Operations Assistant

Terra Industrial New Zealand; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Brand-new workshop experience

World class brands exposure

Job summary

Truck Stops (NZ) Ltd in New Zealand is seeking an Operations Assistant/Class 5 Truck Driver to join the busy Service Department. You will be focused on picking up and delivering trucks to customers and sub-contractors, while ensuring safe vehicle movements and grooming. You may assist with COFs and other service duties as required. This role suits an experienced truck driver aiming to spend more time at home and work locally.

Qualifications

• Hold a Class 5 license with experience driving a range of trucks.
• Ideally have a DG license.
• Excellent verbal communication for face-to-face and phone conversations.
• Understand what outstanding customer service should be and deliver that service every time.
• Have a can-do attitude with the ability to jump in and help the wider team as needed.
• Have a positive attitude, a team mentality, and great sense of humour.

Responsibilities

• Pickup and delivery of trucks to customers and sub-contractors.
• Site management for safe vehicle movements and vehicle grooming.
• Provide support in general duties and COFs of the service department as needed.

Skills

Class 5 licence

DG licence

Verbal communication

Customer service

Team player

Positive attitude

Job description

Company : Truck Stops (NZ) Ltd Act with Integrity - Care for All - Win Together

Truckstops is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sime Motors. Established in 1984, Truckstops has provided unparalleled after-sales parts and service support to the road transport industry for over 40 years. With 19 nationwide branches supporting Hino, Mack, Volvo, and UD Truck & Bus, we have grown to become the largest supplier of truck & bus parts and workshop services in New Zealand.

Our newly custom built Truckstops site in Ruakura, Hamilton is now open, purpose-designed to deliver faster, better service for our truck customers. More space, better gear, and bigger possibilities for keeping trucks moving.

The role

Reporting to the Branch Manager, an opportunity has become available for a self-motivated and energetic person to join our busy Truckstops Service Department as our Operations Assistant/Class 5 Truck Driver.

In this position, you'll be focused on picking up and delivering trucks to our customers and sub-contractors, site management for safe vehicle movements and vehicle grooming. You may also provide support in the general duties & COFs of the service department as needed.

About you

• hold a Class 5 license with experience driving a range of trucks
• ideally have a DG license
• have excellent verbal communication skills for face-to-face and phone conversations
• understand what outstanding customer service should be and deliver that service every time
• have a can-do attitude with the ability to jump in and help the wider team as needed
• have a positive attitude, a team mentality, and great sense of humour

This is potentially ideal for an experienced truck driver looking to spend more time at home and work local.

Benefits

• Along with a brand-new state-of-the-art workshop to work in, you will have exposure to world class brands such as Volvo, Hino, Mack and UD Trucks, a supportive manager and team who want you to succeed, along with: a wide range of career and personal development training inhouse and via external providers , employee benefits and retail discounts across 100+ stores, and wellbeing benefits including free eye and spinal checks
• discounted Southern Cross health insurance, free EAP support, annual flu jab and much more
• internal discounts across our brands including our luxury retail brands and our FASST used vehicles + more

We will process applications as they come in and invite those shortlisted in for an interview. As such this role may close as soon as the suitable applicant is found.

Note: this role is subject to background checks including reference, right to work and medical and drug tests.