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I've enjoyed my time with Linfox as a roadtrain operator, the gear is exceptionally good for the environments they're subjected to and the fleet is renewed every few years. The other drivers are an awesome bunch of people to work with, and everyone is on the same page which is GREAT in a transport company.
The biggest problem with this particular type of work is never knowing exactly what's going on from one week to the next. While the work is usually pretty steady, it isn't unusual for a week with several days off in a row which can make a huge difference between pay packets.
Trips are notified via text message the day before, but you will need to allow an extra 90 minutes before you are actually scheduled to depart so you can get all of your prestart completed correctly. 
Paperwork paperwork paperwork.... You will just about need to hire your own secretary for this role, I've never worked in another job where you have to do so much paperwork! So much information duplicated several times, a lot of time is lost while completing this.... Does my head in, but it has to be done....
Management has been progressively getting worse recently, but I think it's due to powers from above putting the pressure on them, and the organisation is pretty dismal.
For the most part, the loading team usually get things right, but there's also a lot of times when they get things really wrong too, and it's not unusual for freight having to be restrained correctly or reloaded. 
All in all, it's not a bad place to work so long as you can put up with the few things that can be annoying, but then there's no such thing as a perfect workplace. Especially in transport!

Day to day was mostly repetitive, but it was simple to driving a forklift day in and day out. Operating other machinery when necessary. Moving pallets and staging picks for same day pick up and or following day pick up.

Management and Team Leaders are extremely complacent and lazy. Not willing to help staff members when volume numbers rise. Team Leaders especially fall into this category, mostly sticking to cleaning corners of the warehouse for most of the day, unwilling to assign someone else the job. Mostly because it was the easiest. In particular to the day shift team leader, who would stand there and watch you move pallets and act as a manager when he wasn't one. Relying wholly on TWO other Team leaders to do his job for him and two administrators to perform all his computer work as well. Operations Supervisor and Operations Manager have zero clue how to reign in lacklustre team leaders and actively allow lazy behaviour rot the core of the team. Team leaders and Management are the hardest parts of working at this site.

The turnover is high at different times of the year. Job security is never guaranteed unless you are a full time employee. Which they only convert casuals when they are favoured by certain managers or are pressured to convert them after the minimum twelve months. 

Most enjoyable aspect of the job was working with colleagues on the floor. In which in my experience provided help and advise. Showing good team work and unlike managers was the only good thing about the culture of the site.


I started at this company i 2007 as transport personnel (offsider)
a few years later i was given an opportunity to do the allocation/routing role. i did this job to the best of my abilities yet there was still no guarantee that i would be made permanent. i developed an excel spreadsheet program version of a document that was originally hand written, taking time & resulting in alot of errors (making stock levels inaccurate) my computerised version improved productivity & virtually halved the stock discrepancies. Still no guarantee of being made F/T, so i chose to go back as transport personnel.
years late they would cut all our pay by 40% & increase workload by not replacing staff who had left. This paycut resulted in my finances being ruined & im now blacklisted & have a credit default for 7 years.
i was once again given an opportunity to do an office admin role "Inventory Clerk" this role wasn't easy as the personnel in that office was halved by people leaving & not being replaced (putting unnecessary pressure on us) yet i performed to the best of my ability.
All i received was negativity & no formal training for the role.
They promised me advancement in this role then three months later chose someone else. It seems the culture in this place is very volatile &wasn't going to get any better so i made the decision to leave abruptly & start all over again.
Be careful of this place.

My daily work responsibilities involved cataloging aviation flight movements into billable invoices to the customer base, create and maintain reports detailing each aircraft and the number of flight movements for each month end, follow up on all debtors that are outstanding and report to the Financial Accountant.
My skills that I developed at Linfox were primarily in accounting software, listing to and interpreting aviation traffic terminology.
Management at Linfox were very supportive and encouraging in developing further skills in my field.
My co workers were always pleasant and professional.  My manager was supportive and was always available to seek advice and assistance when required.
The hardest and most challenging part of my job was dealing with unpleasant customers who challenged the billing system.   
I thoroughly enjoyed working for Linfox and found all my jobs interesting and challenging.  The most enjoyable job was documenting aeronautical flight movements and transferring data into the accounting software.

Make sure drivers had clocked on. All attended pre-start meeting and warm up exercises. Queries on wages, and leave. As the trucks came in from Perth, checking their manifests, then making new manifests for the return trip. When the drivers were unable to return that same day keeping track of the demurrage. This was shared with my colleague.I also kept track of the fuel register - comparing fuel to km, chasing the guys for their receipts. At the end of the day emailing all the reports through to Perth which took ages as our system was snails pace.
Thursdays we had our Toolbox meeting, office, yard and drivers. We all contributed at these meetings, and management was always open to new ideas.
The hardest part was allocating freight for return trip to Perth as a lot of the times this was changed because of positioning of freight in the yard.
Everyone at Linfox was friendly, happy and I have lots of fond memories.

Once i was on the job and as i started my work after an hour i get the mail from the General manager that today they are expecting the Tenant Service Office staff might be their. We are been instructed not to communicate any matter  if they  were here. On their arrival notify the general manager and do not let them in.
          At around 12:15pm their are group of five people arrived to the office. I greet them and asked the reason to visit the office. they informed that they wants to check some electrical board and wants to measure premises for leasing purpose. I say " Well , its good, let me informed to the Manager and its all good" Then they turned with angry tone and told me that we are looking after this property and no need to call the manager. I stayed calm and informed that "See i am working here so its my duty to follow the instruction so please wait it want take long to call manager. Then  they cool down and the Manager took them with him. 
        The next day I got appreciation mail from my manager to stop them and do the right thing.

My allocation role was extremely busy and rewarding. Enjoyed working with my drivers and ensuring they receive the correct documents on time and that they are practice safe procedures.

Office atmosphere is a stressful environment due to the fast paced and high volume of the warehouses loads. This leads to a high turnover and constant training of new staff. This effects moral and consistency in the quality of work. Not enough time is allocated to  trainers for the training of new employees. This again leads to more turnover. 

The 12 hour days in this role is unforgiving and has lead to high fatigue and an unhealthy lifestyle. The rotation of 4 days on 4 days off seems appealing however the 4 days on do not suit people with hobbies and miscellaneous activities. 

I enjoy the work and the drivers; keeps the brain active and is rewarding. I don't appreciate the "everyone is replaceable" attitude that is subconsciously oozing from the hierarchy. There needs to be a stronger focus on improving moral.

I came in as a new employee, due to high turnover in the area I was going into, they bought other team members in my interview to get “their approval”. At the end I was told I seemed to be a very nice person. I got the position. Only within 8 weeks of starting the bullying and exclusion started. When I started I was told, process what you get, do not ask questions. I processed most things but still asked questions along the way. I processed some paperwork that a same level employee (and the one that said process what you get) believed I shouldn’t have. The senior management did nothing to stop the bullying even after I lodge a complaint with HR. This process isolated me and allowed this bully to up the anti. I resigned and management then spoke to me and said they wished they had known earlier!! YOU DID!!!! And you did nothing!!! Until Linfox are prepared to rid these toxic people the culture will not change. I was the 5th person in that role in Payroll in 18 months.

at port adelaide  opening boxes ,crates etc.checking invoices against goods received ,enter data into sap if any problems arrive talk to customers about missing purchase order numbers etc.also jumping on forklift to unload trucks or load them ,manifesting truck to be sent to olympic dam .learned alot about the ins and outs of what goods are needed on a mining site ,how much people rely the goods to get the job done and the kpi ,sthat need to be met to deliver these results management were very helpful in getting the job  done safely and effiecently.hardest part of the job was coping when shutdowns occured and the amount of freight would double or triple to a normal days freight .got on well with all my work mates .Finally the most enjoyable part of the job was a) the people you meet and getting  your kpi,s reached everyday 

A typical day would be opening mail, distributing to relevant depots and staff members, while answering phone calls. 
Organising any training sessions, setting up rooms, organising material for training, organising catering. 
Inducting all new visitors to the company.
Accounts Payable: reconciliation accounts and forwarding for authorisation and approval.
Calculating of Bundy cards and staff hours for payroll.
Ordering and distributing of uniforms.
Maintaining staff records ie sick and recreation leave.
Banking and Filing. 
Organising courier for collection of post for Head Office in Essendon Vic.
Maintenance of Coffee Machine. Ordering stock for staff.
Ensuring that reception area and kitchen  are kept clean and tidy.
Ordering and maintaining office stationery.

And anything requested of me:)

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Receptionist 1 salary reported	$34.00 per hour
Logistics manager 1 salary reported	$4,875 per month

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