Trade Assistant

Traction Studio; Punchbowl; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Traction Studio in Australia is expanding and seeking a Trade Assistant to keep the workshop running smoothly and the hire inventory ready for projects. You'll contribute to a tidy workspace, manage materials, and support the build team as needed.

The role involves lifting, deliveries, stock takes, and operating or learning CNC tasks. A forklift licence is preferred, and you’ll work well in a small team and take ownership of your day-to-day responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a workshop, warehouse, or trade environment or willingness to learn.
• Ability to follow systems, processes and checklists precisely.
• Keen eye for improving processes and stock handling.
• Forklift licence preferred; willing to obtain one.
• Clear communication and team focus.

Responsibilities

• Keep workshop floor and aisles clean and maintained.
• Manage storage and stock levels; weekly stocktake.
• Handle deliveries and collections for workshop and projects.
• Assist build team and operate CNC tasks if trained.
• Report on hire items and stock movements.

Skills

Workshop experience

Reliability

Attention to detail

Forklift licence

Team player

Physical work

Tools

Forklift

Stock tracking

Job description

At Traction Studio, we make displays and custom structures that are used for brand activations, pop-up experiences and events for some of the world's biggest brands. Brands and agencies bring us their big ideas, and we bring the craftsmanship to make them real.

Instead of building stuff for homes or commercial fitouts, we build it for the marketing industry.

Due to our continuing expansion, we now have the opportunity to bring on a Trade Assistant, who will play a vital role in keeping our workshop running like clockwork and our hire inventory ready to go, whenever it's needed.

About You

• You take pride in a tidy, well organised space.
• You’ve got a solid grasp of hardware and workshop systems, or you're keen to build that up fast.
• You’re reliable. If you say something will be done, it gets done.
• You keep an eye out for ways things could run better, and you speak up when you spot one.
• You’re someone who can pick up a system, process or checklist and follow it to the letter, consistently, every time. This is how we run a high quality, efficient workshop, so it matters more than most may think.
• You’re comfortable with physical work, lifting, deliveries and being on your feet most of the day.
• You work well as part of a team, but you can also be trusted to get on with a task on your own.
• Above all, you take ownership of your work and see it through to the end.

Your Role and Responsibilities

You’ll be looking after:

• Making sure the workshop floor and are aisles clean, tidy and well maintained
• Empty communal material bins before they overflow
• Store materials away effectively and efficiently
• Manage client and internal storage
• Keep the dock fully functional and organized
• Maintain the delivery and job bench daily, with clear labelling
• Maintain hardware levels and complete a weekly workshop stocktake
• Keep all workshop systems running to standard
• Provide regular feedback and help implement improvements
• Handle deliveries and collections for the workshop and projects
• Assist the build team when required
• Operate the CNC when required (training provided if needed)
• Keep hire items stored and maintained to a high standard, always ready for the next hire
• Maintain hardware inventory
• Receive and action scopes and picking lists from management
• Pick and prepare orders, ready for collection
• Carry out minor repairs to stock
• Accurately report on hire items and incoming/outgoing stock
• Complete inventory stocktakes
• Handle deliveries and collections of hire items
• Assist with install and dismantle when required
• Suggest and help execute improvements to stock and systems

What You'll Need

• Some experience in a workshop, warehouse or trade environment (or a genuine willingness to learn fast)
• Strong time management and the ability to follow systems, processes and checklists consistently and precisely, this is one of the most important parts of the role
• A practical, hands-on approach and an eye for spotting where things could be improved
• Forklift licence preferred. Operating a forklift is a required part of this role, so if you don't already hold a licence, you'll need to be willing and able to obtain one early on
• Clear communication and a team-first attitude
• Comfortable using basic technology for stock tracking and reporting

Your First 3 Months

• Get to know our business, our clients and how we work
• Complete your training on our internal systems and processes
• Take over the day-to-day responsibilities of the role
• Start making the role your own

You'll Love This Role If You

• Get satisfaction from a clean, well-organised, well-run space
• Enjoy hands-on, physical work and staying active through the day
• Want to build your skills across tools, trades and inventory systems
• Take pride in ticking every box and getting the details exactly right
• Want to grow with a business that's on a strong growth trajectory

Screening Questions

• Are you legally authorised to work in Australia?
• Do you have a current forklift licence? If not, are you willing to obtain one shortly after starting? (Operating a forklift is a required part of this role.)
• How many years of experience do you have working in a workshop, warehouse or trade environment?
• Are you comfortable with regular physical work including lifting, deliveries and installs?
• Are you available to start immediately, or what is your notice period?

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