warehouse worker

yard worker

packer

engineering team leader

warehouse lead

CEVA Logistics

My day starts at 6am. I arrive at work 20 minutes prior to the shift to check the daily roster. This is followed by a tool box meeting held by our Operations manager. There is a morning break at 9am and lunch break at 12pm. During this time my work colleagues and I socialize by playing soccer, billiards or table tennis. 

Depending on the tasks we either work in teams to load/unload containers or we individually pick stock by operating the appropriate MHE (Scissor fork, Gas fork, Pallet jack, High Reach fork). Throughout the course of my career as a storeperson I have learned to operate each type of MHE and I have also developed a clear understanding in the use of RF scanning. I learned to operate independently and I am able to coordinate tasks and perform efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

By working in a group environment I developed skills which are necessary to achieve successful outcomes as a team. A few of my coworkers come form a non-English speaking background. I learned that teamwork is possible in any situation, even when a language barrier exists. It showed me that clear communication and support is essential in completing the tasks effectively. 

The hardest part of the job is unloading containers in summer as the high temperatures inside the container create difficult working conditions. However, to manage this difficulty we have appropriate OH&S procedures put in place. 

The most enjoyable aspect of the job for me is being able to perform a variety of tasks using different MHE and developing new skills in the process.

Ceva Logistics has been a great benefit towards helping me learn and grow in the logistics Industry by allowing me to be trained and expand in every department possible. The work can have long days, but management understands and helps with private/family matters, by compromising start and finish times that suits you. They allow you to move up the "cooperate ladder" by again teaching, updating your skills and also mentoring you as you progress and learn your new role. Management will always try to make sure you don't wound up doing the same job day in & day out over the years by encouraging you to take the necessary steps in progressing or changing roles and can in fact you can move completely to another warehouse where you will learn new skills, job and trade. The warehouse team is like one big family. we support each other and if problems arise we tackle the job together again by teaching & learning. Days are different depending on demands by clients. For me Days/Jobs are never the same so depending on workload my role can change from pick packing, Receiving stock, stock check & unpacking to stock put a way, or Sea/Air Freight forwarding. We also get a chance to improve our workload by creating Kaizen projects and Matrix training which benefits us and also the Warehouse/Company by making jobs easier, lowering company costs and making the site safer.

Ceva Logistics as a company has the potential to be one of best in Australia as a service provider and place of employment, unfortunately there is no structure, process or vision in the transport team in Brisbane, management seem scattered and it shows in staff where there is no confidence , high staff turnover, intimidating behaviour (experienced)  and unfortunately an unhealthy culture , where employees fear speaking up or exercising their rights for fear of losing their jobs.
Talent  is not utilised or supported , many drivers are waiting around for loads in the AM and PM , it’s money pouring down the drain with the excessive wait-times. The specialised systems are not used throughly through unwillingness to change - I believe there is so much potential for growth with the right captains steering the ship including a team who could make that happen given the right setting. 
I will always appreciate the time spent,  skills gained and the talented colleagues and management I had the pleasure to meet and work with from Ceva Logistics.

a typical day meant being in before drivers would leave for their runs, and make sure drivers have checked in for work, speaking to internal clients, and external, creating manifests, and checking driver status, and delivery schedules are being met. checking incoming manifest ,and closing them off, and contacting clients for deliveries, pick ups, and collections. I would also be very active in the damages processes by way of technical advise, and client liaising, and warranty, and guarantee issues.
As part of the management team, I think that in most cases, plenty of work end effort was invested to analyse processes, and equipment, to better carry out the business primary functions of car carrying.
The hardest part of the job was the huge amount of hours committed to work, and not enough home time.
the most enjoyable part of the job was being involved in lots of travel, and attendance to all the Sydney Motor Shows, and moving some beautiful cars.

Pro's 
some good people who work there

Con's 
Management is honestly horrendous, some individuals just point fingers and can never accept accountability, other supervisors are just snakes in the grass and will stab you in the back when your not looking, i still hear them talking about me months after i have left tells you exactly what type of people they are. if your casual you are a casual you will be treated horribly dont let the their initial image trick you they will just randomly assign you to random contracts till it makes you feel like quiting, during my time there i was under one contract but got sent to almost every other contract on site cause the supervisor was afraid i was going to sabotage their contract, management is petty, unprofessional and they wonder why people dont like to work for them or take them seriously also their pay is terrible and managers only manage when they are in the crosshairs of their bosses.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Depending on which site, Jandakot is one of the best. Avoid Hazelmere, it's unorganised chaos with people coming and going regularly due to micro managing and inexperienced leadership. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being overworked and pay rates aren't great - no staff incentives for blue collar workers. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Depends on the site, Jandakot is great, family orientated and everyone works as a team. Not sure about other sites. 
Although management doesn't speak up if there is an issue and makes HR get involved 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Depends on the time of month - or weekday  (deadlines for end of month processing etc? ) Or weekly payroll processing but on average busy but manageable.

Lack of empathy from management, inconsistent rostering, expectations to work long hours + OT when pre employment process stated 8 hour shifts Monday-Friday. Subtle threats that if we didn’t commit to staying back and doing 12 hour shifts that we would get dismissed. Highly unprofessional and unorganised. No loyalty towards their employees and lack of communication. They lack fulfilling their promises of longer term employment so don’t expect to get anything more than two weeks out of them oh and if you want a day off forget about coming back to work again because you will be out of a job. Overall experience with the company was less than satisfied and wouldn’t recommend to anyone.


For a typical day at work I would perform with the best of my knowledge, I will never get my personal issue get in the way of my work.If  I have a problem I would talk to a manager and share my experience. I have learnt that never mix my problems with during my work hours. I had deal with difficult customer over the past few years and manage to get along with them by putting myself in there shoes. I get along with my co-workers and able to work as a team. If I have a problem with a co-worker the best way to solve the problem is approach them in the right way and also talk to the manager or supervisor for advice. Hardest part of a job is when I'm new and try to adapt everything, but the most enjoyable part of a job is able to do things the right way and learn new things as  I go along in order for me to perform any task given.

Typical day at work varies from week to week as they rotate it. One week you might be unloading containers, labeling and putting it away to correct locations using a reach truck. to replenishing a pick-face. To breaking down large cardboard boxes.

I haven't really learnt much that i didn't already know. However i did improve on my reach truck driving abilities.

I found the management alright to get along with but a bit 2-Faced. They go on about safety and following their rules and not even 10 minutes after the toolbox meeting they do the exact opposite to what they tell us not to do!

The hardest part is the heavy and awkward lifting

The most enjoyable part of the job is just the some of the other workers. They are good to get along with and are willing to assist.

when i arrived at work my day would start with checking emails that required urgent action.  Once I had sorted up any urgent then I would send all my Pre-alert out to the various carriers.  My pre-alerts for the carriers would need to be three days ahead. 

The next step would be to pay in the shipments and  then email the EDO's and delivery dockets to the carriers.  Then I would check the shipments to see if they were clear.  If one of the shipments had not cleared then I would then have find out why the shipment was not clear.  

The shipments that were clear I would then email the carriers to advise that the shipment.   I would also receive phone calls from clients and transport companies regarding problems with deliveries.

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