Seasonal - Truck Driver (HR & LF), Avalon

Australia Post · Avalon VIC 3212 · Casual/Holiday
Posted 3d ago

Seasonal - Truck Driver (HR & LF), Avalon

KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Seeking HR Truck Driver for seasonal vacancy until approx end of January 2027
  • Driving modern trucks for deliveries and pick-ups
  • Conducting daily vehicle safety checks and forklift operations

🚚 Seeking HR Truck Driver for Seasonal vacancy (until approx end of January 2027)

Ready to hit the road?

Being on the road with us means freedom, fresh air, and work that moves with you. Kick off your day surrounded by a great bunch of people before heading out to deliver for your local community. Wherever the road takes you, you’re backed by a team that values safety, supports your wellbeing, and gives you room to grow. 

✅ What’s in it for you?

  • 19 October 2026 start until (approx.) end of January 2027
  • Working on a fortnightly rotating roster covering approx. 4 different shifts 
  • Casual employment rates
    • Day shift (inclusive of day and casual allowances) = $45.03 per hour
    • Night shift ((inclusive of night and casual allowances) = $49.95 per hour
  • + 12% Super
  • + Free onsite parking

🎁 Additional benefits

You’ll also gain access to ‘Post Perks’, offering hundreds of discounts across:

  • Groceries, Petrol, Retail, Tech, Travel 
and much more.

đŸ’Ș Get paid to stay fit

Why join a join when you can get paid to stay fit?

  • Expect 15,000–20,000 steps per day
  • Regular lifting of parcels (1kg–30kg)
  • Frequent loading, unloading, and entering/exiting the truck

📩 About the role

  • Safely load truck for deliveries
  • Driving our modern trucks between our operational centres and customers, for deliveries and pick-ups
  • Offload and deliver empty ULD's
  • Conduct daily vehicle safety checks
  • Drive HR trucks between operational centres and customer locations
  • Forklift operations

📋 Requirements

  • Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Heavy Rigid (HR) licence and experience
  • Forklift (LF) licence and experience
  • Physically capable of lifting and moving freight safely (breaking down pallets)
  • Good communication and customer service skills
  • Able to meet safe working load limit of weighing 120kgs or less

✅ You’ll also be need to:

  • Be prepared to provide a driving history report, undergo a pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol screening and nationally coordinated criminal history check and work rights check in Australia

🚚 All walks, one route 

It takes a lot of us to deliver for every Australian – and it’s important to us that our people behind the parcels reflect the people receiving them. We come from all walks. Different backgrounds, different ages, different genders, different sexualities and different abilities, but we all believe in the same purpose.   

We welcome people all ages, genders and backgrounds – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ communities, and refugees. We’re a Disability Confident Recruiter, committed to making our hiring process and workplace inclusive and barrier-free. We’re also working hard to remove bias and build a gender-equitable experience for everyone who joins us. If you’ve got questions about accessibility, reach out to our Diversity & Inclusion team at inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au or on 03 8737 9415.

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Skills

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Customer serviceForklift licenceHeavy rigid licenceHr licenceLf licencePhysical fitnessSafe drivingTeamworkTime management

Perks & benefits

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Access to discounts through post perksFree onsite parking

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