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Crown Equipment · Wingfield, South Australia, Australia

Looking for a hands-on role that’s more than “just a job”? This is your opportunity to get your foot in the door with Crown Equipment, build real technical experience, and progress your career into a Service Technician pathway.

Due to continued growth, we’re looking for a motivated and reliable General Hand to join our Adelaide Service team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with equipment, values safety and organisation, and wants long-term career development with a respected industry leader.

As a General Hand, you’ll play a critical role in supporting our Service department by ensuring the yard, warehouse and dispatch areas operate safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

You’ll be involved in:

  • Receiving, handling, storing and dispatching capital equipment
  • Supporting technicians and field service teams with parts, batteries and chargers
  • Maintaining a safe, organised and professional workshop and yard environment
  • Learning Crown’s systems, processes and equipment as the foundation for future progression

 

 Key Responsibilities

  • Assist with stock control of capital equipment, batteries and chargers
  • Unload and load containers and transport deliveries safely and accurately
  • Allocate batteries and chargers to units and ensure battery rotation and readiness
  • Assemble, pack and despatch internal and external orders
  • Maintain clear stock identification, storage areas and walkways
  • Assist with regular stocktakes and reconciliation
  • Maintain yard and warehouse presentation, cleanliness and safety
  • Support service and workshop teams with day-to-day operational needs

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience in warehousing, yards or hands-on operational roles (desirable, not essential)
  • A strong work ethic, reliability and willingness to learn
  • Good communication and teamwork skills
  • Attention to detail and pride in doing things properly
  • Ability to work safely in a physical, fast-paced environment
  • Interest in machinery, equipment, trades or technical career pathways

An Overhead Crane Licence is advantageous but not essential, training can be provided.

 

What We Offer

  • A stable, full-time role with a well-established company
  • Clear career progression and development opportunities
  • Exposure to technical equipment and service operations
  • Ongoing training and support
  • A safety-focused, team-oriented workplace

Benefits

What sets us apart?

Crown’s history began when two brothers founded the Company in New Bremen, Ohio (USA) in 1945. Today, the fourth generation of the very same family continues to lead Crown in all of its operations across the globe. Being a family-owned and run business is evidenced by more than 200 employees reaching service milestones in our 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 year categories in Australia alone, with more than 2,000 employees reaching a 25 year service milestone globally. 

As a Company we want to continue to support our employees to be the best versions of themselves and that’s why, as a Crown employee you get to enjoy:

  • A benefits program which gives you access to discounts and cashback from over 400+ retailers nation wide.
  • Access to a health and wellbeing platform which supports your Mental, Physical and Financial goals.
  • Corporate Rates for Private Health Insurance.
  • An inclusive working environment.
  • An Employee Assistance Program for confidential counselling with chat, phone and face to face counselling options.
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About Crown Equipment

Crown Equipment is one of the world’s largest material handling companies. Crown’s award-winning line of forklifts maintains a reputation for advanced product design, engineering and technology, and integrated manufacturing processes. Offering a broad range of forklifts and warehouse solutions, as well as automation and fleet management technologies, Crown provides customers with forward thinking and innovative products designed to improve performance and lower operating costs. Crown’s global service and distribution network offers Government-accredited Registered Training programs throughout Australia. With its Head Office in New Bremen, Ohio, and regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany and Singapore, Crown’s ideas help global customers advance the productivity of their operations and accomplish more.

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