Job Description:

Service Foods Limited is a New Zealand wide company specializing in Food service. We supply to Cafes, Restaurants, Hotels, Manufacturers, Retailers, Distributors and exporters nationwide with a broad selection of imported and locally produced food products. Our core product areas are across fresh produce, dry, frozen and chilled departments.

We are looking for Inwards goods assistants/ forklift drivers to join with our Inwards team based at Mangere warehouse.

Days and Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, alternative Saturday; 7 am to 4 30 pm.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Loading and unloading goods from vehicles.
• Moving goods packed on pallets or in crates around the storage facility
• Stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions
• Stacking empty pallets
• Performing daily equipment checks such as recharging the truck’s battery and lubricating equipment
• Removing machine attachments and waste material from machines
• Examining products to verify conformance to quality standards.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Must have counter balance forklift license
• Past experience of driving forklift
• Strong adherence to workplace Health and Safety practices
• The ability to work in a team environment
• Good communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• An understanding of the importance of working to strict deadlines

Physical demands and Abilities:

• Frequently lift up to 25 kgs and adjust body position to bend, stoop, stand, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for long periods of time
• Having a good sense of balance
• Having good eye-hand-foot coordination
• Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights
• Ability to work in varying temperatures, depending upon season
• A good level of physical fitness as there are often long periods of standing or heavy lifting involved