Trainee Manager

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Online Distribution Full time

**Great salary plus benefits**:

- **Life and medical insurance**:

- **We will invest in you and your long-term career**:

- **Experienced and entry level management with career progression**:

- **Be part of the growing and cutting-edge logistics industry**:

- **A strong commitment to Health & Safety**

Online Distribution is a leading third-party logistics company offering highly flexible managed warehousing and distribution services for over 150 businesses, including many global leaders.

As a family-owned business, we P.R.I.D.E ourselves on being a values-based organisation. Our core values are Positive, Responsive, Innovative, Dependable and Entrepreneurial. These core values are the foundation and guiding principles for decision-making, actions, and our culture within our business.

We now have an exciting career opportunity in the Christchurch region for a driven and enthusiastic person to join our team.

**What does this Trainee Site Manager role involve?**

Dependent on levels of previous experience you will be exposed to the many facets of our company as well as important hands-on skills. Duties may include picking and packing of orders, dispatch, stock rotation, inwards goods, container devanning, stock takes, order management, customer service and other general warehouse activities.

Ongoing guidance and mentoring from our management team will provide opportunities to develop and improve your knowledge, experience and skills in many areas, including people management, financial controls, freight management, customer interaction and IT systems.
- Proven experience in working to deadlines with the ability to juggle priorities and tasks
- Strong attention to detail, especially with numbers
- The ability to anticipate business demands and bottlenecks
- Proven experience in a fast-paced warehouse environment (preferred)
- Forklift skills, ideally reach truck (preferred)
- Previous experience in giving direction and dealing with staff performance, would be an advantage

The job can be physical, so a clean bill of health is a requirement, combined with excellent communication, leadership skills and Microsoft Office computer skills. WMS system knowledge / supply chain or operations background would be a definite advantage.

You will have an opportunity to bring new ideas, challenge existing concepts and play an important part in the future of our growing business. Previous trainee managers have said “no day is the same, love the variety”. How quickly you progress is up to you

**What’s on offer?**

This is a great opportunity for an individual who is serious about developing their career with an innovative NZ business who is prepared to invest in your short
- and long-term personal development. On top of your base wage, benefits include:

- life insurance
- medical insurance (after a qualifying period)
- flu vaccinations
- Employee of the Quarter awards

Our operating hours are between 6.00am-10:30pm, 6 days per week with some weekend work available.

Health and safety is important to Online Distribution and to maintain a safe working environment, offers will be conditional on a pre-employment non-negative drug and alcohol test and a satisfactory Ministry of Justice Criminal Record check.

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