Trade Yard Team Leader - Riccarton

Description

The Role:We're looking for an experienced and motivated Yard & Drive Thru Team Leader to join our busy Riccarton branch. As the largest PlaceMakers branch in New Zealand, you'll play a key leadership role in ensuring our yard and drive thru operations run safely, efficiently, and deliver an outstanding customer experience every day. Daily you will be responsible for –

• Leading, coaching, and motivating the Yard & Dispatch team to achieve operational and customer service goals
• Managing daily yard, drive thru, and dispatch activities to ensure efficient workflow
• Coordinating deliveries to ensure orders are delivered in full, on time, and to specification
• Driving a strong customer service culture and supporting customers with their product requirements
• Planning staffing requirements, supporting recruitment, onboarding, and performance reviews
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety, housekeeping, and yard presentation
• Monitoring operational performance and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Building strong working relationships across the branch and wider business

This is a permanent full-time role. Offering 40 hours a week Monday-Friday, with rostered Saturdays. About You:We are looking for someone with a passion for leading a team, who is highly motivated to make decisions and act to continuously improve performance and safety measures.

• Hands-on leadership experience in a yard, dispatch, logistics, retail, trade, or building supplies environment
• Strong people leadership skills with the ability to motivate, influence, and develop others
• Experience delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of building products and the construction industry would be highly advantageous
• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to coordinate multiple priorities
• A commitment to creating a positive safety culture and driving operational excellence
• Proficient computer and numeracy skills
• Have a clean Full driver’s licence & forklift driving experience or licence
• Physically fit with a solid health & safety values

Our Benefits:You'll have the opportunity to lead a great team within our flagship Riccarton branch, work alongside experienced industry professionals, and develop your career within one of New Zealand's leading building materials businesses.

• 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

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.