Freezer Storeperson

Foodstuffs South Island Limited; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

In-house café

Paid parental leave

Health insurance

Job summary

Foodstuffs South Island Limited is seeking a Freezer Storeperson to support our Temperature Controlled warehouse, ensuring stock is prepared and dispatched to over 200 stores across the South Island.

You will lift heavy cartons, operate pallet jacks, and follow health and safety standards in a temperature-controlled environment. Training is provided, and a forklift license is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Physically able to lift up to 25 kg.
• Punctual and reliable with a good attendance record.
• Reliable transport to and from work is preferred.
• Able to pass pre-employment drug & alcohol testing.
• Comfortable working in temperatures from 8°C to -20°C.
• Forklift license or experience is ideal but not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and complete product orders (load, pack, wrap, label, ship).
• Bulk picking with heavy lifting.
• Operate machinery and electric pallet jacks to move stock.
• Follow Health and Safety guidelines to keep team safe.
• Meet daily targets and contribute to feeding the South Island.

Skills

Physical fitness

Reliability

Punctual

Transport to work

Forklift license

Safety awareness

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Business Unit: Foodstuffs South Island Limited

Job Type: Full time

Job End Date:

About the role:

As a Freezer Storeperson, you will play an important role in getting our warehouse stock out to one of our 200+ stores across the South Island. Working out of our Temperature Controlled warehouse, your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Preparing and completing product orders (load, pack, wrap, label, ship)
• Bulk repetitive picking – heavy lifting up to 25kg
• Operating machinery and electric pallet jacks to move stock
• Keeping you and your team safe by following our Health and Safety guidelines
• Reach daily targets and contribute to feeding the South Island

The starting payrate is $27.79 per hour + $1.91 per hour f reezer allowance,and we’ll provide the PPE too! Your hourly rate is reviewed after 6 months.

We are currently looking to fill the following shift patterns:

• Friday - Monday 5am-3:30pm - 40 hours per week
• Tuesday - Friday 2pm-10:30pm +Saturday 1pm-9:30pm - 40 hours per week

Successful applicants will be required to complete 5 days of paid training on their first week, Monday to Friday.

Our Storeperson roles are an awesome place to start your journey with Foodstuffs - with many of our team progressing onto roles right across our organisation.

About you:

As most of your shift will be spent on your feet and lifting heavy cartons, being physically fit and able to comfortably lift up-to 25kg is a requirement for this role. If that sounds like you, and you meet our other requirements below, we would love to hear from you:

• Punctual and reliable
• Keen to get stuck into the work
• Have reliable transport to get to and from work
• Able to pass pre-employment drug & alcohol testing
• Comfortable working in temperatures ranging from 8°C to -20°C

A Forklift license or experience in a similar role would be ideal but is not a deal breaker for us!

We are an alcohol and drug free workplace. Pre-employment checks include drug & alcohol testing, health assessment, ACC history check & references.

• Our distribution centres have free carparking and an in-house café
• We’re committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few
• We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, and access to online wellbeing tools
• We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities
• We’re proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that’s made fun by social events

About us:

We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 160 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.

We value being at the heart of our communities, like we’ve always been, to make the South Island a better place – for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there’s a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.

Our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion, and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.