Shift Supervisor – Milk Tanker Drivers – Tokoroa

• South Waikato based location (Tokoroa).
• Utilise and grow your leadership skills with a great team and great gear
• Great opportunity to join one of NZ’s leading transport & logistics operators 

Why you’ll love it here:

• Great team.
• Modern, well-maintained fleet.
• Competitive pay – plus extra allowances (eligibility required).
• Company phone – full personal use – stay connected!
• Health Insurance – offered after 12 months of continuous service.
• Long Service Recognition – Celebrate your loyalty with us. 
• Exclusive Employee Benefits – Take advantage of various employee discounts, including savings on fuel, tyres, and more.
• You’re a key part of the farm-to-factory supply chain.
• Hilton Haulage are one of NZ’s most respected transport operators.
• Strong team culture - people stay here for a reason.

What you’ll be doing:

We’re looking for an organised, enthusiastic and proactive individual to take on a key leadership role as Shift Supervisor within our dairy operations, collecting milk for ofi (Olam Food Ingredients), based in Tokoroa.

This position involves dispatching trucks, supervising a team of drivers, and ensuring a smooth and seamless dairy collection process. Reporting to our Central North Island Operations Manager, the successful candidate will play a vital role in upholding a team culture of high performance and maintaining our high standards of compliance and operational excellence.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills, a keen eye for detail, and a commitment to high standards in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Work pattern:

Full-time, permanent roles with a rotating 3/3/3 roster:

• 3 days on, 3 nights on, 3 days off.
• Average shifts: 10-12 hours (flexibility is required to suit business and seasonal needs) 

What we’re looking for:

• Experience in operations – you’ve been in the transport industry for a while, with hands-on experience in dispatching, scheduling, and leading teams – preferably with knowledge of milk collection.
• Leadership skills – you’re able to inspire and lead teams, ensuring everyone works together to get the job done in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer focus – you’ll always keep clients happy by ensuring service is efficient, professional, and top-notch.
• Communication – you’re great at talking to people, whether it’s internal or external stakeholders, e.g. your team, clients, customers, farmers or suppliers.
• Transport sector knowledge – you’ve got a solid background in transport and logistics.
• Health and safety – you know how to keep a workplace safe, with the ability to role-model safe working practices and lead effective toolbox meetings.
• Tech savvy – you’re relatively computer literate and able to learn, manage and effectively utilise relevant technology, and efficiently enter data.
• Problem solving skills – able to think on your feet, suggest solutions to challenges, and effectively distribute company-wide and divisional messages
• Local knowledge – if you know the area well, that’s a bonus!

About us:

Since our humble beginning back in the 1960’s, Hilton Haulage has been keeping the wheels turning from Invercargill to Auckland. Today, our 500+ strong team operate a range of units working hard to exceed our customers’ expectations and providing a total transport solution. 

Our culture:

At Hilton Haulage, our values are the heart of everything we do:

• People: Honesty, respect, and teamwork are key to our success.
• Safety: We prioritise everyone’s wellbeing, every single day.
• Customer: Delivering value and listening to our customers is why we’re here.
• Future: Looking down the road ahead. 

Ready to drive your future?

If you are a results-driven professional looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you! Apply Now!

This advert will close on Sunday 28th June, however, please apply now as applications will be viewed on a rolling basis and interviews may be conducted earlier than the closing date.

If you have any questions, please contact us at – people@hiltons.co.nz 

Applicants must possess eligibility to permanently work in NZ. For shortlisted applicants, any subsequent offer of employment will be subject to passing a pre-employment driving assessment and the satisfactory completion of a range of background checks including a pre-employment Drug & Alcohol test, a Ministry of Justice and an ACC check.

Apply now

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