Casual Store Person

Ravensdown Limited; Waipukurau; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Ravensdown Limited is seeking a Casual Store Person to join our Waipukurau team in Hawke's Bay. You will handle front-end yard duties and stock control, with training provided for loader/forklift operation and use of our stock management system on a tablet or computer.

Ideal candidates will have a strong health and safety mindset, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to work well in a team. Flexible hours and Saturday availability may be required during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Strong Health & Safety focus with a safety-first attitude.
• Customer service experience and be an excellent people person.
• Competent using a computer or Ravensdown’s stock management system.
• Experience in forklift/front-end loader operation desired but not essential.
• Reasonable physical fitness and be comfortable working in the yard.

Responsibilities

• Assist with store/yard duties at Waipukurau.
• Operate front-end loader and forklift when required (training provided).
• Use Ravensdown stock management system on tablet/computer.
• Support account manager with soil testing.
• Flexibility for seasonal hours including Saturday mornings in peak periods.

Skills

Health & Safety

Customer service

Computer skills

Forklift operation

Teamwork

Tools

Stock management system

Job description

Ravensdown as a co-operative is all about essential farm inputs, and smart people using smart tools with the latest science in mind and our shareholders’ interests at heart.

Our work is guided by strong values that shape how we operate every day:

These values are central to our culture and are actively lived, recognised, and celebrated across the organisation.

We are an integral part of the food creation process. We are the only co-operative that tests for, advises about, buys, ships, stores, spreads, measures and maps food creating nutrients and fertiliser in a truly integrated way.

Using technology, science, and smart people, we work in partnership with our farmers to provide the nutrients and agronomic solutions they need, together with innovative environmental products and services.

Through this, we are committed to Smarter farming for a better New Zealand, Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa

About You:

We are looking Casual Store Person to join our Team at Waipukurau. Your previous experience in a customer-focussed role along with general store/yard work will make you an ideal candidate. Being able to operate a front-end loader and forklift would be a nice to have however, we can provide the necessary training to see you succeed. You will be comfortable using a tablet/computer to use our stock management and ordering system. Occasionally, you will help the account manager with soil testing.

There are seasonal demands which require flexibility in the hours, including Saturday mornings by request in the peak periods. If you like the idea of an enjoyable career with like-minded people, while contributing to the growth of your local community, this is the perfect place to make it happen

Given the work environment and nature of the role, it's essential you're physically fit, and mechanically minded. You will also be comfortable at the controls of a loader and forklift.

Ideal Skills & Experience:

• Strong Health & Safety focus with a ‘safety-first’ attitude
• Customer service experience and be an excellent ‘people person’
• Competent using a computer or be capable of picking up Ravensdown’s ordering and stock management system
• Experience in forklift / front-end loader operation desired but not essential
• Reasonable physical fitness and be comfortable working in the yard
• The ability to work as a team and follow instructions

Ravensdown is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employ ment drug test.