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SteelRiver Logistics Pty Ltd

Sites

Three distribution centres

Perth is our head office and flagship site. Each site works under its own state WHS laws and regulator.

Our distribution centres

Perth DC and head office
Address
Lot 14 Kewdale Road, Kewdale WA 6105
Size
About 14,500 m² under roof, 4,800 m² yard, plus an admin building that houses head office
Workforce
85 at the DC; about 45 head office staff
Site lead
Lisa Anand, Distribution Centre Manager
Opened
2008
WHS laws
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) and Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA)
Regulator
WorkSafe WA
Brisbane DC
Address
Brisbane, Queensland
Size
About 6,200 m², 8 dock bays
Workforce
About 75
Site lead
Marcus Doherty, Distribution Centre Manager
Opened
2017
WHS laws
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)
Regulator
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
Newcastle DC
Address
Newcastle, New South Wales
Size
About 8,500 m², Loading Docks 1 to 6
Workforce
About 95
Site lead
Hannah Vargas, Distribution Centre Manager
Opened
2015
WHS laws
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)
Regulator
SafeWork NSW

Perth DC: layout and operations

Lot 14 Kewdale Road, Kewdale WA 6105.
Operating hours
24 hours, 7 days. Three weekday shifts plus a separate weekend crew.
Docks
12 dock doors: inbound docks 1 to 4 (fitted with dock levellers) and outbound docks 5 to 12. Zone D adds dock door D1.
Hazardous chemicals and DG
11 hazardous chemical lines (SRL-CR-065). Dangerous goods storage areas DG-AREA-01 to 04 cover diesel (5,000 L, Class 3), battery electrolyte (Class 8), acetylene and oxygen cylinders, and the cleaning store. The site is below Major Hazard Facility thresholds. The manifest box is at the main gate.
Emergency arrangements
The DC Manager is the site emergency controller. Shift supervisors act as area wardens on their shifts. DFES is the primary emergency agency.

Activities

  • Inbound receiving and container unloading
  • Putaway
  • Pick and pack (voice-pick under the new WMS)
  • Cross-dock and dispatch
  • Returns processing
  • Line haul to regional WA and the Pilbara
  • Servicing resources-sector customers

Zones and areas

  • Zone A pick, including the dedicated CityWide Health bay
  • Zones B and C pick
  • Zone D, the new pick zone at the back of the warehouse
  • Racking rows 1 to 10 (reach truck aisles)
  • Inbound staging and dispatch lanes
  • Refrigerated zone
  • Battery charging bay
  • Yard with bulk diesel tank
  • Outdoor gas cage on the east boundary
  • Cleaning store and maintenance store
  • Admin building (head office)

Plant

  • 3 counterbalance forklifts (2 LPG, 1 electric)
  • 2 electric reach trucks
  • 2 electric pallet jacks and 1 walkie stacker
  • 2 Dematic conveyor lines (pick to pack, pack to dispatch)
  • 1 shrink-wrap machine and 1 ride-on sweeper
  • 4 dock levellers and a battery charging bank

Forklift operators hold an LF or LO high risk work licence. Plant maintenance is managed in Limble CMMS against the plant register (SRL-CR-066).

Perth DC site rules for mobile plant

  • Indoor forklift speed limit 10 km/h
  • Rotating beacons on whenever plant is moving
  • Forks lowered when travelling
  • Spotter for reversing in pick aisles
  • No parking of loaded forklifts in pedestrian walkways