Driver Trainer forklifts - Crown Hamilton (South Auckland / WaiBOP)

Crown Equipment; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Crown Equipment is seeking an experienced Forklift Operator Trainer in Hamilton to focus on safety and provide top-notch training across regions. This permanent role offers great opportunities for professional development, collaboration, and career progression within a leading company in lift truck supplies.

Benefits

Market-related salary

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Strong collaborative team environment

Career development and progression

Qualifications

• Qualified Trainer with experience in forklift driver training.
• Strong communication, planning, and relationship skills.
• Physically fit with a full driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provide training to customers and staff across multiple regions.
• Grow the driver training business and build stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and reduce churn.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Planning

Time management

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Qualified Trainer certification

Job description

Crown Lift Trucks New Zealand is proud of its history of serving New Zealand’s businesses and communities for the past 42+ years. Crown Lift Trucks is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of lift trucks / forklifts and is a trusted brand with a reputation for quality and customer satisfaction. With 15 branches and around 300 employees throughout New Zealand, we are one of the biggest names in lift truck supplies.

The role

We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Forklift Operator Trainer to join our Service Team in Hamilton and with a focus on Safety First, provide training to our customers and staff across South Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty. You’ll join a stable business and enjoy the variety and opportunities of working within a close-knit, supportive team as part of a large organisation.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for the growth of the driver training business across our existing and competitor customer base throughout the central North Island. You’ll lead profitable growth through collaborative teamwork focused on increasing customer satisfaction, reducing customer churn and increasing our active customer base.

You’ll build strong working relationships with your internal and external stakeholders and you’ll take the right approach to ensure ongoing and long-lasting relationships, whilst still meeting your targets and the needs of our customers.

This is a fulltime, permanent role, based in Hamilton, with a requirement for regular travel throughout southern Auckland and the central North Island.

About you

To shine in this role, you’ll bring your customer-centric, positive and solutions-focused attitude and strong attention-to-detail skills. You'll be a qualified Trainer and your experience in forklift Driver training and coaching will help you enter this role and your strong communication, planning and time management skills will be essential. You’ll be a collaborative and supportive team player and have great customer service/relationship skills when it comes to dealing with your internal and external stakeholders.

A full drivers’ licence is required and there will be manual handling involved so you’ll also need to be physically fit.

What we can offer you

In return, we’ll offer you a market-related salary and excellent opportunities for on-going training and development - not to mention a strong and collaborative team environment. As Crown Lift Trucks New Zealand is part of the global Crown business, there are great opportunities for on-going career development and progression.

Please note, a full pre-employment medical, including a drug test, will be required and you must currently be legally entitled to live and work in New Zealand.

If you have been looking for a fantastic new opportunity and you believe you have the right skills to succeed in this role, apply on line!

Come join the NZ lift truck market leader "as there is nothing like a Crown for picking it up and putting it down" http://www.crown.com

Application Closing Date: 4th April 2025 (we will be reviewing applications as they arrive, so may close applications sooner)