
Wharf Staff
Job Description
1 – 2 Shifts Per Week (Approx 12 – 20 hours per week)
We are on the lookout for reliable and physically fit casual
team members to join our team at Timaru Port.
If your hands on, safety focused and enjoy working outside
- this could be the job for you.
- About this Role:
- There are varied roles available both on and off the vessel
- from Wharf hands to Container Lashers, where you’ll be part of a team
- responsible for the safe loading and unloading of cargo from ships on the
- Timaru Container Terminal.
This could include
Lashing and Unlashing containers.
Handling cargo using strops and chains.
Removing and inserting twist locks into
containers.
Nightshift (usually 7pm-7am) and Dayshift available
Requirements for the Role
A reasonable level of fitness – most days will
be spent on your feet
Willingness to work in all weather conditions
Comfortable working at heights
Ability to pass a drug and alcohol test and
pre-employment medical.
Full car license preferred but not essential
A high level of Health and Safety Awareness.
* Previous experience not necessary
Apply now to get started in one of the most essential
industries on the wharf.
Join the team that keeps things moving. Ships don’t wait –
and neither should you!
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