Casual Store Person

Ravensdown Limited; Nelson; On-site; NZD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training provided

Job summary

Ravensdown Nelson Service Centre is seeking a Casual Store Person to support our store and yard operations, stock control, and customer service. You will use our stock management system on a tablet and assist the account manager with soil testing when required.

Forklift or front-end loader experience is a plus, and training is available. This role requires physical fitness and the ability to work as part of a team, with seasonal hours including Saturday shifts during peak periods.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-focused role.
• Comfortable using a tablet/computer for stock management.
• Physically fit and mechanically minded.
• Seasonal hours including Saturdays during peak periods.

Responsibilities

• Assist with store/yard stock and ordering using Ravensdown’s system.
• Support the account manager with soil testing when needed.
• Operate loader or forklift when required.
• Provide customer service at the service centre and yard.
• Be flexible with hours during peak seasons.

Skills

Health & Safety

Customer service

Stock management

Forklift operation

Front-end loader operation

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Ability to follow instructions

Tools

Tablet/Stock system

Job description

Ravensdown as a co-operative is all about essential farm inputs, and smart people using smart tools with the latest science in mind and our shareholders’ interests at heart.

Our work is guided by strong values that shape how we operate every day:

These values are central to our culture and are actively lived, recognised, and celebrated across the organisation.

We are an integral part of the food creation process. We are the only co-operative that tests for, advises about, buys, ships, stores, spreads, measures and maps food creating nutrients and fertiliser in a truly integrated way.

Using technology, science, and smart people, we work in partnership with our farmers to provide the nutrients and agronomic solutions they need, together with innovative environmental products and services.

Through this, we are committed to Smarter farming for a better New Zealand, Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa

About You

We are looking for a Casual Store Person to join our team at the Nelson Service Centre. Your previous experience in a customer-focussed role along with general store/yard work will make you an ideal candidate. Being able to operate a front-end loader and forklift would be a nice to have however, we can provide the necessary training to see you succeed. You will be comfortable using a tablet/computer to use our stock management and ordering system. Occasionally, you will help the account manager with soil testing.

There are seasonal demands which require flexibility in the hours, including Saturday mornings by request in the peak periods. If you like the idea of an enjoyable career with like-minded people, while contributing to the growth of your local community, this is the perfect place to make it happen

Given the work environment and nature of the role, it's essential you're physically fit, and mechanically minded. You will also be comfortable at the controls of a loader and forklift.

Ideal Skills & Experience

• Strong Health & Safety focus with a ‘safety-first’ attitude
• Customer service experience and be an excellent ‘people person’
• Competent using a computer or be capable of picking up Ravensdown’s ordering and stock management system
• Experience in forklift / front-end loader operation desired but not essential
• Reasonable physical fitness and be comfortable working in the yard
• The ability to work as a team and follow instructions

Applications close 3 November 2026.

Ravensdown is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug test.