Manager, Operations

Lineage Logistics; Hastings; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics solutions provider is seeking an Operations Manager in Hastings, New Zealand. You will be responsible for leading a team, driving health and safety standards, and ensuring operational efficiency within cold storage facilities. Ideal candidates will have leadership experience and a strong customer focus. Competitive pay and benefits offered, including employee discounts and assistance programs.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Retail discounts

Paid volunteer time

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in the cold storage or logistics industry preferred.
• Ability to motivate and engage a team of 40+ staff.
• Legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Drive health and safety processes for a safe working environment.
• Ensure smooth operation of the facility.
• Provide strong leadership to the team.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers.
• Maintain inventory integrity.
• Ensure asset maintenance to a high standard.

Skills

Health and safety understanding

Organizational skills

Customer focus

Job description

Overview

Lineage is the world's largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, with a global network of over 400 facilities, spanning 25 countries across North & South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Working at Lineage is not just a job - it's an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.

The Asia-Pacific region currently includes Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Singapore employing nearly 2,500 team members.

This is a position carrying responsibility of ensuring that the cold stores are operated efficiently and profitably to maintain the highest level of service for customers of the Company. The Operations Manager will be accountable for the leadership, culture, safety and compliance of the cold stores.

About the Role

Reporting to the General Manager, and with circa 40+ staff, we are looking for an experienced leader who can motivate and engage employees, identify new business with existing and new clients, provide excellent customer service and have the ability work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• driving the company's Health and Safety processes and procedures to ensure a safe working environment
• ensure the smooth operation of the facility
• providing strong and positive leadership to your team
• further building and maintaining successful and profitable relationships with customers
• ensuring inventory integrity at all times
• ensuring all assets are maintained to a high standard at all times
• ensuring processes and procedures required by Lineage and regulatory authorities are met at all times

The ideal candidate will

• have a high-level understanding and commitment to health and safety
• develop and support the operations team to be the best they can be
• ideally have experience in the cold storage industry, or related logistics industries
• have excellent organisational skills
• be customer focused
• be legally entitled to work in New Zealand

In return Lineage offer a positive work environment, where all people are treated fairly and equitably, with ongoing training and development, and appropriate remuneration.

About Lineage Logistics

In New Zealand, our facilities are strategically located in Auckland, Kerepehi, Tauranga, Hawkes Bay, Nelson, Christchurch, Timaru and Dunedin.

At Lineage Logistics, our six values help guide how we behave and define what we hold most important: Safe, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Bold, Servant Leadership. We all play a position that is key to the company’s success.

If you are a proven leader who shares these values, Lineage welcome the opportunity to view your CV and to consider your application.

Successful candidate appointment is subject to current referee checks and pre-employment medical assessment (including drug test). Lineage is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace.

Why Lineage?

Lineage is more than just a cold storage logistics business. We’re focused on being a vibrant, innovative and progressive employer where all our teams work safely, harmoniously and efficiently toward a common purpose - transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.

Lineage is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic work environment and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Retail discounts as some of New Zealand’s largest retailers (via the Boost Scheme)
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time to contribute in the community
• An employee assistance programme