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Mostly a bulk carrier company, delivering bulk goods such as sugar, flour, resins, cement etc using tankers, tipping skells and pod trailers.

The job is great, but the poor company culture makes it a difficult place to work. Everyone has a different role to play in the company, which causes jealousy among drivers, so expect anything slightly untoward to be reported swiftly to management by co-workers.

The fleet is mainly made up of Volvo FM13's so its an easy days work once you've left the yard. Leaving the yard can be a job within itself though, because the operations staff rarely allocate drivers with appropriate trucks and trailers for each type of job. This takes a lot of getting used to.

All trucks are GPS tracked, and if you exceed the speed limit, a written warning will be issued for full time staff, and dismissal for casuals, so a lot of care is required while on the road. Once abiding by such an array of rules becomes second nature, it's not really a bad job, however so much unlike so many others that Qube Altona have a staff turnover of the likes of which is rarely seen.

totally irregular hours and shifts on a day to day basis 7 days a week

I learnt many skills involved in the job from operating a crane to rigging and load requirements, from a general hand to foreman and acting supervising of workers working with and under my direction.

I also experienced  that working with management in this particular industry can be very challenging and rewarding, but also that besides all aspects working to ''work procedures'' is paramount no matter what the work practice maybe..

I found that my co workers were very supportive and skilful workers, and when encouraged the correct way could achieve amazing results, something management lacked in understanding.

I did not find anything to be to hard, I enjoyed the actual job at hand

crane operator and machine operation

It is an incredibly demanding industry and company. There is a lot of responsibility involved and a lot of work to be done constantly. Overall, I have throughly enjoyed working here as I have learned so many new skills and gained so much experience whilst also developing my exisiting skills. The working environment isn't as fun as say hospitality or retail as its a very serious place with lots of deadlines to be met and procedures to be followed, however, I have made many friends and was fortunate enough to work under great bosses who looked after me. It can be quite an exciting, fast paced and challenging environment to be in. Be prepared for a wild ride!

Unfortunately I did not get to have a typical day at work, as the hours I started work varied frequently from 9pm to 6am shifts, or 9am to 5pm shifts, or 2pm to 11pm shifts and at times being called into work early.  Over the four months with this company I gained a vast knowledge of the transport industry, specializing within the shipping industry, which I had not previously worked in.  This position also updated and refreshed my computer skills.

At Qube you will never know how the day was going to be:

As the majority of the small projects were coming on a daily basis and they involved hard work.

The fast environment help me to develop new skills. I was planning the day for 10 people at least and counting on a daily basis to work with 3 subcontractors.

Most enjoyable part of the job is when you are able to help a customer that felt that they was no solution for their logistical problem and I could find it, saving them a lot money.

I have and still do enjoy my current career with Qube Logistics. I have acquired Management and Supervision skills working in such services covering road and rail transport, warehousing and distribution, container parks and quarantine management working with Chevron on the Barrow Island Project. Looking to step into the international arena to aquire a full time position to further my experience, knowledge and career.

great people great place to work.
You get to do a lot of different jobs.

Transporting finished goods and raw materials over land to and from manufacturing plants or retail and distribution centers.
Inspecting vehicles for mechanical items and safety issues and perform preventative maintenance.
Planning routes and meeting delivery schedules.

Delivering a wide variety of items.
Following delivery driving routes and time schedules.
Loading, unloading, preparing, inspecting and operating the delivery vehicle.

I was employed by a contract company and in the beginning had about 3 days a week of work, and then my work just dried up. I think you had to brown nose quite a bit to get more shifts. Workplace culture was funny, you had brown nose guys running around big noting themselves, but they weren't any better than anyone else. Worst job was unloading bulk bags of cement, hot dusty and 12 hours of it in the Hold. 

Typical day at work involved lots of paper work to be updated. Learned  how important time slots and schedules are and must be kept. Management we fantastic best bosses to work for. Co-workers very easy to get along with. Hardest part of job was waiting on paper work from drivers to make sure invoice was reading for sending date. Most enjoyable part of job was the new people I meet that I now call my friends.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The guys on the floor were great bunch and easily get along with 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The roster and the management 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Ground stuff great. But management don’t care about you and try to cut corners to save a cent 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Crane operator and general operator

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Driver 3 salaries reported	$34.60 per hour
Fitter 2 salaries reported	$53.75 per hour
Boilermaker 1 salary reported	$142,500 per year
Truck driver 1 salary reported	$125,000 per year
Manager 1 salary reported	$130,000 per year

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