Despatch Storeperson (Night Shift)
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Loads and unloads trucks using forklifts, picks, packs, and prepares steel orders for dispatch, moves heavy materials, checks order accuracy, and maintains a safe, organised work area on a permanent night shift.
About this role
About the Role
Join our busy Plate Processing site in Christchurch and play a key role in ensuring customer orders are loaded, dispatched, and delivered safely and on time.
This is a hands-on role in a heavy industrial environment where you'll be operating forklifts, loading and unloading trucks, moving steel products, and preparing orders for dispatch. You'll work closely with production and transport teams to keep freight moving efficiently.
This is a permanent night shift position working Monday to Thursday, 2:00pm to 12:30am. Enjoy a three-day weekend every week!
What You'll Do
- Load and unload trucks using forklifts and other site equipment
- Pick, pack, and prepare steel orders for dispatch
- Move steel plate and other heavy materials throughout the site
- Check orders for accuracy before dispatch
- Assist with stock movements and inventory control
- Follow safe operating procedures at all times
- Maintain a clean, organised, and safe work area
What You'll Bring
- Proven experience loading and unloading trucks using a forklift
- Full New Zealand driver's licence (required to obtain Forklift F Endorsement and Operator Certificate)
- Experience working in a warehouse, dispatch, manufacturing, steel, or logistics environment
- Physically fit and capable of safely handling the heavy nature of the role
- Strong commitment to workplace health and safety
- Ability to accurately pick and prepare orders
- Overhead crane experience is highly regarded
- Reliable attendance and strong punctuality
- Currently residing in NZ or holding a valid work visa
- Able to pass a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol test
What's in it for You
- Permanent role with guaranteed hours
- Supportive team and great workplace culture
- Health and wellness programme
- Flat structure and approachable leaders
- Enhanced parental leave
- Long-term stability with a growing, market-leading business
- Four-day working week with Fridays off
- Weekly pay
About Vulcan
Founded in 1995, Vulcan is Australalasia's highest performing metals distributor and processor, delivering solutions that enable excellence. With 69 sites and ~1300 employees across New Zealand and Australia, our sustained growth can be attributed to our superior service and dedication to continuous improvement across every facet of our business – and this always starts with people.
If you're reliable, safety-focused, and enjoy working in a hands-on industrial environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!
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