
Australian Red Cross has a network of over 180 retail stores where we raise funds to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia, especially those affected by bushfire, flood and other disasters.
Each year, we rescue 450 tonnes of clothing from landfill, give opportunities to 5000 volunteers, and generate funds to help Red Cross support vulnerable people in Australia and around the world.
As our Derrimut Distribution Centre continues to grow, we are now expanding our Operations workforce. Join a team of 30+ staff and volunteers responsible for the day-to-day movement of stock within the Distribution Centre, along with the delivery and collection of donations from depots and retail partners.
In this role, you will support the Operations Team Leader and work closely with the Merchandise Sorting and Logistics teams to help keep our national distribution facility running efficiently.
Please note: A current unrestricted Light Rigid (LR) licence and a current valid forklift (High Risk LF) licence are mandatory requirements for this role.
Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary, you can take advantage of salary packaging via Maxxia. This can potentially reduce the amount of tax you pay each year and leave you with more disposable income in your pocket. Salary package expenses like rent, utilities, groceries, and school fees - up to $15,900 per year.
Health & Wellbeing: Discounts available through a variety of insurance providers. Access to health education resources via programs like Converge and Headspace. Memberships available to Fitness Passport, which provides affordable and unlimited access to more than 1,600 gyms, pools, and leisure centres across Australia.
Work/Life Flexibility: You can access a paid ‘Me’ day just for you in addition to a wide range of other paid leave options.
Career development: Access to ongoing learning, training, and development courses.
This role is covered by the Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2020 - Level 2. Salary from $58,515.60 / annum + superannuation + access to salary packaging.
For more information about the role, please contact Mara Tamarangi on 03 8354 4881 during business hours only.
Applications for this position will close Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Please apply as soon as possible as we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may close the advertisement earlier.
Whilst we appreciate interest in our roles, we will not be engaging with Agencies or Agency Candidates for this role.
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Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.
Thank you for considering a career at Red Cross. We also have great opportunities to volunteer. Click here to find out more.

The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.