Weekend Forklift Operator – Permanent Part-Time

Weekend Forklift Operator – Permanent Part-Time at Cockatoo Marine

About the role

This is a forklift job unlike any other. You'll be operating our large Marina Bull forklift, working outdoors with harbour views, launching and retrieving boats for customers who are genuinely happy to see you. After training, you'll also act as skipper and operate our 26-foot marina water taxi.

Key responsibilities

• Operating our marina bull forklift to lift, launch and retrieve boats
• Assisting the marina staff with the safe movement, launching and retrieval of customer boats
• After training, acting as skipper and operating our 26-foot marina water taxi
• Completing a variety of general maintenance tasks around the marina
• Providing helpful, friendly service to our customers
• Carrying out other duties as directed

About you

• A current forklift HRW licence is essential
• Experience operating larger industrial forklifts will be highly regarded
• Boat-handling or boating experience is an advantage
• You are safety-focused, reliable and comfortable working outdoors
• You enjoy practical work, can work independently, and are confident dealing with customers
• You can commit reliably to weekend work

Benefits

As a permanent part-time employee, you'll receive 8 days of paid annual leave each year. That means you can choose either four full weekends off each year or eight weekends where you take either Saturday or Sunday as annual leave. Additional weekend leave can be arranged by agreement. There may also be opportunities to pick up additional casual midweek shifts if you would like more hours.

About us

Cockatoo Marine is a marina in the middle of Sydney Harbour. Our customers keep their boats with us in racks as well as marina berths and we also have some commercial charter vessels living on site.