Operations Team Member - Part Time Twizel

PlaceMakers Christchurch; Twizel; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Staff discounts

Development opportunities with the FBL

Employment Education Fund

Wellbeing program

Job summary

PlaceMakers Christchurch in Twizel is seeking a part-time Customer Service role across the branch, including the trade counter, Yard and Drive Thru. You will assist customers, process goods inwards, stock shelves, pick orders and help with loading/unloading vehicles.

The role is permanent part-time (20–30 hours/week), Monday to Friday with rostered Saturdays, based in Twizel, Canterbury. A NZ driver licence is essential; forklift licence an advantage.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service within retail, trade or warehouse is preferred.
• Physical fitness for manual handling and some heavy lifting.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build rapport with customers.
• Motivated, proactive, able to work independently or in a team.
• Confident with computers; willing to learn new systems.
• Full NZ driver license; forklift licence an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Greet and assist trade customers at the counter and in the Yard/Drive Thru area.
• Assist with receiving goods and receipting into systems.
• Stock take, stocking, and rotating products on shelves.
• Pick orders for collection or dispatch.
• Load/unload vehicles and operate a forklift when required.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Forklift operation

Computer literacy

Health & safety awareness

Tools

Forklift license

NZ Driver's License

Job description

• General Information
• Job Type: Permanent
• Category: Customer Service
• Business: PlaceMakers
• Location: Canterbury
• Job Reference: 44941
• Posted Date: 06-Nov-2026
• Closing Date: 04-Dec-2026

Description

Service and build rapport with our local Trade customers. Assisting in our showroom, Yard & drive thru and despatch departments.

The Role

This is varied role working across the branch that will see you involved in serving customers on the trade counter and in the Yard & Drive Thru area.

• Ensure that our customers, who are made up of trades, businesses and homeowners, are greeted with a cheerful smile and exceptional service
• Supporting Inwards goods by accurately checking and receipting product into our systems
• Stock take, stocking and Rotating products on shelves
• Picking Orders for Collection / Dispatch
• Loading / Unloading vehicles and working on a forklift

This is a permanent part -time role, offering between 20-30 hours a week. Working Monday to Friday + Rostered Saturdays Based in Twizel.

About You

• Proven experience in a customer service in a retail sales environment or warehouse experience
• There will be manual handling, and some heavy lifting required so you'll need to be physically fit and have solid health and safety values
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport to support our valued customers
• A motivated, self-driven worker, with the skill to work proactively, independently and under pressure as well as working as part of a supportive team
• Be confident with computers and learning new systems
• A Full New Zealand drivers' licence is essential, and a forklift licence an advantage.

Our benefits

• Competitive hourly rate and Staff-buying privileges
• Genuine development opportunities that come with being part of the wider Fletcher Building Group
• Employment Education Fund
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Program.

Join Us

We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Research shows that females and minority groups don't always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. If this role interests you but you feel you don't quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.

Pre-employment checks including references, medical, drug test and a Criminal background check is required as well as the legal right to work in NZ indefinitely.

We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand.