Trade Yard Team Leader - Riccarton

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.