Warehouse Assistant Team Leader

Join one of Victoria's leading not for profits and be a part of something big!

Competitive Salary + Tax reducing salary package

Full time, ongoing role | Location: Dandenong Distribution Centre (This is an on-site position)

Scheduled Roster: Tues – Fri 8am to 4pm and Sat 7am – 3pm

Must have Forklift License | Retail Experience preferred

About St Vincent de Paul Society

For more than 170 years we have been providing practical and compassionate support to people across Victoria whose daily struggles can include putting food on the table, paying essential utilities and ensuring their children remain at school to obtain an education.

Our organisation provides many services and programs, including soup vans, education programs, home visitation programs and VincentCare Victoria (VCV), which assist some of Victoria’s most vulnerable communities, such as people experiencing homelessness, the housing crisis and family violence, and the elderly.

A little bit about the role

Are you ready to get moving and be part of a dynamic team? We’re looking for a Warehouse Assistant Team Leader to receive goods and pick and pack shop orders.

In addition, you will prepare and provide administration documents that supports the smooth operations of the Warehouse. This includes but is not limited to shop stock intake and output, ensures that forklift safety documents are reported on a daily basis and ensures pallet racking is compliant with the required safety standard.

Your responsibilities:

• Support warehouse operations by ensuring efficient, safe processing, sorting and storage of donated products.
• Monitor and report on team performance, maintaining safety standards, quality and cost-efficiency.
• Administer systems for product traceability, compliance and staff training, ensuring a clean and safe work environment.
• Support efficient stock processing and ensure objectives are met on time and to a high standard.
• Lead and motivate the team while fostering a positive, mission-driven work culture.
• Manage staff welfare and report on productivity, ensuring policies and procedures are effectively implemented.
• Supply recommendations for improvements encouraging innovation and continuous improvement within the team.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policies, actively preventing injury and illness in the workplace.
• Identify, report and manage hazards or incidents promptly to maintain a safe environment.
• Support the Society’s commitment to the wellbeing of all personnel, ensuring compliance with legal and safety requirements.

About you

You are a team-oriented and proactive individual with experience working in a large warehouse environment. You provide excellent customer service, resolving issues effectively and fostering positive relationships with colleagues, volunteers and stakeholders. You thrive in dynamic environments, manage time efficiently and are committed to safety and compliance. With strong communication and problem-solving skills, you bring practical knowledge and enthusiasm to support the mission of the Society.

More specifically you will have:

• An understanding of distribution and logistics processes, with the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products, e.g. Excel, Word and accurate management
• A commitment to workplace health and safety (OH&S) practices.
• The ability to operate a forklift (licensing required).
• 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 us?  We offer

• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• We make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year.
• We believe in families, so we like to provide a family-friendly environment in which to work.
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to a firm committed to helping others. We are passionate about #SocialJustice.
• Hybrid working model.

Where good happens #Goodworks

If this opportunity sounds perfect to you and you meet our essential requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter that tells us a little more about you and your suitability for the role.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

Applications close: 30^th November 2025 at 12.00 am.

Please note: Candidates may be reviewed and progressed as applications are received, rather than after the advertised closing date. SVDP reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure due consideration is given to your suitability.

Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a working with children check.

St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is proactive in supporting child safety; we value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences; we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.

No agencies please.