Warehouse Assistant

Employment Term: Casual

Location: Mackay

Remuneration: From $32.08 per hour + 11.5 % Super + Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with Lifeline

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

As a Warehouse Assistant, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered, contributing to the meaningful work of Queensland’s leading charity retail brand. Our Distribution Centres across Queensland provide our 120 retail stores with quality donated goods, giving pre-loved items a second life and bringing in profit to support our Crisis Support Line and suicide prevention services.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our Lifeline team

Working out of our Mackay Distribution Centre, you will:

Operate baling machine to support export production and facilitate the storage of goods

Manually move crates/items to ensure that the process line has a continual supply of stock for production

Truck deliveries and pickups

Assist with loading and unloading of trucks and containers

Assist sorting staff with day-to-day operations

Pack rags to operational standards in preparation for dispatch

Maintain workstations and storage areas in a clean and tidy manner, in accordance with workplace health and safety regulations, including moving stock and rubbish to allocated areas.

Ensure equipment is maintained in a fully operational condition and report any maintenance or safety issues to relevant supervisor

Ensure all paperwork relative to your role is recorded accurately and on a daily basis

What makes a difference for us?

To be successful for this role you will need to the following:

Availability from 7am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday

MR Licence

Forklift licence, and prior experience working in a Warehouse environment

Previous experience working within a warehousing environment with skills in stock control, rotation and order picking

Passion for the Lifeline brand and ability to articulate its purpose

Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to achieve team and organisational goals

Pride in your work and be efficient in meeting deadlines and achieving results

Ownership of work outcomes for self and team

Ability to comply with all safe work practices for procedures and equipment relating to this position

What makes a difference for you?

Lifeline Queensland is part of a national network bringing hope to Australians doing it tough. Around 750 lives are lost to suicide every year in Queensland. Through our state-wide footprint of crisis support, training and retail services, and the compassionate offer of support, we can save lives.

Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained

Participation in our team member purchasing program

Commission program rewarding high performers

A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs

A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others.

12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme

Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events

Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

Lifeline is proudly part of the UnitingCare family, we’d love you to be too

Lifeline Queensland is part of a national network bringing hope to Australians doing it tough. Around 750 lives are lost to suicide every year in Queensland. Through our state-wide footprint of crisis support, training and retail services, and the compassionate offer of support, we can save lives.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children

implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services

appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Safe workplace

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.