Trents Storeperson

About us:

At Trents, we pride ourselves on our wide range of quality products, great team, dynamic culture and commitment to excellent customer service. As a significant player in the South Island foodservice and retail convenience markets, we have branches and teams across the South Island looking after regional and national customers.

 
Part of Foodstuffs South Island, our 100% kiwi-owned and operated cooperative supports the brands that we all know and love - PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh and On the Spot - as well as our Trents customers.
Our purpose is to ‘bring more to the table’ and our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion and expertise to make Trents and Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work.
 

About the roles:

We’re looking for multiple Storepersons in our dry goods warehouse as we prepare to move into our new site on Seymour Street! 
As a Trents Storeperson, you will play an important role in getting orders out to our wholesale customers across the South Island. Working out of our ambient/dry goods warehouses, your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Preparing and completing product orders (load, pack, wrap, label, ship)
• Bulk repetitive picking – heavy lifting up to 25kg 
• Operating machinery and electric pallet jacks to move stock
• Keeping you and your team safe by following our Health and Safety guidelines
• Reach daily targets and contribute to our purpose in “bringing more to the table”

We have a range of shifts we are looking to fill from Sunday-Friday 4:00am-12:00am, please share your preferred shift pattern in your application

About you:

As most of your shift will be spent on your feet and lifting heavy cartons, being physically fit and able to comfortably lift up-to 25kg is a requirement for this role. If that sounds like you, and you meet our other requirements below, we would love to hear from you:

• Punctual and reliable
• A good attitude, and a great team player!
• An understanding of workplace Health and Safety
• Able to pass pre-employment drug & alcohol testing
• A Forklift license or experience in a grocery or warehousing environment would be ideal but is not a deal breaker for us!

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.

Please note that we are an alcohol and drug-free workplace, and pre-employment checks will include drug & alcohol testing.

Why join us:

• 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, and access to online wellbeing tools.
• We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
• Discounted purchasing through Trents Wholesale and other merchants

How to apply:

Ready to take on the challenge? Apply Now! Applications will close on Tuesday 28th January 2025 and will only be accepted via our careers site. If you have any questions, please contact our recruitment team at centralrecruitment@foodstuffs-si.co.nz. 
 
Join us in bringing more to the table.