New Plymouth - CLASS 4/5 - Moffett Operator/Driver - DAY SHIFT

placeNew Plymouth calendar_month 

Actus Transport (NZ) is part of the Orion Group, a privately owned and family orientated company that specialise in cartage of stock feeds and live poultry throughout New Zealand.

We want to invest in a reliable truck and forklift operator who demonstrates a good and safe driving ability with a positive can do attitude. Therefore, if you have experience in Class 4/5 truck driving and forklift operations and would like to join our energetic team in New Plymouth as a dayshift driver/operator, let us know.

In this role your primary responsibilities and duties will be:
  • Moffett/Forklift operation loading live chickens onto trucks at breeding farms.
  • Transporting moffett/forklift to various farms on a class 4 flat deck transporter truck.
Other tasks may include from time to time:
  • Class 5 truck and trailer operations.
  • Grain bulk truck and trailer delivery’s
  • Poultry truck and trailer deliveries from farms to Tegel factory
  • Breeder bird movements farm to farm locally and Auckland when required.
  • Vacuum truck operation from time to time.
The candidate should have the following Qualifications:
  • Class 4 / 5 licence
  • Forklift licence
Preferably the candidate will possess the following competencies:
  • Logical thinking to solve problems as efficiently as possible.
  • The ability to handle various truck configurations.
  • Experience driving on rural roads.
  • Good knowledge of the Taranaki region.
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a team.
  • Safe loading & unloading of freight.
Hours:
  • This position is predominantly day shift but at times would need to cover night shift for drivers on annual leave.
  • This position is based on a 5-day working week, Monday to Friday
We offer:
  • Late model and well-maintained American and European gear
  • A fantastic work environment
  • Exceptional despatch team and operations support
  • Full training is provided by experienced operators.
  • Very Competitive pay rates

If this sounds like you and you are interested, please send a copy of your CV with a minimum of 2 recent references/referees to: mikesmith@actus.co.nz

Go to our website https://oriongroup.kiwi/ to find out more about our company.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

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