Yard Hand Driver Trainee

Start your driving career the right way — hands-on training, a real pathway, and a team that will back you.

About the Role

• Keep the depot, trucks, trailers and equipment clean, organised and ready for safe work
• Assist with loading and unloading, preloading trailers, and trailer audits under guidance
• Progress through structured on-the-job training toward your heavy vehicle licence
• Travel with the Leading Hand and experienced drivers to learn preloads and job preparation
• Build real depot and driving skills from day one

Essential Requirements

• Current Queensland driver licence, with eligibility to progress to a heavy vehicle licence
• Reliable, safety-focused and genuinely keen to build a driving career
• Physically fit for active, outdoor depot work
• Australian working rights

Desirable (or willingness to obtain)

• Forklift and loader licence
• White Card and load-restraint training

What We Offer

• $35.00 flat rate per hour
• Guaranteed 40 hours per week + 2 x 30-minute paid breaks daily
• A genuine, structured pathway into a professional driving career
• Hands-on training and coaching from experienced Leading Hands and drivers
• Join a growing, family-owned North Queensland transport business

After 12 Months You Will Have

• Certificate III in Driving Operations
• LF/Forklift licence & experience unloading general freight material
• Loader ticket & experience unloading general freight material
• Stocktaking and stock control management experience
• High-level load restraint experience — roofing iron, steel & mesh, trusses, power poles, general freight
• Experience with cranes, and truck & trailer lengths, widths and weights
• NHVR compliance exposure — fatigue, mass, maintenance
• A real opportunity to move into HR Crane truck driving

If you're keen to build a driving career and want a team that will invest in you, apply now via SEEK.

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