About the business
Industrial Batteries Australia is Australia's largest independently owned and operated Forklift Battery and Charger supplier.

With our Company Voted Australia's Best Growth Small Business at the prestigious 2023 Australian Small Business Champion Awards, we have a wonderful National team, and we want you to be a part of this. The position will be guided and trained by Industry professionals.

As the push towards electrification of all combustible engines continues, this has culminated along with exponential Company growth of a significant increase in Electric Forklift Batteries and Chargers being supplied to the Australian market.

IBA has branches in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA and SA. This ensures we encompass a National service and support structure to our valued clients with over 38 Full time staff employed Nationally.

About the role:

This is an unskilled role with a large Company for added job security. If you think you can do some of what the attached video shows, then our award-winning team wants to hear from you!!

https://youtu.be/hObXY_FGMu0?si=9MdCuZE2DhHnbwbB

IBA requires an Employees to join our growing team to help with the demand for both the service and supply of Forklift Batteries and Battery Chargers from our Dandenong South, Victorian Factory premises. No specific trade skills are necessary. Job will entail preparation of Batteries, Building with the potential for field service work (once trained), deliveries and everything in between.

No specific Battery trade skills are necessary, we just want an individual who wants to learn how the Company successfully operates, someone who has common sense and thrives on providing great customer service, while having the required care and attention to detail in their duties that comply with our wonderful established Victorian team, some of whom have been with the Company since it started over a decade ago. The Company is great to work for, and rewards the efforts that are put in by our Team for the betterment of all attributed parties.

Experience with manual labour would be preferred but is not necessary. All
required training will be provided to the successful applicant. The applicant must have and adhere to the following points:

1. A current and valid manual driver's license. (Truck and forklift license are an advantage).
2. Positive and "can do" attitude.
3. Be able to follow instructions.
4. Be punctual, reliable, caring and trustworthy.
5. Good verbal and written communication.
6. Good customer service skills.
7. Be a well-presented team player.

Job specifics are as detailed in part in the attached video, these will include in part stripping of existing Battery packs, remediating and painting steel battery trays, building batteries, fitting accessories, delivering of fully built product and many other unspecified works. The work is interesting and fulfilling, safe and you may get slightly dirty at times

Benefits and perks

This job is a great opportunity to learn an important and required skillset associated with the Materials Handling Industry. All training associated with the position for you to be able to carry out requirement will be provided. There is plenty of scope for job and inter Company advancement to the right individual, the Company is after someone who works hard and wants to better themselves through their efforts. Potential to turn this role into a Branch Management position for the right applicant.

Skills and experience

Hands-on tools experience preferred.

Able to problem solve.

See the job description for further job-specific details.