Class 2 Driver

Exciting opportunity to join our fast-growing store and achieve your full potential in this important role.  We offer a significant opportunity to advance in your career in Transport and Logistics

We are looking for Class 2 driver considering Transport and Logistics as a career. Come on and join our Waikato team.

The right candidate must:

• Have proven excellent customer service
• Have excellent verbal English
• Hold a clean Class 2 License and with driving/delivery experience
• Have great references
• Have a history of great attendance and a can-do attitude.
• Be physically fit. The role involves a lot of heavy lifting 25kg+ (no pre-existing conditions that could be aggravated by this kind of heavy work)
• Be a team player who likes to pitch in and takes pride in being part of an awesome team.
• Have their own transport to work
• Be committed to Health & Safety and respectful of our policies
• Have respect for our customers, a commitment to the team they work in and a willingness to contribute to the business that employs them.

Skills which can benefit:

• Knowledge of the Waikato region
• A Forklift license (OSH certificate)
• Computer literacy
• Willingness for continuous improvement.

What’s in it for you

If you are looking for an opportunity to improve your standard of living through personal drive, developing new skills and taking on more responsibility, we are your team.

• Above Industry pay rates
• Prove yourself in an organisation known for its people development, with great training and career progression opportunities
• An amazing team of leaders to learn from, who are also open to your help along the way
• Being part of a fun and inclusive team - we love what we do, and we love to do it as a team!
• Great central location with free on-site parking and team events
• Uniform including footwear supplied
• Phone allowance
• Great staff discounts
• Apps exclusively available to "foodies" including wellbeing services, perks and discounts at businesses all around NZ!

Days and Hours of work are Monday to Friday 5.30am - 2.30pm.  You will be on a rotating roster to do a Saturday around every 4 weeks. Flexibility in hours is a requirement of this role due to the nature of the business. Finish times can vary.

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

Applicants will be fielded as applications come through and interviews will start before the end date. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Who are Foodstuffs North Island?

We’re Foodies and we’re an unbeatable team of over 22,000 New Zealanders, who are making sure New Zealanders get more out of life. We believe that everyone who calls New Zealand home, or comes to visit us, deserves to enjoy more of what matters most to them.

For nearly 100 years we have built up a network of almost 350 (And still growing) PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square and Gilmours stores, conveniently located where our customers need us to be, from the top to the very bottom of the North Island.

Local grocers own and operate every one of our stores, and are committed to delivering what’s right for our customers and communities. When we say local, we mean it, they live in the community, stock the products their customers want and support the local community groups.

Our people make our business what it is. We are focused on making sure every single one of our team has what they need to unleash their own potential. Part of this is also making sure members of the Foodies team have purposeful careers and bright futures, that’s why most of our owner operators come from within the cooperative.