Yardie / All-Rounder | Transport Partners PTY LTD | Underwood, Brisbane QLD
Transport Partners is hiring a Yardie / All-Rounder for its Underwood depot in Brisbane, advertising $30 to $45 per hour for a permanent full-time position. The wide pay band signals room to grow with tickets and capability — yard roles reward the forklift-licensed, the mechanically handy and the relentlessly reliable. Underwood sits in Brisbane’s southern logistics belt, and permanent yard work with a transport company is exactly the kind of foot-in-the-door role the industry is built on.
Role snapshot
- Employer: Transport Partners PTY LTD
- Role: Yardie / All-Rounder
- Location: Underwood, Brisbane QLD
- Pay: $30 – $45 per hour (as advertised)
- Work type: Permanent full-time position
Yard hand and all-rounder roles
Yardies are the indispensable all-rounders of transport depots — marshalling trailers, assisting with loading and unloading, keeping the yard safe and organised, washing down equipment, and jumping in wherever the operation needs hands. In smaller companies the yard person is often the driver’s right hand and the manager’s eyes on the ground; in larger depots they specialise in dock or yard zones but the variety remains. No two days are the same, and the work is proudly physical and outdoors.
Employers hiring yard staff look first for attitude: reliability, safety awareness and willingness to do whatever the day demands. Tickets multiply employability — an LF forklift licence is the big one, with HR/MR licences, White Cards and DG awareness all adding value. Pay is typically hourly with overtime, and the real prize of yard work is the pathway: countless Australian drivers, allocators and depot managers started as yardies, learned the operation from the ground up, and had their licences and training funded by employers who spotted their potential. It is one of the best entry points into the transport industry.
Pay and conditions
The advertised rate for this role is shown in the snapshot above. Across Australian transport and logistics, advertised pay moves with location, shift timing, experience and the tightness of the local labour market — afternoon and night shifts, weekend rosters and remote postings typically attract loadings or higher base rates, while permanent roles may trade a slightly lower hourly figure for leave entitlements, RDOs and job security. Casual roles usually carry a loading in lieu of leave. When comparing listings, look beyond the headline number: superannuation, overtime availability, allowances, and whether the rate is flat or penalty-inclusive all change what lands in your bank account. The figures in this post are a summary of the employer’s live advertisement — always confirm the full pay structure in the original ad or at interview before making decisions.
Who this suits
Roles like this one tend to suit people who are reliable, safety-conscious and comfortable with the physical, hands-on nature of transport and logistics work. Employers across the industry consistently favour candidates with current tickets, a clean record, and the communication skills to work in a team where timing matters. If you are early in your career, these roles are proven entry points — the industry has a strong culture of training people up and promoting from within. If you are experienced, your record and references do the talking. Either way, read the original advertisement carefully, match your application to what the employer actually asked for, and apply while the listing is live — good transport roles rarely stay open long.
How to apply
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This post summarises the employer’s live advertisement as listed on SEEK, combined with general information about this type of work in Australia. The occupational background below is general industry information — not claims about this specific employer. Details can change after publication, so always check the original ad before applying.