Ship Unloader

About this role

About us

Holcim is the leading partner for sustainable construction, creating value across the built environment from infrastructure and industry to buildings. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Holcim has more than 45,000 employees in 43 attractive markets - across Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa. Holcim offers high-valued end-to-end Building Materials and Building Solutions, from foundation and flooring to roofing and walling - powered by premium brands including, ECOPact® low-carbon concrete and ECOPlanet® low-carbon cement.

Holcim Australia and New Zealand is a leading supplier of cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and engineered pre-cast concrete solutions. Our proud history began in 1901 in Australia and 1888 in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Holcim is certified as a Top Employer 2026 by the Top Employers Institute, recognising our commitment to creating a workplace where people thrive.

About the opportunity

This role is a casual ongoing position and depends on ships coming in for unloading at our terminal near the Ports of Auckland.

As a ship unloader you will be responsible for the safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant unloading of bulk cement and cementitious products from the vessels using specialized equipment.

This role requires technical knowledge, physical capability and strict adherence to safety and environmental standards.

In addition to overseeing ship unloading operations, the ship unloader operator supports continuous improvement by maintaining strong working relationships with subcontractors, shipping personnel and internal teams.

The role is integral to Holcim's strategic intent of delivering and operating New Zealand's best supply chain distribution network for bulk and packaged cementitious products.

About you

You will be a part of a hands-on, collaborative team who demonstrate our core values:

Quality: Effective unloading operation to ensure quality product and service is available to our customers.

Environmental Responsibility: Protect the environment by following procedures and promptly reporting and addressing any breaches (e.g. cement spillages).

Positive Team Culture: Demonstrate a proactive and supportive approach within the terminal team, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Safety: Actively lead and foster a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with all safety, health, and environmental legislation while supporting Holcim's SHE policies

Relationship Management: Build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, contractors, customers, and stakeholders to support safe and efficient terminal operations.

Skills and experience required

• Full car license
• Forklift experience
• Trade or Degree qualification preferred
• Excellent communication skills
• Intermediate computer literacy
• SAP ERP experience highly advantageous

Additionally, you must hold full NZ work rights with no restrictions on hours worked or duration of employment. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept Holiday or Student visas.

Why join Holcim?

Our strength is our people - their expertise and skills, their ability to find innovative solutions and their commitment to high performance. We offer rewarding careers where you can excel as we invest in your growth, providing direction, leadership, and recognition. We value your contribution and nurture your personal and professional development.

At Holcim we offer an inclusive environment, where our people feel comfortable bringing their authentic self to work. We offer a high-performance workplace empowering problem solvers, creative thinkers and innovators to seek combined perspectives and voice opportunities to go further and faster. Our workplace is a safe environment where individuals can be themselves and where we promote a diverse workforce. We are an equal opportunities employer, making no distinction on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age. People are treated fairly at work - respecting and supporting human rights and non-discrimination. This is rooted in the values and standards set out in the Holcim Code of Ethics.

Holcim will not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings.