About the Role

This is a permanent full-time position, working Monday to Friday with start times between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM, depending on operational requirements. Overtime is available when required. You'll be responsible for completing local pick‑ups and deliveries, operating tautliner and tailgate trucks, and providing excellent service to our customers while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

- Safely operate HR tautliner and tailgate vehicles.
- Complete local deliveries and pick‑ups within scheduled timeframes.
- Load and hand unload freight when required.
- Secure and restrain loads using the correct load restraint equipment.
- Complete daily vehicle pre‑start inspections and report defects.
- Ensure accurate completion of delivery documentation.
- Follow all Team Global Express safety procedures and policies.
- Report hazards, near misses and incidents in accordance with company procedures.
- Work closely with the operations team to deliver outstanding customer service.

What You’ll Bring

- Current HR (Heavy Rigid) Driver License.
- Previous experience driving tautliner and tailgate trucks.
- Knowledge of Dangerous Goods (DG) requirements.
- Sound understanding of Load Restraint (LR) principles.
- Good understanding of Chain of Responsibility (CoR) legislation.
- A strong commitment to workplace health and safety.
- Ability to perform repetitive manual handling and hand unload freight.
- Excellent communication skills and a positive, team‑focused attitude.
- Reliable, punctual and customer focused.

About Team Global Express

Team Global Express (TGE) is an Australian‑owned transport and logistics business delivering to Australia and New Zealand. We’re not only transforming our operations but striving towards changing the logistics industry and becoming an Environmental, Social, and Governance leader by 2030.





To learn more about our story, visit .

Why TGE

We care about our customers, our people, and our planet. We are always innovating and improving our services. We are driven by passion and purpose, and we never stop.

What we offer

- Competitive salary above industry standards
- Upskilling, training, mentoring and more to support your career development journey
- Fun and practical employee perks and discounts
- Flexible work, including work from home
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- Peer recognition awards acknowledge when you go above and beyond.

An inclusive workplace, works for everyone

We celebrate difference.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that gives everyone the chance to contribute to a bigger and brighter future with us.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and invite applicants of all ages, cultural backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, people living with disabilities, neurodiverse individuals and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to apply.

Team Global Express acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Peoples of Australia and the Māori, as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

TGE is listed as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies of 2023 and 2024 in Australia.

Connecting people and communities| Driving eCommerce | Moving Australia & New Zealand

With an unrivalled and expansive network, Team Global Express builds unique, creative, and tailored transport and logistics solutions to connect people, communities, and businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

Backed by Allegro Funds, Australia’s most awarded and largest transformation and turnaround private equity firm, we’re looking to the future and working towards new and exciting ways to put our customers’ businesses at the heart of ours.

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