Warehousing Assistant and Truck Driver
Lyka Pet Food, Australia
Job Description
Dog person? Want to work for a fast-growing start-up disrupting the pet wellness market?
Our capes are on to reshape an industry built around outdated and shady products and practices. Our first brand Lyka delivers fresh, human-grade meals as a subscription service to dogs across Australia.
Since our founding in 2018, we have served almost 9 million meals to dogs all over Australia.
We’re looking for an exceptional Warehousing Assistant and Truck Driver to join our team as we enter our scale-up phase, supporting in our fulfilment and first mile logistics.
About Lyka
Lyka was built on the belief that all puppers should live their best life. We deliver human-grade meals on a subscription to dogs all over Australia. We produce all of our food in our human-grade kitchen in Sydney.
Our company began when our founder Anna went on a journey to improve her dog’s, Lyka, health. Anna started creating a homemade diet for Lyka. In just a few weeks, Lyka had more energy, less tooth decay, and a healthier coat.
Since then, Team Lyka has grown to a team of driven and like-minded dog-lovers with a single shared goal: to serve our customers and their pupper with the best possible care on the planet. From improving digestive issues in puppers to bringing back the youthful energy in seniors we’re getting closer to our mission, every day.
The Opportunity
Lyka is growing quickly, and no two weeks are the same. You will drive our trucks to bring meals to our 3PL delivery partners during our 10am-6pm shift, Monday-Friday.
You will be part of our high performing and driven team and face diverse problems on the job. If you work well under pressure and want a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grow your professional skills this role is for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with organising and scanning boxes into pallets
- Assist with finalising amp; wrapping pallets, including operating pallet wrapping machine
- Loading pallets onto the track safely
- Complete pre amp; post vehicle safety checks and keep good care of the truck
- Drive our truck to the 3PL logistics partners near our facility, and support safe unloading of the cargo
- Drive between Lyka facilities within Sydney to transport goods between them
Requirements
- Current amp; unrestricted LH Truck License (or above), minimum 6 months experience
- Clean amp; responsible driving record
- Forklift license is desirable, but not required
- OHamp;S focused
- COVID Vaccination Status (2+ vaccinations)
Benefits
- Work in a fast-growing start-up, experiencing what goes behind the scenes to sustain hyper-growth for a start-up with a physical product!
- Growth and Development Lyka is growing extremely quickly, which means you will have the opportunity to experience different challenges every day and progressively acquire more responsibilities as our facility and team expands.
- Work for a sustainability focused company we care about the health of our dogs amp; our planet. Not only are we the only Australian carbon-negative pet food company, but we’re also working on offsetting all our staff's plastic use amp; carbon emissions, too!
- Be part of a diverse top talent team, coming from widely different backgrounds and geographies
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams
Lyka is an equal opportunity employer devoted to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate diversity, are devoted to creating an inclusive environment for all staff and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.