The business A family-owned Northern Rivers group runs a national refrigerated transport operation with around 40 reefer trailers, including subcontractor capacity, servicing Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and regional customers. In December 2026 it opens a new cold storage warehouse with around 1,000 pallet spaces and blast freezing. You'd be running the proven transport business and building the recent warehouse side from the ground up.

The role

You'll own the P&L; for both transport and cold storage, reporting to the Managing Director. It's a hands-on commercial and operational job.
Set growth strategy, annual plans and budgets
Own pricing, including route pricing and fuel levies, and the customer relationships behind it
Run daily operations across fleet, warehouse and inventory
Lead NHVR, Chain of Responsibility and HVNL compliance
Drive better systems and reporting, including a future TMS replacement
Build and lead the operations, driver, admin and warehouse teams, and guide a planned leadership transition in trucking

About you
Senior leadership in refrigerated transport or logistics, with full P&L; ownership
Solid working knowledge of heavy vehicle compliance (NHVR, CoR, HVNL)




Commercial instinct: you've priced routes and managed fuel levy structures
Experience leading systems or digitisation projects, ideally TMS
Comfortable working alongside an engaged, hands-on owner
Willing to relocate to Casino, NSW
Full Australian work rights are required. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Bonus points for cold storage or 3PL, food or FMCG, and HACCP or SQF knowledge

What's on offer Circa $150,000 + super + bonus. Potential relocation support to Northern NSW. Real ownership of a business with room to grow.

To apply:

Please submit your CV via the link or reach out to Anthony Branch for more information.

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