Maintenance Assistant

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 member of the Supply Chain Engineering team, you will be instrumental in maintaining and improving the equipment in our three Auckland distribution centres and a cross dock in Whangārei. Your responsibilities would include: 

- Conducting preventative maintenance and minor repairs on various Distribution Centre equipment (e.g. racking, doors, refrigeration, MHE). 

- Performing basic building repairs including plumbing, carpentry, and painting. 

- Install and maintain signage, barriers, bollards, fencing, and office/warehouse fixtures. 

- Coordinating contractor work onsite and ensure safety documentation (JSA/PTW) is in place. 

- Supporting compliance efforts including Building Warrant of Fitness and update tasks in the MEX system. 

- Assisting with engineering projects and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance safety. 

Ngā painga - What we offer 

We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits  

- Southern cross health insurance 

- 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: 

- Minimum 3 years’ experience in engineering, asset management, or facility maintenance. 

- Familiarity with MHE and battery types; safe use of hand and power tools (welding/lathe skills a plus). 

- Basic computer skills including Microsoft Office; MEX system experience preferred. 

- Licences preferred: Car, Forklift, Elevated Work Platform. 

- Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise, meet deadlines, and adapt to urgent tasks. 

- Flexible availability to support 24-hour operations when required. 

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!