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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Logistics/Transport
Business
Firth Industries
Location
Bay of Plenty
Job Reference
44050
Posted Date
10-Aug-2026
Closing Date
10-Sep-2026

Description

Firth is New Zealand’s leading concrete supplier, committed to quality, safety, and environmental sustainability. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a reliable, safety‑focused Driver/Batcher to join our Katikati team and become a true concrete all‑rounder.

This dual role combines batching concrete to specification with delivering ready‑mix to customers across the region. If you enjoy hands‑on work, variety in your day, and being part of a tight‑knit team, this is the opportunity for you.


Our Role


In this combined Batcher/Driver position, you’ll ensure our concrete is batched to specification and quality standards, while also delivering product safely and professionally to our customers. You’ll provide timely, accurate service, efficiently process and facilitate orders, and operate a Class 4 concrete truck as part of your daily responsibilities.

Teamwork is highly valued, and your role is central to keeping our plant and delivery operations running smoothly. This position involves hands‑on, physical tasks, including regular heavy lifting and manual labour.

This varied role offers a great mix of batching, coordination, scheduling, truck operation, and customer contact. It requires someone with excellent customer service and communication skills, strong data entry capability, accuracy and attention to detail, and confident time‑management to support both production and delivery workflows.



What's in it for you? 

  • Competitive hourly rate, plus penal rates and allowances
  • 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 

  • Valid NZ Full Driver Licence (Class 4 required for driving duties)
  • Good literacy, numeracy, and computer skills
  • 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.