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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Manufacturing
Business
Firth Industries
Location
Hawke's Bay
Job Reference
42655
Posted Date
03-Mar-2026
Closing Date
03-Apr-2026

Description

At Firth, we ensure our concrete meets all rules and standards, keeping schedules on track and ensuring customer satisfaction. We're on an exciting journey towards environmental sustainability and developing the skills of our people is integral to that plan.

Join us as a Certified Batcher at our Napier Plant!

Our Role

Your primarily role will be ensuring our concrete is batched to specification and quality standards, providing timely and accurate service to our customers, efficient processing and facilitation of orders.  

Teamwork is highly valued, and your role plays a crucial part in it. The position involves physical tasks, including heavy lifting, as materials are handled regularly. 

This hands-on role is a great mix of co-ordination, scheduling, and customer contact which requires someone who has excellent customer service and communication skills, proficient data entry skills, accuracy and attention to detail and time management skills.  


What's in it for you? 
  • Hourly pay rate, weekly paid 
  • Range of staff discounts – PlaceMakers/Mico, PBTech, Southern Cross + more 
  • Employee Education Fund – Available to all permanent employees & your immediate whanau 
  • Market leading Parental Leave Policy that will make it easier to our employees to become parents while working at Firth.
Having a good mechanical aptitude this role offers the right person the opportunity to get your foot in the door with a business that can offer you real future career opportunities, so a positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills will set you apart. We want to train you up to be a concrete all-rounder, so the opportunities are endless. 


What You Will Bring 
  • Good literacy, numeracy, and computer skills 
  • Hold a current NZ Full Driver Licence 
  • Be able to lift objects up to 25kgs in weight  
  • Be able to handle manual labour   
  • Attention to details and accuracy 
  • Time management skills & Planning – To schedule & coordinate the mixing, loading & delivery of all concrete orders 
  • Excellent customer service and communication skills  


Research shows that females and minority groups don’t apply for roles unless they match 100% the job description.

We are proud of your diversity and see it as one of the things that make us stronger. We welcome your individuality and encourage you to bring your true self to work, so if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t fit it, we would still love you to apply.