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Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Mackay, QLD

There are 57 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs advertised in Mackay on ViewJobs, from 35 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last week.

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57 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Mackay

4 new roles this week· 30 in the last 30 days

Job types

Share of roles by employment type.

  • Full-time51 (89%)
  • Casual5 (9%)
  • Part-time1 (2%)

Top employers

Most active employers hiring in Mackay.

Explore specialisms

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics by specialism.

Each specialism has its own page: where the roles are, who is hiring and the latest ads.

10 live rolesCouriers, drivers & postal services10 live rolesMachine operators7 live rolesWarehousing, storage & distribution3 live rolesLogistics quality assurance & control2 live rolesAssembly & process work1 live roleLogistics management

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The local market

Mackay's manufacturing and transport job market

Figures for Mackay cover ABS region Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday (SA4 312). Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Figure 1: Online manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Mackay - Isaac - WhitsundayOperator occupations: machine and stationary plant operators, mobile plant operators, drivers and storepersons, and factory process workers. Three-month average, September 2025 to September 2026.
  • Machine and stationary plant operators
  • Mobile plant operators
  • Drivers and storepersons
  • Factory process workers
0100200300400Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 96Mobile plant operators, Sep: 71Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 161Factory process workers, Sep: 12340SepMachine and stationary plant operators, Oct: 91Mobile plant operators, Oct: 67Drivers and storepersons, Oct: 152Factory process workers, Oct: 13Machine and stationary plant operators, Nov: 83Mobile plant operators, Nov: 59Drivers and storepersons, Nov: 153Factory process workers, Nov: 11NovMachine and stationary plant operators, Dec: 79Mobile plant operators, Dec: 55Drivers and storepersons, Dec: 136Factory process workers, Dec: 9Machine and stationary plant operators, Jan: 77Mobile plant operators, Jan: 52Drivers and storepersons, Jan: 125Factory process workers, Jan: 8JanMachine and stationary plant operators, Feb: 77Mobile plant operators, Feb: 53Drivers and storepersons, Feb: 118Factory process workers, Feb: 7Machine and stationary plant operators, Mar: 83Mobile plant operators, Mar: 52Drivers and storepersons, Mar: 127Factory process workers, Mar: 9MarMachine and stationary plant operators, Apr: 84Mobile plant operators, Apr: 48Drivers and storepersons, Apr: 124Factory process workers, Apr: 10Machine and stationary plant operators, May: 81Mobile plant operators, May: 54Drivers and storepersons, May: 129Factory process workers, May: 12MayMachine and stationary plant operators, Jun: 85Mobile plant operators, Jun: 60Drivers and storepersons, Jun: 136Factory process workers, Jun: 11Machine and stationary plant operators, Jul: 98Mobile plant operators, Jul: 74Drivers and storepersons, Jul: 157Factory process workers, Jul: 10JulMachine and stationary plant operators, Aug: 113Mobile plant operators, Aug: 76Drivers and storepersons, Aug: 159Factory process workers, Aug: 9Machine and stationary plant operators, Sep: 120Mobile plant operators, Sep: 83Drivers and storepersons, Sep: 157Factory process workers, Sep: 10370Sep

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Show the numbers
Online manufacturing and transport job ads a month, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
MonthMachine and stationary plant operatorsMobile plant operatorsDrivers and storepersonsFactory process workersTotal
September 2025967116112340
October 2025916715213323
November 2025835915311306
December 202579551369279
January 202677521258262
February 202677531187255
March 202683521279271
April 2026844812410266
May 2026815412912276
June 2026856013611292
July 2026987415710339
August 2026113761599357
September 20261208315710370
Unemployment rate
3.1%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
110,450
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.3% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month (all jobs)
2,471
JSA, September 2026 · up 3.4% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
5,850
DEWR, June 2026 · up 7.1% since June 2025[4]
Figure 2: People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in MackayAn estimated 13,460 people employed in September 2026: the same as September 2025, and down 6.8% on September 2021. One point each September, 2021 to 2026.
Sep 2021: 14,447Sep 202114,447Sep 2022: 14,332Sep 202214,332Sep 2023: 13,807Sep 202313,807Sep 2024: 13,299Sep 202413,299Sep 2025: 13,466Sep 202513,466Sep 2026: 13,460Sep 202613,460

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[5]; ViewJobs[6].

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People employed in manufacturing and transport occupations in Mackay
MonthPeople employed
September 202114,447
September 202214,332
September 202313,807
September 202413,299
September 202513,466
September 202613,460

Longer-term trend

Figure 3: Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, 2019 to 2023Employee jobs in the year to 30 June, 2019 to 2023.
2019: 15,098201915,0982020: 15,176202015,1762021: 15,439202115,4392022: 16,744202216,7442023: 17,590202317,590

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[7]; ViewJobs analysis[8].

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Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing jobs, Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, 2019 to 2023
YearEmployee jobs
201915,098
202015,176
202115,439
202216,744
202317,590

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Popular Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles in Mackay

Quick answers

Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics work in Mackay, answered

How many Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are there in Mackay?

57 Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs are live on ViewJobs in Mackay, from 35 employers and recruiters. 4 were posted in the last 7 days. 51 are full-time, 5 casual and 1 part-time.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Is demand for Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in Mackay growing?

Demand is rising. Employers in Mackay, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, placed about 370 online ads a month for manufacturing and transport jobs in the three months to September 2026, up 8.8% on a year earlier (340). Ads for machine and stationary plant operators rose from 96 to 120 a month. Ads for mobile plant operators rose from 71 to 83 a month.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Who is hiring Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics workers in Mackay?

Pacific National has the most live ads of any direct employer (6). Next are Kinetic (5) and Validation request (4). 35 employers and recruiters have live ads in all.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What do Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs pay in Mackay?

9 ads state an hourly rate: $35.04 to $90 an hour, with a typical midpoint of $45.45. 1 more states pay in other units, 6 describe pay in words or a form not counted here, and 41 of the 57 ads state no pay.

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Which Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics roles are most advertised in Mackay?

Couriers, Drivers & Postal Services, and Machine Operators each have 10 of the 57 live ads. Next is Warehousing, Storage & Distribution (7).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

What is the job market like in Mackay overall?

Online job ads for all occupations in Mackay, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, averaged 2,471 a month in the three months to September 2026, up 3.4% on a year earlier.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Mackay?

The unemployment rate in Mackay, across the area Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, was 3.1% in September 2026, up 0.3 points on a year earlier (ABS modelled estimate).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

Are Mackay Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs mostly full-time?

Most are full-time: 51 of 57 (89%). 5 are casual (9%) and 1 part-time (2%).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. The four manufacturing and transport occupation groups combined.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  5. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  6. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/nero. The occupation group is an approximation: Jobs and Skills Australia's job-ads groups mapped to ANZSCO unit groups.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Manufacturing, and transport, postal and warehousing: two ABS industry divisions combined.
  9. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 30 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.

Method

  • Online job ads: Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force: monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas. Published under CC BY 4.0.
  • Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation: estimated employment by occupation, published under CC BY 4.0. Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region: employee jobs by industry, published under CC BY 4.0. The latest ABS jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023. Every figure shows its year.
  • ViewJobs live ads: ads open on ViewJobs in the Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics classification, placed in Mackay, counted on 30 Oct 2026.
  • ViewJobs analysis: a figure that adds up several occupation groups, industries or areas. The sources publish the parts; the sum is ViewJobs' own, and its reference says what was combined.

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ViewJobs (2026). Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics jobs in Mackay, QLD, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/jobs/qld/regional-rural/mackay/manufacturing-transport-and-logistics

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