Hire pick packers in Melbourne: we're not taking bookings here yet.
Melbourne’s warehousing belt runs through Laverton, Truganina and Dandenong South, feeding the country’s largest container port. It is a huge casual employment market: pick-pack, forklift and despatch roles across thousands of sheds, with peak-season surges concentrated in the western corridor.
Peak-day order volume is the classic pick-pack problem: book extra packers for the days orders spike and pay only for hours worked. No formal tickets are typically required to start; vetting covers identity, references and role skills.
MyGig is not taking bookings in Melbourne yet, and we would rather say so than let you plan around a service that is not there. Victoria is planned for 2027. Where we do operate (NSW, WA, TAS and NT), businesses post shifts and book vetted casual pick packers for one flat 15% service fee, with MyGig as the Employer of Record carrying payroll, super and workers compensation. Register your interest and we will tell you the moment Melbourne opens.
Coming to Melbourne in 2027.
Work in progress: we're not taking bookings in Melbourne yet, and nothing on this page is an offer to supply staff there. MyGig operates as the authorised Employer of Record in NSW, WA, TAS and NT. Register interest on the Melbourne page →
What a casual pick packer costs is set by the award.
These are the award's published figures, not a MyGig quote. They apply nationally, including in Melbourne.
Storage Services and Wholesale Award (MA000084)
Published adult casual rates start from $33.85/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Higher classifications, penalties and allowances can apply on top.
What a pick packer does on shift.
- ✓Picking orders by RF scanner or pick slip
- ✓Packing, labelling and weighing cartons
- ✓Palletising and shrink-wrapping outbound freight
- ✓Restocking pick faces and reporting shortages
Good questions, straight answers.
What award covers casual pick packers in Melbourne?
Pick packer work in this industry is typically priced under the Storage Services and Wholesale Award (MA000084). Published casual rates under the Storage Services and Wholesale Award start from $33.85/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Penalties and allowances can apply on top depending on when and where the shift runs; the award page and the official Fair Work pay guide carry the detail.
Are the pick packers vetted?
Yes. Every worker is vetted on 30+ data points before they can accept a shift, including identity, right to work and references.
Does MyGig operate in Melbourne?
Not yet. MyGig is not taking bookings in Melbourne or anywhere in Victoria today. Victoria is planned for 2027. Register your interest and we will contact you when the Melbourne launch is confirmed.
What will it cost when Melbourne opens?
One flat 15% service fee on wages and on-costs, the same for every client and every pick packer shift. There are no placement fees and no volume tiers: the rate is published and identical everywhere MyGig operates.
Melbourne is on the way.
Register your interest and you'll hear first when Melbourne opens in 2027. No spam, one update that matters.