Transport Allocator

Transport Allocator - Permanent
East Tamaki

• Onsite Parking | No weekends | 40 hour week | On the job training | great employee benefits
• Proudly NZ & Australian, family-owned business with a big heart and strong values
• Be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun doing it
• $72,000 p/a + KiwiSaver + Profit Share

With Kennards Hire You Can

As a company that's been around since 1948, we know what matters most: family and it's at the heart of everything we do. We're the largest family-owned equipment hire company in Australia and New Zealand, with more than 2,000 team members located at over 200 sites and branches. Our mission is clear: we want to be the best hire company in the world. We're committed to growing sustainably and innovating in ways that benefit our people, our customers and our business. And at the end of the day, we're all focused on delivering what we say we will do - make our customers' jobs easy.

About the role
This role is based at East Tamaki and works with other teams across the branch network to allocate and manage drivers within the branch network and ensure timely delivery and exceptional customer service.

This role requires you to:

• Allocating drivers to deliveries and pickups of hire equipment from customer sites;
• Ensuring that you are representing the Kennard's Hire brand in a professional manner at all times.
• Creating, updating, finalising hire schedules & PO's
• Managing the service & maintenance of delivery vehicle fleet
• Ensure drivers are aware of all essential safety information before each hire leaves the branch
• Manage requirements for contract drivers
• Order contract drivers as required

About you

• A proven ability to be adaptable to changing priorities and work conditions including the ability to both work as part of a team and to work autonomously to complete tasks within required timeframes
• Problem solving skills and the ability to