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Logistics & Warehousing
HBGkeeps Australia’s warehouses, distribution centres, and supply chains moving. From pick packers to HC truck drivers, we deploy logistics workers same-day and scale your workforce for seasonal peaks without compromising on quality or compliance.
Why HBG
Logistics staffing is a game of speed and reliability. We’ve built our model around both — so your DC never runs short and your deliveries always go out on time.
Order received at 7am, workers on the floor by lunchtime. Our logistics candidate pool is pre-screened, inducted, and ready to deploy — no lead-time needed for standard warehouse roles.
Black Friday, EOFY, Christmas, back-to-school — we know your peaks before you call. Our surge planning model lets you scale from 10 to 200+ warehouse staff within days, then scale back without the headache.
We partner with some of Australia's largest 3PLs and distribution centres. High-throughput environments demand workers who understand pick rates, accuracy targets, and WMS systems — that's who we supply.
Every forklift operator is licence-verified before deployment — reach truck, counterbalance, order picker, and LPG. We also verify MR, HR, HC, and MC truck licences for transport and distribution roles.
Roles We Fill
Labour hire and permanent placements across warehousing, distribution, and transport.
Casual, contract, and temp-to-perm
All licence classes verified
Who We Service
High-volume fulfilment centres processing thousands of orders daily. We staff entire shifts and scale for peak periods.
Fast-paced pick-and-pack environments for online retail. Workers experienced with WMS, RF scanning, and accuracy targets.
Chiller and freezer warehouse staffing for food, pharmaceutical, and perishable goods distribution.
Licensed truck drivers for metro and regional deliveries, linehaul, and last-mile logistics across all vehicle classes.
A Day in the Life
A distribution centre operations manager calls HBG at 7:15am. Two forklift operators have called in sick and the morning receival is already queuing at the dock. Our logistics recruitment coordinator checks the pre-inducted candidate pool and confirms two reach truck operators — both with current forklift licences and previous experience at the same facility — within 20 minutes. The operators arrive on site by 9:00am, log into the warehouse management system, and begin unloading inbound pallets from the receival dock.
Meanwhile, the pick packers deployed by HBGon an ongoing casual arrangement are already working through the morning’s e-commerce orders. Using RF scanners, they pick individual items from racking locations, verify barcodes against the order manifest, and pack orders into despatch cartons. Their pick rates consistently meet the facility’s target of 120 units per hour because they have been inducted on the WMS and understand the warehouse layout from repeated shifts at the same site.
On the transport side, an HC truck driver deployed through HBG completes a pre-start vehicle inspection, loads a B-double with palletised freight, and departs for a 400-kilometre linehaul run to a regional distribution hub. The driver holds a current Heavy Combination licence, has completed fatigue management training under the Heavy Vehicle National Law, and carries a valid medical certificate. At the regional hub, the load is transferred to an MR driver for last-mile delivery to retail stores across the surrounding area.
Market Context
Australia’s logistics and warehousing sector has undergone significant transformation driven by the growth of e-commerce, same-day delivery expectations, and increasingly complex supply chain networks. Distribution centres now operate around the clock, and the margin for error in staffing is razor-thin. A single unstaffed shift at a major 3PL can mean thousands of orders delayed, service-level agreement penalties, and downstream impacts on retail availability.
HBG has positioned itself as a specialist logistics recruitment partner precisely because this sector cannot tolerate the slow, reactive approach of generalist agencies. Our logistics staffing model is built around pre-screening, advance induction, and maintaining a bench of available candidates who can be deployed same-day for standard warehouse roles. For peak season events — Black Friday, Christmas, EOFY sales, and back-to-school — we work with clients weeks in advance to pre-build workforce plans that ensure full coverage from the first day of the surge.
The logistics sector also demands rigorous compliance. Forklift operators must hold current High Risk Work Licences specific to the equipment type they are operating. Truck drivers require the correct licence class — MR, HR, HC, or MC — and must comply with fatigue management regulations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law. Warehouse workers handling dangerous goods need specific training and certification. HBG verifies all of these credentials before deployment, so our clients can trust that every worker arriving on site is legally qualified and safety-compliant.
National Coverage
HBGprovides logistics and warehouse labour hire across Australia’s key distribution hubs. In New South Wales, we service distribution centres across Western Sydney’s Moorebank, Eastern Creek, and Erskine Park logistics precincts, as well as facilities in the Central Coast and Newcastle. In Queensland, our coverage includes the Trade Coast, Acacia Ridge, and the rapidly growing Yatala and Ormeau industrial corridor on the Gold Coast.
Victoria’s western suburbs — Truganina, Derrimut, Laverton North, and the Melbourne Airport precinct — represent one of Australia’s densest concentrations of logistics facilities, and HBG is deeply embedded in this market. We also service distribution operations in Western Australia across Kewdale, Welshpool, and Canning Vale, and in the ACT including Hume and Fyshwick industrial areas. With 860+ unique sites serviced nationally, we understand the specific operational requirements of each distribution corridor and maintain local candidate pools aligned to these locations.
Compliance & Safety
HBGholds active labour hire licences in NSW (SLJ: 02939), QLD (LHL-05861-F7S5Z), VIC (VICLHL07487), WA (EA3008), and ACT (ACTLHL00000654). All logistics workers deployed through our agency are covered by state-based workers’ compensation insurance, and we carry $20 million in public liability insurance. Certificates of currency are provided to all clients and updated annually.
Drug and alcohol testing is a standard component of our logistics recruitment process. We conduct pre-employment drug and alcohol screening for all warehouse and transport workers, and support our clients’ ongoing random testing programs. For transport roles, we verify licence classes, medical certificates, and fatigue management training in accordance with the Heavy Vehicle National Law. Forklift operators are licence-verified against the specific equipment class — counterbalance, reach truck, order picker, or LPG — before they are deployed to any facility. Warehouse safety inductions cover manual handling, traffic management plans, emergency evacuation procedures, and site-specific hazard identification.
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See It in Action
Read how HBG built a complete warehouse team from scratch for a logistics client.
Building a Complete Warehouse Team from ScratchDon’t wait until you’re short-staffed. Talk to HBGabout your upcoming logistics workforce needs — whether it’s 5 pick packers or a 200-person seasonal ramp-up.
Licensed labour hire provider — NSW, QLD, VIC, WA & ACT.