Warehousing & Distribution
From e-commerce fulfilment centres to cold chain distribution hubs,HBG supplies the pick packers, forklift drivers, and warehouse professionals that keep your supply chain running — day shift, night shift, and everything in between.
Our Approach
Every missed pick is a late delivery. Every unmanned dock is a truck waiting. Our warehousing recruitment is built around the reality that distribution centres operate on tight deadlines with zero tolerance for gaps in coverage.
Need 50 pick packers by Monday? We have done it before. Our database of candidates specifically flagged for warehousing and distribution means we can ramp your workforce up for peak periods and scale back down without the overhead of permanent headcount.
Distribution centres operate around the clock. We maintain dedicated pools of workers available for day shifts, afternoon shifts, night shifts, and weekend operations — so you get candidates who have opted in to those hours, not day-shift workers asked to swap at short notice.
All forklift operators deployed through HBG hold current High Risk Work Licences (HRWL) for the relevant forklift class — LF (up to 10,000kg), LO (order picking), and LR (reach truck). We verify licence currency and assess practical competency before deployment.
Warehousing carries real safety risks — traffic management, manual handling, racking hazards, and plant interactions. Every worker completes a thorough induction covering your site-specific WHS procedures, traffic management plans, and emergency protocols before starting.
Roles We Fill
Casual, contract, temp-to-perm, and permanent placements across warehousing and distribution operations.
Sectors We Cover
High-speed pick, pack, and ship operations for online retailers — workers experienced with RF scanning, wave picking, batch processing, and same-day dispatch deadlines.
Third-party logistics providers managing multi-client inventory, cross-docking, break-bulk operations, and last-mile distribution staging across national networks.
Temperature-controlled storage for food, pharmaceutical, and perishable goods — workers experienced with cold chain protocols, temperature logging, and sub-zero environment PPE.
Large-format storage and distribution for building materials, manufacturing inputs, and heavy goods — forklift operators experienced with counterbalance, reach, and side-loader equipment.
A Day in the Life
A distribution centre manager contacts HBG at midday on a Tuesday. An unexpected spike in online orders — a flash sale driving triple the normal volume — means the afternoon pick team is going to fall behind. They need six additional pick packers for the 2:00pm to 10:00pm shift, plus one forklift operator to keep replenishment flowing from bulk storage to pick faces. Our coordinator confirms all seven workers within 90 minutes from our pre-screened pool. Each has completed a warehouse induction previously and holds current manual handling training.
The pick packers arrive at 1:30pm, complete the site-specific safety briefing, and are assigned RF scanners and pick zones. They work through wave-released orders, picking individual items from racking, scanning barcodes for accuracy, and packing orders for courier despatch. Pick rates are tracked on the WMS dashboard, and by 6:00pm the backlog is cleared. The forklift operator works the replenishment circuit — pulling full pallets from bulk reserve, breaking them down at the pick face, and removing empty pallets for recycling — keeping the pickers moving without interruption.
For larger-scale engagements, HBGhas ramped warehouse teams from zero to 40 or more workers within two weeks. When a 3PL provider opened a new 20,000-square-metre distribution centre, we recruited and inducted an entire operational team — pick packers, forklift drivers across three classes, receiving staff, dispatch coordinators, and team leaders — with staggered start dates coordinated around the facility’s commissioning schedule.
Market Context
Australia’s warehousing and logistics sector has experienced explosive growth driven by the e-commerce boom, the expansion of 3PL networks, and the near-shoring of supply chain operations. This growth has intensified competition for warehouse workers, particularly during seasonal peaks like Black Friday, Christmas, and EOFY sales events where demand for pick packers and forklift operators spikes dramatically.
HBG has built its warehousing recruitment capability around the realities of distribution operations. We understand that a pick packer in an e-commerce fulfilment centre operates at a fundamentally different pace and accuracy standard than a general labourer. Our screening process assesses candidates on their experience with RF scanning equipment, WMS platforms, pick accuracy rates, and their ability to sustain performance across a full shift in physically demanding conditions.
Safety is another critical differentiator. Warehousing environments combine pedestrian workers, forklift traffic, heavy goods, and automated systems in confined spaces. The risk profile is significant, and poorly inducted workers create hazards for the entire facility. HBG ensures every worker completes a thorough induction covering traffic management, manual handling, racking safety, and emergency procedures specific to your site before they start work.
National Coverage
HBGprovides warehousing and distribution labour hire across Australia’s major logistics corridors. In New South Wales, we service fulfilment centres and distribution hubs across Western Sydney’s industrial heartland — Wetherill Park, Eastern Creek, Erskine Park, Kemps Creek, and the Moorebank Logistics Park — as well as facilities in the Central Coast and Newcastle.
In Victoria, our coverage spans the south-east logistics corridor from Dandenong through to Cranbourne and Pakenham, as well as the western industrial precincts of Laverton, Truganina, and Derrimut. Queensland’s distribution network — centred on Brisbane’s southern corridor from Acacia Ridge to Yatala and the Gold Coast — is another core market. We also service warehousing clients in Perth’s Kewdale and Welshpool industrial areas. With over 860+ active clients nationally and a database of 128,000+ candidates, we have the scale to staff distribution operations wherever they are located.
Compliance & Licensing
HBG holds active labour hire licences in NSW (SLJ: 02939), QLD (LHL-05861-F7S5Z), VIC (VICLHL07487), WA (EA3008), and ACT (ACTLHL00000654). Our compliance team ensures all licensing obligations are met, including regular audits, payroll tax compliance, superannuation guarantee payments, and adherence to the applicable modern award — typically the Storage Services and Wholesale Award or the Warehousing Industry Award depending on the operation.
All warehousing workers deployed through HBGare covered by our workers’ compensation insurance in every operating jurisdiction. We carry $20 million public liability insurance and provide certificates of currency on request. Forklift operators are verified for current High Risk Work Licences with the correct class endorsements. Manual handling training, working at heights certification where required, and dangerous goods awareness for relevant facilities are all checked before deployment.
FAQ
Whether you need one forklift driver or a full warehouse crew for peak season,HBG delivers warehouse staff fast. Call us now or send your requirements — same-day response guaranteed.
Licensed labour hire provider — NSW, QLD, VIC, WA & ACT.