Maintenance Supervisor - Supply Chain

About the role:

As the Maintenance Supervisor, you’ll lead the coordination and execution of maintenance activities across our Distribution Centre. You’ll ensure our buildings, plant and equipment are operating safely, efficiently and with minimal downtime.

This is a hands on leadership role, overseeing a team of four,  balancing preventative maintenance planning with reactive problem solving. Working closely with our Distribution Centre Leadership, contractors and internal teams to ensure compliance safety and operational continuity, while driving continuous improvement in maintenance process and performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate day to day maintenance activities across the Distribution Centre
• Develop and manage preventative maintenance schedules to minimise downtime and disruption
• Oversee contractors and external service providers, ensuring work is completed safely, on time and to standard
• Support capital works and site improvement projects in partnership with DC leadership
• Ensure all plant, equipment and facilities meet safety, compliance and regulatory requirements
• Management maintenance records, documentation and reporting

About you:

You’ll be a practical, solutions focused leader who understands the importance of reliable infrastructure in a high vole environment. You’re calm under pressure, technically capable and confident managing both people and contractors. Ideally you’ll also have:

• Proven experience in a maintenance leadership or supervisory role within industrial, warehouse or logistics environments
• Strong knowledge of building services, plant and warehouse equipment
• Experience managing contractors and service providers
• Sound understanding of health & safety and compliance requirements
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with operational leaders

Don't Meet Every Requirement?

We encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for individuals with diverse experiences and are keen to hear from those who believe they have the drive and potential to succeed in this role.

How to apply:

• Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives.
• 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, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
• 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 Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events!
• We’re a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.
• Our Hornby Distribution Centre has free carparking, an in-house café.

Why join us?

Ready to take on the challenge? Click “apply” now! Applications will close 15 March 2026 and will only be accepted via our careers site.

If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email careers@foodstuffs-si.co.nz

Join us in feeding the South Island.

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 180 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.

Our values:

At Foodies, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.