Job Description

We currently have an opportunity for Full Time Distribution Services Assistant. You will play a critical role in managing waste and distribution services within the Women's & Children’s Hospital. By maintaining a clean and safe environment, you will directly contribute to the wellbeing of patients, visitors, and staff. Your interactions will include patients, the public, and facility staff, ensuring confidentiality, empathy, and courtesy at all times.

What You’ll Do (key responsibilities)

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Collect and transport waste materials, ensuring compliance with infection control standards and safety protocols.
• Distribute general items, including gas cylinders, prescriptions, specimens, and food items.
• Manage the collection and distribution of linen, ensuring timely delivery to designated areas.
• Conduct Patient Room Discharge cleaning and maintain cleanliness in designated areas, including infectious or isolation areas.
• Actively participate in the hospital’s Infection Control program, adhering to relevant policies and procedures.
• Follow Downer’s health and safety policies, identifying and reporting hazards proactively to ensure a safe working environment

What You’ll Bring (experience required)

• Previous experience in a stores or distribution position within a similar environment (preferred).
• Ability to interact courteously and empathetically with patients, visitors, and staff.
• High level of accuracy in handling distributions, waste management, and cleaning tasks.
• Capability to prioritise tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of workplace health and safety regulations, including infection control principles.
• Ability to convey information clearly and positively, fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Available to work across a 7-day rotating roster

More than anything, you’ll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We’re proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.

• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you’ll find real opportunities to advance your career.

• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.

• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn’t align perfectly with this role, we’d still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help you put your best foot forward.

How to Apply
Click "APPLY" and please include your up to date resume.

Please note: As a pre-requisite for this role, successful candidates will be required to undertake a pre-employment medical, as well as provide an up-to-date National Police Clearance, Current Working with Children Clearance and Immunisation history.

At Downer we plan, create and sustain. Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure, and facilities.