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We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!\nWith 300+ stores and over 27,000 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.\nEvery 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!\nTe Tūranga - About the role\nAs an Engineering/Maintenance Assistant, you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving warehouse facilities and equipment across our Foodstuffs North Island's distribution network.\nYou’ll also:\nComplete preventative maintenance and minor repairs on warehouse equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.\nMaintain buildings and site assets, including signage, barriers, racking, lockers, and warehouse fit-outs\nCoordinate contractors and support the delivery of engineering and maintenance projects across distribution centres.\nEnsure all maintenance activities meet safety, compliance, and documentation requirements.\nIdentify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, reduce costs, and enhance operational efficiency.\nNgā painga - What we offer\nWe’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits\nFree carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including EV plugs \nSouthern cross health insurance \nOnsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores \nFlexible working options, a day off on your birthday\nInhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes). \nHe kōrero mōu - About you \nThe ideal candidate will have:\nA minimum of 3+ years’ maintenance experience in facilities, factory, plant, or distribution warehouse environments (preferable)\nStrong technical skills, including maintaining warehouse equipment, MHE, batteries and chargers, and safely operating hand and power tools (Welding and Lathe skills will be an advantage)\nBasic computer skills with experience using Microsoft Office and MEX\nVehicle licences: Car, Forklift, and Elevated Work Platforms\nExcellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, plan workloads, and consistently deliver on deadlines.\nA flexible, solutions-focused approach, strong communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced 24/7 operational environment.\nFlexibility in working hours from time to time due to the 24-hour nature of our Foodstuffs operation\nWe’re interested in your diverse experiences, your strengths and how adaptable you are to learn and grow. 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