Store Person and Forklift Operator

About Original Foods

Original Foods are one of New Zealand’s favourite wholesale bakery’s.  We have been perfecting the art of good baking for almost 30 years, and our products are dangerously good!

Proudly New Zealand owned and operated, we make a wide range of delicious baked goods at our Wigram based purpose-built production facility and corporate headquarters, including cakes, brownies, muffins, slices and more, sold under the Original Foods, Goofy and Bite Me brands.

Our products can be found in leading supermarkets, quality cafes and catering companies, restaurants, and tourism businesses across New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Our production facility operates 24 hours a day, 6 days a week.  With innovative manufacturing technology and experienced and highly trained staff, we are an industry leader.

Why join Original Foods?

• Monday to Friday, 8am - 4:30pm. No more shift work or unstable hours, enjoy your weekends!
• A great team environment, work for a well-established company that truly values you.
• Competitive remuneration based on experience, with opportunity to increase through performance.
• Access to staff discounts on our delicious treats!

Key requirements for this role

• Experience in a pick pack environment
• OSH certified is preferred.
• F endorsement.
• Great attitude to Food Safety and Health and Safety and willingness to follow all related instructions, procedures and policies
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Work with initiative.
• Ability to work in a physically demanding role.
• Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
• Intermediate computer skills, comfortable using email and excel spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Be hard working, reliable, with a can-do attitude.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated person to join our wider stores team. This is a hands on role, not for faint hearted!

You will:

• Provide input on initiatives to ensure smooth and effective operation of stores area.
• Coordinate with transport to ensure all receiving shipments are moving in and out of stores as scheduled.
• Safely operate forklifts and reach trucks, load and unload trucks.
• Be skilled in keeping our ingredients and packaging stores area tidy.
• Assemble and pack outgoing orders, ensuring quality and timely dispatch when required.
• Assist with stock-takes and stock rotation and to generate reports on inventory balance and shortages.
• Be flexible and have ability to work with the production team to meet critical requirements.
• Actively comply with health and safety policies and procedures

How to apply

Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter.

Due to the high volume of applicants, we will only be in touch with candidates who are successful in the screening process.

Please note, all applicants must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

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