Warehouse Operator & Service Technician

Wheelco; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Wheelco in New Zealand is seeking a hands-on Warehouse & Service Technician Assistant to join our small team. You’ll move between warehouse duties, servicing trolleys, and occasional on-site customer visits, with full training provided to help you learn welding, lathe work, and equipment servicing.

The role runs Monday to Friday, 7am–5pm, with travel to customer sites (as far as Auckland) and the potential to grow into different parts of the business.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and perform diverse tasks.
• Good communication and ability to work in a team.
• Full, clean driver’s licence required (travel to customer sites).
• Forklift licence is an advantage or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Picking, packing, and dispatching customer orders
• Devanning containers and processing inwards goods
• Stock management, shelf replenishment, and stocktakes
• General warehouse duties
• Servicing and repairing trolleys, wheels, pallet jacks, and related equipment
• Assembling equipment
• Travelling to customer sites for on-site servicing and repairs
• Collecting parts from suppliers
• Learning to weld and operate a lathe (training provided)

Skills

Hands-on

Teamwork

Driver's license

Forklift licence

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Are you hands on, practical and enjoy variety in a role?

About the role

A Warehouse & Service Technician Assistant role with genuine variety. No two days will be the same, one day you might be on the tools servicing trolleys, the next you're out on the road on a delivery to a customer, and the next you're in the warehouse keeping stock moving. This is an excellent chance to learn the business from the ground up and find where you want to grow.

Key responsibilities

• Picking, packing, and dispatching customer orders
• Devanning containers and processing inwards goods
• Stock management, shelf replenishment, and stocktakes
• General warehouse duties
• Servicing and repairing trolleys, wheels, pallet jacks, and related equipment
• Assembling equipment
• Travelling to customer sites for on-site servicing and repairs
• Collecting parts from suppliers
• Learning to weld and operate a lathe (full training provided)

About you

• A strong work ethic and willingness to learn, a can do attitude
• Comfortable with physical, hands-on practical tasks
• Physical capability to lift and carry items regularly
• A willingness to follow procedures and instructions carefully
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Flexibility to adapt to warehouse demands and busy periods
• Reliable, punctual, and a good team player
• Full, clean driver's licence (this role involves travel to customer sites as far as Auckland)
• Forklift licence an advantage (or willingness to obtain one — training supported)

About us

Wheelco has been keeping NZ rolling for over 30 years with the largest range of wheels, castors and materials handling equipment in NZ. Supplying a huge range of businesses with industry proven products from global innovators. We are a small team but work together to ensure the job is enjoyable.

Full-time, permanent position - Monday to Friday, 7am – 5pm

On-the-job training in servicing, welding, lathe work, and forklift operation

Real variety — warehouse, workshop, and on-site service work

A clear pathway to grow into the area of the business that interests you most