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Form of workBring your exceptional driving skills to this great opportunity within our Logistics team!
We are seeking an experienced driver to work within our various programs and become the ‘face’ of Foodbank Victoria for our suppliers and charity partners.
Based at our Brooklyn site, you will work closely with our various teams on a few of our programs as well as work within our warehouse, assisting with storage and distribution activity, including manual handling tasks when required.
Why Foodbank:We’ve been putting meals on the table for vulnerable Victorians since 1930. Meeting them where they are, on their terms, with solutions they need. Not only do we provide food to over 450 charities so they can feed their communities, but our direct distribution of free food is growing at a fast rate. From our 18-metre supermarket on a bus and Farms to Families fresh food regional markets, to our School Breakfast Club Program which now services over 1,000 Victorian schools, our coverage is expanding.
Why we’re right for youYou’ll join a passionate and creative team based in Yarraville and Brooklyn, where the village vibe, art deco dwellings and coffee culture are legendary. Our mission is critical, our vision is bold, and our marketing plans are ambitious. You know that cliché ‘no two days are the same’? Ours is more like ‘no two hours are the same.’
What you’ll do:- Delivery and collection of products.
- Hand unload or loading may be required.
- Complete external site inductions as required, ensuring that pick-up and delivery requirements at each site are met.
- Review dispatch instructions prior to leaving on a trip.
- Ensure that you understand loading/unloading procedures and weight restrictions.
- Prior to departing the warehouse, conduct an inspection of the vehicle and complete daily checklist.
- Maintain paper logbook records or electronic logs as required.
- You want to be a part of a brand that’s been around for over 90 years, and genuinely share our passion for our vision of healthy food for all.
- Able to live and breathe our values of empowerment, accountability, integrity, respect, diversity and equality.
- Hold a current driver’s licence.
- Hold a current working with children check (employee, not volunteer).
- Minimum 12 months driving experience.
- Demonstrated experience working with the public, providing customer service.
- Great communication and customer service skills with the ability to positively interact with our market attendees, food donors, charity partners, stakeholders, and other team members when required.
- A willingness to work with tail-gate load using electric pallet jack.
- Experience working to Occupational Health and Safety and Chain of Responsibility requirements with a safety-first approach.
- Well-developed time management skills.
- Previous food industry experience would be wonderful however this is not required. Experience with markets or working with the community are highly regarded.
- Access to salary packaging benefits to increase your take home pay
- Staff satisfaction rates above 80%
- An organisation focused on employee wellbeing
- Supportive team environment that embraces change and innovation
- Please review the Position Description on our website in the ‘Careers’ section at www.foodbankvictoria.org.au and get to know us before you apply.
- Email your application to **********@foodbankvictoria.org.au
- Applications to include an up-to-date resume and cover letter
