Team Leader (Afternoon Shift)
Landing Drive Distribution Centre, Mangere, Auckland
Supply Chain – Distribution Centre /
Permanent Full Time /
On-site
Ko wai mātou – About us
Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!
With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.
Every day, thousands of customers shop in-store or online. To make it happen, our supply chain – one of New Zealand’s biggest – keeps everything moving. With over 1,000 team members, we move more than 97.8 million cartons a year, covering 19 million kilometres — that’s nearly 24 round trips to the moon!
Te Tūranga – About the role
As a Team Leader you will lead a team of hardworking individuals ensuring their success and safety across all areas of the Distribution Centre. You’ll also,
· Ensure that all activities carried out in your team meet our Journey to Zero safety objectives of making sure everyone in our DC goes home safely every day.
· Assist your People Leader in the planning and coordinating of daily operations and specific functional areas within the Distribution Centre.
· Engage in regular team meetings and one on one discussions with your team.
· Create a high-performing culture in your team by developing your people and creating high engagement
· Manage the high performance and disciplinary functions of a large 15+ team.
· Lead and role model the Foodstuffs North Island values
This role will cover our afternoon shift on a Sunday to Thursday roster (Sundays 8am to 4:30pm & Mon to Thurs 2pm to 10:30pm)
Ngā painga - What we offer
We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits
· Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs
· Southern cross health insurance, Foodies superannuation scheme
· Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
· A day off on your birthday and long service leave
· Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).
He kōrero mōu - About you
The ideal candidate for this role will:
· Have working experience in a DC environment
· Have some leadership experience (preferred but not essential)
· Be a strong and effective communicator with excellent written and verbal skills
· Be self-motivated, organised, and effectively able to prioritise workload
· Be a member of the team that goes above and beyond for your team and colleagues.
· Be highly engaged and focused on continuous improvement across the team
We’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. If you don't meet every requirement, but feel this role could be for you, we’d still love to hear from you!
Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.
We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.
We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.
If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
Don’t ‘cart’ around – apply now!
