HC Truck Drivers - Containers & General Freight

Price & Speed Containers - Banksmeadow NSW

HC Truck Drivers - Containers & General Freight

Banksmeadow, Sydney | 2 full-time positions

$38-40 per hour + super + applicable overtime

Price & Speed Containers is seeking two experienced HC truck drivers to join our transport team, with an immediate start available.

We are an established Australian, family-owned business based in Banksmeadow, close to Port Botany. Our transport work offers variety, moving shipping containers and loose cargo between wharf terminals, depots and customer sites.

What we offer

• Full-time positions with consistent hours, generally Monday to Friday, 6am-4pm.
• $38-40 per hour plus super, with overtime paid at applicable rates.
• One truck, one driver - your own allocated truck.
• Overtime opportunities, with optional weekend work when available.
• Varied container and general freight work.
• Some flexibility with weekday hours is required to meet transport schedules. Weekend work is voluntary.

About the role

Working with our Transport Manager and depot teams, your duties will include:

• Collecting and delivering full and empty shipping containers.
• Transporting loose and palletised cargo, with larger and oversize loads allocated according to experience.
• Operating trucks with flat-top, drop-deck, tautliner and skeletal trailers.
• Securing and checking loads using straps, dogs and chains, and tarping loads as required.
• Completing vehicle pre-start checks and reporting faults or maintenance requirements.
• Completing transport paperwork and communicating with customers, depot staff and the transport team.
• Following safe loading, load restraint, fatigue management and site procedures.
• A current HC licence or higher.
• A minimum of 10 years' truck driving experience.
• Proven, practical experience securing loads using straps, dogs and chains.
• A strong commitment to safe driving and looking after vehicles, equipment and cargo.
• Reliability, punctuality and the ability to work independently.
• Good communication skills and a professional approach with customers and colleagues.

Desirable, but not essential

• A current Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC). Applicants who do not already hold an MSIC must be willing to obtain one.
• Experience transporting oversize or out-of-gauge loads.
• Previous container transport and wharf experience.
• A current forklift licence and forklift operating experience.

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