the people receiving them. We come from all walks. Different backgrounds, different ages, different genders, different sexualities and different abilities, but we all believe in the same purpose.

We welcome people all ages, genders and backgrounds – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ communities, and refugees. We’re a Disability Confident Recruiter, committed to making our hiring process and workplace inclusive and barrier-free. We’re also working hard to remove bias and build a gender-equitable experience for everyone who joins us. If you’ve got questions about accessibility, reach out to our Diversity & Inclusion team at ***************@auspost.com.au or on 03 8737 9***.