Yard & Drive Thru Team Member - Napier

Placemakers; Napier; On-site; NZD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff-buying privileges

Development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing initiatives

Employee Assistance Programme

Inclusive and diverse team

Job summary

Placemakers in Hawke's Bay (Napier) is seeking a permanent full-time Yard and Drive Thru team member to service customers, load vehicles, and process orders. You will help maintain stock accuracy and assist with deliveries as needed.

Ideal candidates hold a clean Class 1 driving licence, a forklift licence (preferred), warehousing experience, and good computer/numeracy skills. Competitive hourly rate and staff benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Full clean Class 1 driver licence required or preferred
• Forklift licence preferred
• Trade/product knowledge or warehousing experience advantageous
• Physically fit with health and safety mindset
• Can work independently and in a team
• Good attention to detail and numeracy

Responsibilities

• Assisting customers in our timber yard and Drive Thru department
• Loading goods onto customer vehicles
• Processing customer orders and transactions
• Picking orders for delivery when needed
• Monitoring inventory and cycle counts
• Maintaining an efficient warehouse
• Operating a Forklift

Skills

Class 1 driver licence

Forklift licence

Warehousing experience

Numeracy

Computer literacy

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.

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 transactions
• Picking 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 to Friday and every second Saturday 8-12

About you:

You will play a lead role in ensuring our loyal customers are giving the upmost care and service. You will need to be a people person and someone who thrives in building rapport customers.

• 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
• Employment Education Fund
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Joining an 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.