Hire a forklift driver in Botany, NSW 2019
Available workers updated
58 forklift drivers on Yakka Labour have their home area within 10 km of Botany, including 11 within 5 km. Compare the nearest profiles below, then request a free quote or post a shift with the suburb, start time and pay band.
Botany is one of Sydney's industrial and logistics areas, close to Banksmeadow (about 2 km), Mascot (about 2 km) and Rosebery (about 3 km), so short travel times matter for early starts and back-to-back shifts.
Yakka Labour is a labour-hire marketplace, not the workwear brand with a similar name: workers apply to your shift directly and you confirm the rate before they start.
- 11within 5 km
- 58within 10 km
- 132across Sydney
Within 5 km of Botany
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Cristian Guzman Forklift driver Sydney -
sebastian casanova Forklift driver Sydney -
kylian madani Forklift driver Sydney -
Jefferson Nascimento Forklift driver Sydney -
Zakaria Snauwaert Forklift driver Maroubra -
Jack Harper Forklift driver Brighton-le-sand -
cristopher conejeros Forklift driver Sydney -
Luke mills Forklift driver Sydney -
Matthias Pfeifer Forklift driver Sydney -
Paul Sammut Forklift driver Malabar -
Alexander Rodriguez Ortiz Forklift driver Sydney
5–10 km from Botany
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Benjamin julin Forklift driver Sydney -
Roman Testa Forklift driver Sydney -
jason cornish Forklift driver Sydney -
Dillon Payne Forklift driver Marrickville -
Tarkan gul Forklift driver Rockdale -
Shane Terry Forklift driver Sydney -
Agustin Lorenzo Forklift driver Sydney -
Luke Sainthill Forklift driver Sydney -
Matthew Evans Forklift driver Coogee -
Dylan Leca Forklift driver Redfern -
Roberto Silva Forklift driver Sydney -
Jan Pospisil Forklift driver coogee -
Matthew Strauss Forklift driver Sydney
Typical forklift driver shifts around Botany
- Loading and unloading trucks at the dock
- Reach-truck put-away in racked aisles
- Container devanning with a counterbalance
- Peak-season and night-shift cover
Licences and tickets in NSW
Driving a counterbalance or reach forklift needs an LF high-risk work licence (LO for order pickers), issued in NSW by SafeWork NSW. Licences from other states are recognised. Sight the physical card at induction and note the class against the machine on site.
Rates
Indicative Sydney rates for forklift drivers sit roughly $40–58 an hour for casual shifts, before super. They move with the shift, licence class and award, so confirm the current award on Fair Work before you book. See the 2026 labour hire rates guide.
Hiring forklift drivers in Botany: common questions
How many forklift drivers are near Botany?
58 forklift drivers on Yakka Labour have their home area within 10 km of Botany NSW, and 11 of them within 5 km. Across Sydney there are 132. Numbers change as workers join and update their profiles.
What licence does a forklift driver need in NSW?
Driving a counterbalance or reach forklift needs an LF high-risk work licence (LO for order pickers), issued in NSW by SafeWork NSW. Licences from other states are recognised. Sight the physical card at induction and note the class against the machine on site.
How quickly can I hire a forklift driver in Botany?
Post the shift with the suburb, start time, tickets and a pay band. Nearby forklift drivers can apply the same day; you check their profile and confirm the rate before anyone starts. For a quote first, use the free quote button on any profile.
How much does a forklift driver cost in Sydney?
Indicative Sydney rates for forklift drivers sit roughly $40–58 an hour for casual shifts, before super. They move with the shift, licence class and award, so confirm the current award on Fair Work before you book.
Distances are approximate, from the centre of Botany to each worker's home area as set in the Yakka Labour app. Suburb centres © OpenStreetMap contributors.
