Casual Warehouse Assistant - Sorter
Vinnies Victoria
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Job Description
About St Vincent De Paul Society
For more than 170 years, St Vincent De Paul Society has been providing practical and compassionate support to people across Victoria whose daily struggles include putting food on the table, paying essential utilities, and ensuring their children remain at school to obtain an education.
Under the Good Works umbrella, Vinnies Victoria offers many services and programs, including soup vans, education programs, home visitation programs, and VincentCare Victoria (VCV), which assists some of Victoria’s most vulnerable communities, such as people experiencing homelessness, housing crises, family violence, and the elderly.
The Casual Warehouse Assistant - Sorter Role
Are you ready to get moving and be part of a dynamic team? Vinnies Victoria is looking for a Casual Warehouse Assistant - Sorter to support warehouse operations with energy, efficiency, and dedication. If you enjoy hands-on work, thrive in fast-paced environments, and want to play a key role in keeping the warehouse running smoothly, we’d love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
- Help hit targets and keep everything flowing by loading, sorting, and distributing materials.
- Operate forklifts, load pallets, and handle stock, ensuring constant movement.
- Support the supply chain by assisting the warehouse and transport teams.
- Stay on top of safety standards, ensuring all manual handling is done safely and efficiently.
- Build great relationships with teammates, communicate openly, and be a valued team player.
What you’ll bring
- A can-do attitude with a focus on productivity and efficiency.
- The ability to operate a forklift.
- Physical fitness to handle lifting, carrying, and standing – this is an active job!
- Enthusiasm for continuous improvement, always looking for ways to make things run smoother.
Why work for Vinnies Victoria?
- Exposure to a diverse range of P&C functions and matters that will develop your knowledge and skills.
- A friendly, collaborative, and supportive team environment that fosters growth and development.
- Salary packaging, offering significant tax benefits for employees in the community sector, increasing the real value of your salary package.
- Make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year.
- Contribute to an organization committed to helping others and passionate about #SocialJustice.
- Hybrid working model (Note: for on-site role, this might refer to other roles in the company, but for this specific role, it's on-site as stated earlier).
Key skills/competency
- Warehouse Operations
- Material Handling
- Forklift Operation
- Logistics Support
- Inventory Management
- Workplace Safety
- Team Collaboration
- Physical Fitness
- Efficiency Improvement
- Supply Chain Assistance
How to Get Hired at Vinnies Victoria
- Research Vinnies Victoria's mission: Study their values, recent good works, and community impact on their website and social media.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight forklift operation, material handling, safety adherence, and teamwork skills for the Casual Warehouse Assistant - Sorter role.
- Craft a compelling cover letter: Address the key selection criteria directly, demonstrating your "can-do attitude" and passion for Vinnies Victoria's mission.
- Showcase physical capability: Emphasize your ability to handle active, hands-on work and commitment to efficiency during interviews.
- Prepare for values-based questions: Reflect on experiences that demonstrate your alignment with Vinnies Victoria's commitment to social justice and helping vulnerable communities.
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