Department Leader - Yard & Drive Thru - Queenstown - - 39991 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

The role:

PlaceMakers Queenstown provides a busy working environment where no two days are ever the same. We pride ourselves on our customer connection and value genuine interactions with our loyal customer base daily. Our drive-thru & yard team are integral to our customer experience.

The successful candidate will be a strong people leader with proven skills to lead a team of eight in a very busy department. You will be responsible for ensuring that this department thrives and exceeds goals while maintaining a fantastic team culture and safety focus.

You will achieve this by:

• Working alongside a team of 8 driving them to provide exceptional service

• Leading the department to ensure an efficient warehouse is maintained

• Managing team workload to ensure customer delivery and collections are ready in time

• Actively working to ensure the safety of your team, our customers and the department

• Motivation the team to achieve operational excellence

• Maintaining world class employee engagement and safety standards

• Assisting the Inventory Controller with maintaining stock levels and accuracy

• Working with other department leaders to ensure seamless service

This is a full-time permanent role (45 hours a week) with plenty of training and support!

About you:

We’re looking for someone with a passion for leadership who can implement systems and processes to ensure that we continue to be the leading supplier for building materials. To be successful you will need to build and maintain effective relationships with teammates and customers by being solutions focused.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience leading a team of 5 or more – demonstrable ability to motivate others

• Clearly influences internal and external stakeholders to achieve goals KPI

• Experience in providing exceptional customer service

• Can innovate systems and processes to take the department to the next level

• Health & Safety Knowledge and Experience

• Excellent communication skills

Our Benefits:

• 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

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.