Not your average truck driving job — this one keeps you active, hands-on, and outdoors, with genuine work-life balance and no weekend or public holiday work. Southern Plants in Dromana is looking for a reliable, hands-on Truck Driver & Nursery Assistant to join our team at one of Australia's largest and most well-regarded wholesale nurseries. This varied role combines local truck driving, order preparation, dispatch support, and nursery-based tasks — perfect for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in presentation, and values safety. You'll drive a brand new Isuzu HR truck with excellent driver comfort and modern tech, delivering plants across South East Melbourne and surrounding areas. Our largest plants are 20cm pots (around 3kg) hand-loaded onto trolleys — there's no handling of large or heavy trees.

Key responsibilities

- Safely picking up and delivering nursery stock across South East Melbourne and nearby regions
- Merchandising plants at trade markets and customer sites, maintaining high presentation standards
- Completing daily pre-start checks and maintaining vehicle cleanliness
- Assisting with picking, packing, labelling, and preparing orders for dispatch
- Supporting stock management at external yards, including facing up, weeding, and watering
- Loading trucks and using iPads/scanners to process orders
- Operating a forklift safely around the nursery as required
- Maintaining a clean, organised,



and safe dispatch area
- Following safe work procedures and contributing to a solid safety-first culture

About you

- MR or HR Truck Licence (minimum 12 months' experience preferred)
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Reliable, organised, and able to follow procedures
- Good eye for plant quality and presentation
- Physically fit and comfortable with manual handling, outdoors in all weather
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Basic digital literacy (iPad/scanner experience an advantage)
- Horticulture or nursery experience desirable
- Competitive salary based on your experience
- Half-day Fridays — enjoy everything the Mornington Peninsula has to offer
- Supportive, hands-on leadership team
- Extra paid leave, including your Birthday and Christmas Party Days
- Regular team lunches and morning teas
- Health and wellbeing initiatives, including EAP and free flu vaccinations
- Years of Service Recognition Program
- Generous staff discounts on plants

About us

Southern Plants has been proudly growing plants since 1946. We're a third-generation, family-owned wholesale nursery in Dromana, committed to sustainability, quality, and our people-first culture. Come and be part of something that's been growing for over 75 years — and is still going strong.

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📌 Truck Driver & Nursery Assistant (Melbourne)
🏢 Southern Plants
📍 Melbourne