Service Person Driver

**Service Person Driver - Permanent**

**Mount Maunganui**
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Collaborative Culture: Thrive on teamwork, tackle challenges, succeed together**:

- ** Continuous Growth: Embrace learning, develop professionally, empower your career**:

- ** **Largest family-owned equipment hire company in ANZ + great employee benefits**

Our mission is to be the best hire company in the world. We don’t want to be the biggest, we want to be the best. And by being the best, we are committed to sustainable growth and innovation for the benefit our customers, our people and Kennards Hire.

And with over 90% of our people telling us they think Kennards Hire is a Great Place to Work, we think that’s pretty awesome

Some of the things our people have told us make Kennards Hire a Great Place to Work include: their team mates; the care and inclusiveness we show each other; that our people’s safety is a priority; and how everyone works together to live our values. Not to mention the birthday and employee anniversary celebration cakes and BBQs

**About the role**

As the Kennards Hire representative to our customers, we support you with the training and development you need to be successful in your role. The Service Person Driver is the critical link between a Kennards Hire branch, our customers and their projects, big or small. You’ll be in charge of everything that makes our customers’ job easy; expert advice, pickups, deliveries and making sure our equipment is ready for hire.

This role requires you to;
- Instruct and demonstrate to customers on how to safely use our equipment.
- As the Driver, perform pickup and delivery of equipment from customer sites, which includes safely loading and unloading of equipment
- Provide exceptional customer service in all customer interactions
- Maintain the high standard and quality of equipment through regular servicing and minor repairs.
- Perform cleaning of branch facilities and maintenance of equipment as required
- Perform equipment ‘check in’ and ‘check out’ inspections

**About you**
- Successful applicants have come from various backgrounds such as; Customer service, building & construction, hospitality, retail, driver, landscaping, trade & maintenance
- A valid driver's licence
- The availability to work some half day Saturdays on a rotating roster
- This role requires some physical components including lifting and standing on your feet for long periods. A level of physical fitness is required and the ability to pass a drug test
- Strong communication skills
- Be proactive and keen to learn new skills
- An interest in machinery and equipment, although training will be provided
- A positive attitude and team player

**Why join the family**

We are Australia and New Zealand’s largest family-owned equipment hire company and our values are at the heart of everything we do; One Family, Fair Dinkum, Taking Hire Higher & Every Customer a Raving Fan.

**We offer great Benefits & Rewards such as;**
- Extensive training and development throughout your career with us
- Career progression and internal transfer opportunities - across state and international borders
- Staff discount rates on our hire gear
- Annual Awards night, Team BBQs and many other fun social events

**Salary Breakdown**
- Base salary of $56,615, *Profit Share maximum up to $4,000, *Weekend Allowance $2,340 + Kiwisaver (opt in option)
- Profit share bonus is variable and is paid twice a year. The maximum annual payment is $4,000. The actual amount paid depends on the financial performance of the branch and company as well as branch quality standards achieved.
- The weekend allowance paid is dependent on the number of weekend days worked in the year and if the branch is in operation on the weekends for a full or half day.. It is $90 per full day or $45 per half day for each day worked on a weekend. $2,340 per year would be paid for working one full weekend day a fortnight, and $4,680 for working two weekend days a fortnight