Warehouse Assistant - Bunnythorpe, Palmerston North

Transpower; Bunnythorpe; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Transpower in Bunnythorpe is seeking a Warehouse Assistant to support material flows for project and maintenance work. You will handle inbound goods, pick/pack/dispatch orders, and maintain accurate stock locations while supporting stock checks and a tidy warehouse environment.

You will work with high-value infrastructure items and be trained in safety procedures, crane/gantry operations where required, and forklift handling. This role suits a practical, reliable team player.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehousing, stock management, logistics or related operations where safe handling of materials is essential.
• Competence in forklift operation with licences and familiarity with gantry cranes; training can be provided if needed.
• Strong understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Comfort with Microsoft Outlook and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and managing inwards goods.
• Picking, packing, and dispatching orders.
• Ensuring stock accuracy by maintaining correct bin locations in the system.
• Assisting with regular stock cycle counts.
• Carrying out FIFO and quality checks on stock.
• Keeping the warehouse tidy and organised.

Skills

Forklift operation

Stock management

Health & safety

Outlook & Excel

Education

Forklift Operator's Certificate (OSH)

Job description

Warehouse Assistant - Bunnythorpe, Palmerston North

Transpower keeps electricity flowing across Aotearoa New Zealand through the National Grid. Our warehouse teams help make that happen by ensuring the right materials are available when they’re needed for critical maintenance and project work.

About the team

Our Grid Delivery division oversees all work on New Zealand's transmission network, including project and maintenance activities carried out by our service providers. Our warehouse teams, based across the country, play a crucial role in ensuring materials are available for grid maintenance and development projects.

About the opportunity - we're growing our team!

Based in Bunnythorpe, you'll work as part of a team supplying Service Providers with materials for both project and maintenance work, ensuring inventory and warehouse operations run smoothly.

Reporting to the Warehouse Supervisor, you'll uphold high standards in material handling and stock control, ensuring timely deliveries to site. No two days are the same, and you'll take on ownership and responsibility as part of a small, dedicated team focused on delivering excellent service.

You'll be physically fit (lifting up to 20kg) and thrive in a role that includes:

• Receiving and managing inwards goods.
• Picking, packing, and dispatching orders.
• Ensuring stock accuracy by maintaining correct bin locations in the system.
• Assisting with regular stock cycle counts.
• Carrying out visual inspections to check stock quality and making sure older items are used first (FIFO).
• Keeping the warehouse tidy and organised.

The environment

This isn't a typical warehouse. We store high-value infrastructure items essential to New Zealand's power supply, including long lead-time equipment and some very large, heavy, and unusually shaped items.

Handling transformers, transmission parts, and heavy machinery means secure crating is essential. You'll be responsible for building custom crates to protect large or awkwardly shaped items, so you must be confident using nail guns, skill saws, etc and happy working both outdoors and in the warehouse.

As you'd expect, safety always comes first. We follow strict Health & Safety standards to keep our people, service providers, and materials safe.

About you

You're reliable, focused, and eager to get the job done. With a hands‑on approach and a willingness to learn, you'll bring a positive attitude and a strong work ethic to our fast‑paced environment.

A competent and licensed forklift operator, you’ll hold a Forklift Operator's Certificate (OSH) and, if driving on a road, an "F" endorsement on your driver's licence.

To be considered, your CV and cover letter must demonstrate:

• Experience in warehousing, stock management, construction, infrastructure, logistics, or other operational environments where safe handling of materials, equipment, or plant is essential.
• Competence in forklift operation, with the necessary licences and familiarity with gantry cranes. Training can be provided if required.
• A strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Confidence using Microsoft Outlook and Excel.

While not essential, experience with inventory management systems, scanning devices, or devanning containers will be an advantage -let us know if you have it.

You’ll also need to be comfortable working accurately in a manual stock environment where long serial and asset numbers are recorded and checked carefully.

MPI training will be provided, and accreditation is required for the role.

Join us at Transpower

Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. Every home, every marae, every electric vehicle, every hospital relies on the electricity we manage and deliver. This is your opportunity to join us on a mission that affects all New Zealanders, every day, and long into the future. With over 31 ethnicities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and rich experience which they love to share.

We prioritise employee wellbeing with a range of health and wellness benefits - check them out here:https://www.transpower.co.nz/about-us/careers-transpower/staff-benefits.

Please note: You must have full eligibility to work in New Zealand.