Warehouse Controller

Fire Rescue Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Health Insurance

Corporate Clothing Allowance

Health and wellbeing support services

Flexible work arrangements

Rostered Day Off program

Job summary

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is seeking a Warehouse Controller to manage stock and oversee efficient warehouse operations at Derrimut. You will ensure accurate receipt, storage and dispatch while maintaining inventory integrity and supporting timely order fulfillment.

You will work closely with FRV services and external stakeholders, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and a clean, well-organised warehouse environment.

Qualifications

• Diploma of Logistics is required.
• Driver's Licence is required.
• Relevant Workplace Health & Safety Training.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate receipt, storage and dispatch of stock to meet operational requirements.
• Maintain inventory integrity and support timely order fulfillment.
• Lead stock level monitoring and optimisation of inventory movements.
• Oversee cycle counts and stocktakes to improve accuracy and controls.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency.

Skills

Stock management

Warehouse operations

Safety awareness

Education

Diploma of Logistics

Job description

Your new role as new Warehouse Controller is to deliver effective stock management and efficient warehouse operations. This busy role is responsible for the accurate receipt, storage and dispatch of goods, maintaining inventory integrity and supporting timely order fulfillment.

The Warehouse Controller is based in FRV's Derrimut warehouse where you will deal with a variety of people within FRV services and external stakeholders alike. It is your focus to ensure the warehouse is efficent, clean, organised, as well as always being compliant with all safety, regulatory and FRV standards ensuring a safe working environment for the whole team.

Key responsibilities

System Maintenance: Coordinate and optimise the efficient receipt, storage and dispatch of stock in line with operational requirements, ensuring effective warehouse workflows and timely service delivery. Manage supplier invoice processing and payment verification, maintaining accuracy and supporting administrative functions to ensure operational integrity.

Inventory Analysis: Lead the monitoring and optimisation of stock levels by analysing inventory movements and turn rates to drive efficient use of working capital and support informed decision making.

Inventory Planning: Lead the monitoring and optimisation of MRP outputs, including the identification, analysis, and resolution of system faults. Incorporate seasonality into planning processes and manage product phase in and phase out activities to support operational and business outcomes.

Inventory Valuation: Lead inventory valuation management by analysing trends, optimising stock value, and delivering reporting that supports financial and operational decision making. Oversee stocktake and cycle count programs, identify root causes of discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to enhance accuracy and controls

Monitor Stock Movements/Trends: Analyse and optimise inventory performance by leveraging warehouse management systems to ensure data accuracy, identify trends, and support informed decision making. Lead and coordinate the rotatable spares process to maximise availability and operational efficiency

Process Improvement: Lead the identification, analysis, and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance outcomes.

Process Improvement: Lead the identification, analysis, and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance outcomes.

Process Improvement: Lead the identification, analysis, and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, effectiveness, and overall performance outcomes.

About you

Diploma of Logistics

Driver's Licence

Relevant Workplace Health & Safety Training

Flexible work arrangements may be available (conditions apply)

Access to Rostered Day/s Off (conditions apply)

Career and professional development

Salary sacrifice options (ie. novated lease or superannuation)

An excellent suite of physical and mental health and wellbeing support services

Discounted Health Insurance

Corporate Clothing Allowance (conditions apply)

Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) is a modern fire and rescue service dedicated to meeting the needs of twenty-first century Victoria. With a workforce of over 4,500 highly committed employees, FRV serves and protects communities across Melbourne and Victoria's major regional centres.

In delivering this service, we are guided by our core values of teamwork, integrity, respect and accountability. These values underpin everything we do and shape our organisational culture.

We are seeking candidates who are committed to embodying these principles in their work and behaviours.

FRV is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, including individuals of all ages, genders, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, religious beliefs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse gender identities and sexualities.

FRV's standard practice is to appoint at the advertised salary range.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to apply for this role.