General Yard Person | Trade Assistant | Rigger
Location: Emerald Workshop
🔧 Permanent full-time | Long-term career
📍 Emerald-based (local or willing to relocate)
💰 Great pay + 12% super + 5 weeks annual leave
💡 Why Join DGH?
DGH is expanding – and we are seeking an experienced General Yardperson | Trade Assistant | Rigger to join our Emerald team. You’ll play a key role in keeping our workshop running smoothly and ensuring a safe, organised, and efficient work environment.
Your Role:
You’ll be hands-on in managing:
- Materials handling (incoming and outgoing)
- Workshop and yard organisation
- Stores inventory and stock management
- Booking and coordinating transport
- Supporting maintenance activities and trades as required
You’ll work closely with the Workshop Manager, be proactive, organised, and physically capable, and help the team keep operations safe and productive.
💡 Ideal Candidate:
We’re looking for someone who has experience in workshop or yard work and can:
- Operate maintenance equipment including cranes and forklifts
- Load, unload, and move materials safely
- Maintain housekeeping of maintenance compounds and clean equipment
- Support supervisors with setting up work areas
- Assist tradespeople in servicing and maintaining equipment
- Spot, pack, and unpack tooling and general trades assistant duties
- Undertake general labouring tasks when required
✅ What You’ll Need?
- High-Risk Forklift Licence (LF) – essential
- MR Truck Licence – essential
- Intermediate Rigger (HRWL)
- Non-Slew Crane – desirable
🔥 Why You’ll Receive Working with Us:
- Competitive Hourly rate
- Superannuation on hours worked up to 50hrs per week
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave
- Long-term, stable role with a growing company
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
📢 Don’t Miss Out!
If you’re proactive, reliable and ready to step up and join a company that values our people, quality work, safety, and your future, hit “Apply Now” or call our friendly HR team on (07) 4968 2900 today.