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 Dispatcher/Plant Operator at our Palmerston North Plant!
Our Role
This hands-on role is a great mix of coordination, scheduling, and customer contact. It is perfect for someone with excellent customer service and communication skills, proficient data entry abilities, a keen eye for detail, and efficient time management skills.
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.
You will be required to operate and maintain the concrete plant to produce and dispatch concrete that meets all regulatory, customer, and Firth standards. You will work closely with our drivers, organizing our fleet to ensure orders are dispatched in a timely fashion in accordance with loading schedules.
You will conduct regular sample tests of raw materials to ensure the manufacture and delivery of superior quality products that are fit for purpose and meet customer specifications.
What's in it for you?
- Hourly pay rate $28.67
- 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
- Ready to commit to making great concrete on time.
- Can-do attitude and willingness to learn.
- Attention to details and accuracy
- Providing excellent customer service is important, leaving a good impression.
- Ready to contribute and be part of a team.
- Understanding of concrete mix design and technology (advantageous)
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.
