Workshop Administrator

3 days ago

Palmerston North, New Zealand Higgins Full time

We currently have an opportunity for a coordinator/administrator to join our mechanics workshop at the Higgins Palmerston North Branch. The workshop is responsible for the maintenance and repair of medium to large plant, equipment and road transport.

This is fast-paced, busy environment and we are looking for an experienced administrator to coordinate the day to day running of the workshop. To be successful in this role you will need to have strong communication with an excellent phone manner and strong data entry skills. This role requires a start time of 7am/7.30am.

**Come join the Higgins team**:

- Career development - opportunities available to grow you career at Higgins
- Ongoing training and development to help you reach your career goals
- Competitive hourly rate
- Access to Fletchers Benefits Programme, including discounted health insurance, family scholarship & share scheme along with multi-business discounts for you and your family to enjoy

**What you’ll bring to the role**:

- A background in the mechanics industry or similar is sought after but not essential - support and training from the workshop manager will be provided in regards to order of parts
- You will be confident on the phone - this role requires liaising with the wider Higgins Branch and suppliers to book services, order new parts, following up on previous orders, invoicing and communicating workload to the workshop manager and mechanics team
- Strong administrative and data entry experience
- Excellent coordination skills and diary management
- Competent with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Reliable, well organised with excellent communication skills

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

**Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check.**

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

**_
Building better roads for safer journeys - He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga_

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