Stores Officer

Ballance Agri-Nutrients; Awarua; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Ballance Agri-Nutrients is seeking a Stores Officer at our Awarua site in Invercargill. You will manage engineering and maintenance spares, keep stock accurate, and support the site’s operations to minimise downtime.

You will work with maintenance and operations teams, ensuring purchasing data is up to date and processes run smoothly. A practical, hands-on role with strong attention to detail and reliability.

Qualifications

• Current Class 1 Driver's Licence.
• General knowledge of materials management systems and warehousing/inventory experience.
• Strong attention to detail and solid numerical and communication skills.
• Practical, customer-focused approach – you make others' jobs easier.
• Computer literacy and a willingness to learn new systems and skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the inwards and outwards of engineering and maintenance spares, keeping stock accurate, organised, and available when needed.
• Process purchasing and supply chain activity in a timely way, minimising downtime due to material outages.
• Keep purchasing master data up to date and accurate for the wider procurement team.
• Identify and flag improvements to processes and systems, and speak up when something can be done better.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping and site appearance, and follow safe work and environmental practices at all times.
• Work closely with maintenance, dispatch, and quality teams to ensure everyone has what they need, when they need it.

Skills

Materials management systems

Warehousing experience

Inventory experience

Attention to detail

Numerical skills

Communication skills

Customer-focused

Job description

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Ballance Agri-Nutrients - Awarua, South Island

Ballance Agri-Nutrients is a New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative that helps its customers to farm more productively, profitably and sustainably.

Company description:

Ballance Agri-Nutrients is a New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative that helps its customers to farm more productively, profitably and sustainably.

Job description:

Stores Officer - Awarua

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Stores Officer at our Awarua site in Invercargill, you'll be the go-to for engineering and maintenance spares as well as keeping inventory accurate, the supply chain flowing, and the site's operational teams well-supported. It's a hands-on, practical role where your attention to detail and proactive approach will genuinely make a difference to how the site runs.

You'll work closely with maintenance and operational staff, and be part of a small, collaborative team that looks out for each other and takes pride in doing things properly.

In this role, you will:

• Manage the inwards and outwards of engineering and maintenance spares - keeping stock accurate, organised, and available when it's needed.
• Process purchasing and supply chain activity in a timely way, minimising downtime caused by materials outages.
• Keep purchasing master data up to date and accurate, so the wider procurement team can work efficiently.
• Identify and flag improvements to processes and systems - and speak up when something can be done better.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping and site appearance, and follow safe work and environmental practices at all times.
• Work closely with maintenance, dispatch, and quality teams to make sure everyone has what they need, when they need it.

ABOUT YOU

You're someone who takes pride in keeping things ticking. You're organised, reliable, and you don't wait to be told when something needs sorting - you just get it done.

To be considered for this role, you will have:

• A current Class 1 Driver's Licence.
• Good general knowledge of materials management systems and previous warehousing or inventory experience.
• Strong attention to detail and solid numerical and communication skills.
• A practical, customer-focused approach - you understand that your job is to make other people's jobs easier.
• Computer literacy and a willingness to learn new systems and skills.

It's a bonus if you also bring:

• A current first aid certificate, or forklift endorsement.
• Previous experience in a heavy manufacturing, chemical plant, or process environment.
• A background in inventory, purchasing, or materials management.

ABOUT US

We love New Zealand, and we care about our growth, our land, and our people. We work together to create a future we can all be proud of every day.

Our values of Imagination, Bravery, Connections and Honesty mean we look out for each other and stand for what we believe in. We take ownership for growing and developing ourselves and supporting and challenging each other so we can all reach our full potential.

Here at Ballance, you have a part to play. You can make your place and are free to make a real difference.

Together, we care about our people and our place, about the future of farming and New Zealand and we'd love for you to join us - "Growing together, caring for people and the land. All in for the future of farming".

Applications close: 22 September 2026