Warehouse Team Leader

About the role:

Lead your team. Coach and develop. Grow our culture.

As a Team Leader in our Temperature-Controlled Warehouse, you'll lead a team of around 30 store persons and two supervisors. The role has a strong focus on leadership, planning, coordination and communication, while maintaining a regular and visible presence with your team.

You'll provide direction, coach performance and stay connected to day-to-day operations to help keep the team running effectively. You'll communicate openly, follow through on your commitments and earn trust through your actions.

With new systems and initiatives on the horizon, it's an exciting time to join the team. You'll have lots of opportunity to help shape how we work better together.

You'll work a Sunday to Wednesday roster, starting at 4.00am and finishing at 2.30pm.

Key responsibilities:

• Back people to succeed through regular feedback, coaching and day-to-day assistance.
• Provide clear direction and support to help the team perform at their best.
• Oversee workforce planning, resource allocation and staffing requirements in line with operational needs.
• Work with Managers, Team Leaders and Supervisors to strengthen the success of the wider Distribution Centre.

About you:

You're a passionate people leader who builds good relationships, has honest conversations and creates a team environment people enjoy being part of. You know that good leadership is about being fair, consistent and giving your team the support they need to do their best work.Ideally, you'll also have:

• Experience leading teams within a distribution centre, warehousing or operational environment.
• A track record of building engaged, high-performing teams.               
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels
• Confidence managing workplace matters and navigating challenging conversations when required.

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:

Ready to take on the challenge? Click “apply” to apply for the role! Applications will close 11:59pm Thursday 16 July 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

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, 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 regular 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 site has free carparking and in-house café. 

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 200 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.