Service Operations Specialist

Woolworths Supermarkets; Blenheim; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts

Sonder support

Global career opportunities

Job summary

Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand is seeking a customer experience leader to champion service excellence across our stores. You will partner with the Team Leader and swarm to drive efficiency while upholding guidelines and safety.

With 185 stores and 20,000 team members, we offer opportunities to influence service delivery and support a diverse Kiwi shopping experience. Join a friendly, energetic culture that values ideas, collaboration, and a proactive attitude, helping three million New

Qualifications

• Experience delivering great customer service across multiple touchpoints.
• Proven ability to lead and train a team.
• Ability to follow policies and guidelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Willingness to work weekend shifts and one evening per week.

Responsibilities

• Look after the checkouts and cash office.
• Monitor all customer service areas such as entry gates, trollies, baskets, lotto, audit and customer loyalty - ensuring everything is consistently of the highest standard and complies with all company policies.
• Create positive interactions with customers, assist with their questions and solve issues.
• Team Leadership & Supervision: Leads the team to ensure correct work completion, provides on-the-job training and coaching, and steps up as Acting Store Manager on scheduled shifts.
• Issue Resolution & Escalation: Identifies and timely escalates process-related issues to the Function Lead for effective resolution.
• Safety & Wellbeing Advocacy: Champions a safe and healthy work environment by adhering to safety protocols, reporting hazards, and prioritizing team wellbeing.
• Collaboration & Communication: Actively participates in team collaboration and communication initiatives to foster a positive work environment.

Skills

Customer service excellence

Team leadership

Process improvement

Compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Weekend/evening shift availability

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

• Be the go-to person for everything customer experience, always thinking from the customers point of view
• Collaborate closely with your Team Leader and 'swarm' to ensure efficiency.
• Ensure uninterrupted process completion and strict adherence to established guidelines.

Working with Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand | Te Mahi ki Woolworths Supermarkets New Zealand

With over 185 stores and 20,000 team members across Aotearoa, we've made it our mission to make Kiwi lives a little better every day.

We're friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you'll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week.

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

What you'll do | Hei mahi

• Look after the checkouts and cash office.
• Monitor all customer service areas such as entry gates, trollies, baskets, lotto, audit and customer loyalty - ensuring everything is consistently of the highest standard and complies with all company policies.
• Create positive interactions with customers, assist with their questions and solve issues.
• Team Leadership & Supervision: Leads the team to ensure correct work completion, provides on-the-job training and coaching, and steps up as Acting Store Manager on scheduled shifts.
• Issue Resolution & Escalation: Identifies and timely escalates process-related issues to the Function Lead for effective resolution.
• Safety & Wellbeing Advocacy: Champions a safe and healthy work environment by adhering to safety protocols, reporting hazards, and prioritizing team wellbeing.
• Collaboration & Communication: Actively participates in team collaboration and communication initiatives to foster a positive work environment.

What you’ll bring | Hei koha

• Process Excellence & Learning: You demonstrate a strong ability in process excellence and a commitment to continuous learning.
• Collaborative Partnerships: You excel at building and maintaining collaborative partnerships with other functions and stakeholders.
• Effective Team Leadership: You effectively lead teams, delegating tasks, monitoring progress, coaching, providing feedback, and motivating members.
• Compliance Expertise & Communication: You are an expert in compliance within your function and possess exceptional communication skills to clearly articulate tasks and standards.
• Values-Aligned Behavior: Your actions consistently align with company values.
• The ability to work four weekend shifts per month and at least one evening each week.

What you'll experience | Ngā Huanga

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group | Ko Woolworths Tātou

We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, our customers and our communities, and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best self and reach their full potential.