Walking Delivery Officer

Australia Post; Sydney; On-site; AUD 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Post Perks discounts

Job summary

Australia Post is seeking a Walking Postie to deliver on foot, engaging with the community and representing our trusted brand. You’ll operate with a backpack or wheeled trolley, delivering mail and parcels across your local area and building relationships with customers.

You’ll join a supportive team, receive coaching for professional development, and work a schedule that starts early and includes full-time hours with overtime potential.

Qualifications

• You’re flexible with working additional hours if required.
• You have excellent attention to detail and a good memory.
• You can confidently lift up to 16kgs of Mail and Parcels regularly.

Responsibilities

• Starting your day early in the morning, sorting mail and small parcels with your teammates at the facility.
• Loading your backpack or trolley with your items for the day and deliver from either the delivery centre or drive to an outstation or location.
• Delivering on foot (up to 15,000+ steps per day) outdoors in all types of weather to deliver to homes and businesses.
• Paired up with our experienced coaches, who are committed to engage and take part in your professional development.

Skills

Attention to detail

Flexible hours

Manual lifting 16kg

Job description

Want to work for an iconic brand and learn in a dynamic environment where you’ll hit the ground running? We want to hear from you!

Being on the road with us at Australia Post 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.

As our Walking Postie, you’ll be operating and delivering on foot utilising a backpack or wheeled trolley as the face of our trusted business, at the heart of your community and connecting Australians every single day.

You’ll be

• Starting your day early in the morning, sorting mail and small parcels with your teammates at the facility.
• Loading your backpack or trolley with your items for the day and deliver from either the delivery centre or drive to an outstation or location.
• Delivering on foot (up to 15,000+ steps per day) outdoors in all types of weather to deliver to homes and businesses.
• Paired up with our experienced coaches, who are committed to engage and take part in your professional development.

About you

• You’re flexible with working additional hours if required.
• You have excellent attention to detail and a good memory.
• You can confidently lift up to 16kgs of Mail and Parcels regularly.

What’s in it for you?

• Permanent opportunity $33.64 per hour for the first 3 months, $38.02 per hour thereafter plus 12% superannuation
• Monday to Friday 6am starts, full time hours plus overtime!
• The perfect balance of a diverse, supportive team to connect with and your own time and space on the road by yourself
• Working hours that gives you flexibility to make space for what’s important to you either before or after work
• Your safety and wellbeing is prioritised above everything else, so you go home the same way you came to work
• Opportunities for training, growth and development with pathways in transport or other areas of the business
• Discounts and offers on lots of your favourite brands via Post Perks for more cash in your pocket, plus access to other health and wellbeing resources

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.