Yard & Drive Thru Team Member - Havelock North

Placemakers; Havelock North; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Staff‑buying privileges

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Placemakers in Havelock North, North Island, is hiring for a Yard & Drive Thru Team Member. You will assist customers in our timber yard and Drive Thru, load goods onto vehicles, and process orders while helping keep stock accurate.

The role is permanent full-time, 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday with rostered Saturdays. A forklift licence and a class 1 driving licence are preferred, and a competitive hourly rate is offered along with staff purchasing privileges.

Qualifications

• Warehousing or trade knowledge is preferred.
• Full clean Class 1 driver licence and forklift licence/experience preferred.
• Physically fit with strong health and safety values.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in the timber yard and Drive Thru area.
• Load goods onto customer vehicles.
• Process customer orders and transactions; pick orders for delivery as needed.
• Monitor inventory and perform cycle counts.
• Help maintain an efficient warehouse.
• Operate a forklift.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Numeracy

Health & safety awareness

Attention to detail

Inventory awareness

Loading/unloading goods

Tools

Forklift licence

Class 1 driver licence

Job description

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Yard & Drive Thru Team Member - Havelock North

Placemakers – Havelock North, North Island

You’ll be working in our Yard and Drive Thru area as part of our team, serving customers, loading, and unloading products onto vehicles/trucks.

Daily you will be responsible for –

• Assisting our customers within our timber yard & Drive Thru department
• Loading of goods on to customer vehicles
• Processing customer orders and transactionsPicking orders for delivery when needed
• Monitoring inventory, cycle counts
• Assisting as directed to ensure an efficient warehouse is maintained
• Operating a Forklift

This is a permanent full‑time role, offering 40 hours a week. Working Monday-Friday + Rostered Saturdays

About you:

• Full clean class 1 driver licence and Forklift licence/Experience is preferred
• Trade/product knowledge or warehousing experience
• Physically fit and a solid health and safety values
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Great attention to detail and be organised
• Computer and numeracy knowledge
• Competitive hourly rate & Staff‑buying privileges
• genuine development opportunities that come with being part of the wider Fletcher Building Group
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Joining a inclusive and diverse team and company

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.