Forklift Operator

Team Global Express (TGE) is an Australian-owned transport and logistics business delivering to Australia and New Zealand. We’re not only transforming our operations but striving towards changing the logistics industry and becoming an Environmental, Social, and Governance leader by 2030. To learn more about our story, visit www.teamglobalexpress.com.

We care about our customers, our people, and our planet. We are always innovating and improving our services. We are driven by passion and purpose, and we never stop.

• Competitive salary above industry standards

• Upskilling, training, mentoring and more to support your career development journey

• Fun and practical employee perks and discounts

• Flexible work, including work from home

• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers

• Peer recognition awards acknowledge when you go above and beyond.

About Us: 

Team Global Express (TGE) is an Australian-owned business, driven by our purpose of making sure life never stops.
Built on a 130-year-old history, our innovative thinking, assets, and capabilities support national interests, help businesses to operate efficiently, and let people get on with their day-to-day lives.

Established in Newcastle, Australia in 1888 by Albert F Toll, Team Global Express is now led by CEO Christine Holgate and backed by Allegro Funds, Australia's most awarded transformation and turnaround private equity firm.
Our unrivalled and seamless network across road, rail, air and sea, provides transport, logistics, and business solutions to customers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

With customers at the heart of our business, we are taking action and leading the way. We are moving forward, united, with an undeniable momentum for our people and our customers. For the planet, for the future, knowing that if we don't stop, life won't either.

We work as a team because that's what works. Our values are reflected in the energy and enthusiasm our people demonstrate in going beyond for Team Global Express.

The Job: 

New Team, New Culture, New Job! - A rare opportunity to be a part of an exciting companywide transformation!

Team Global Express understand that good Forklift Operators are a rare resource that need to be respected and valued. We have exciting full time permanent opportunities for Forklift Operators for our Kalgoorlie depots.

No experience but have your Forklift License? No problem! We want to invest in you! If you have a forklift license with minimal on the job experience but a motivated and positive attitude, we want to hear from you too!

With highly competitive over market hourly rate and benefits and you get to work with an amazing team. On top of that - we are obsessed with safety and valuing our employees.

Some Benefits

• Full Time Permanent position – Kalgoorlie

• Competitive over market hourly rate

• 15% superannuation

• Monday to Friday roster available

• Overtime available

• High priority to safety and keeping our team members safe.

• All PPE and uniforms are provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for moving product or materials in a warehouse environment using powered tools and vehicles.

• Ensure that TGE`s OHS management system is adhered to in your area of responsibility.

About you: 

Skills & Experience

• Current forklift certification

• Able to build good relationships with staff, peers and management.

• Dependable and hard working

• Good mechanical skills or understanding of mechanical environment.

• Good at judging distances, weights and volumes

• Ability to follow instructions.

• Understanding of safety and limitations of the fork-hoist.

We celebrate difference. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that gives everyone the chance to contribute to a bigger and brighter future with us. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and invite applicants of all ages, cultural backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, people living with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply. Team Global Express acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Peoples of Australia and the Māori, as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Applying for a job starts with an online application form, from there you may be invited to complete an online assessment followed by a virtual or in person interview. The last step is undergoing pre-employment checks, which includes a criminal history check and a medical assessment including fitness to work and drug & alcohol screening.

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• TGE is listed as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies of 2023 in Australia