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Retail Assistant - Replenishment
Role summary
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This role involves replenishing shelves, rotating stock, checking product quality and dates, maintaining clean and safe aisles, and helping customers locate products. Applicants generally need good physical fitness, attention to detail, reliability and the ability to work efficiently in a busy supermarket. The role may require standing for long periods, lifting and moving cartons, and working early mornings, evenings, weekends or public holidays. Previous retail experience is useful but often not essential, as training is provided. Candidates are expected to provide friendly customer service, follow workplace health and safety procedures, work cooperatively with colleagues and maintain accurate stock presentation. A positive attitude, punctuality and flexibility are important.
Can I work in New Zealand?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Shop-floor jobs are mostly skill level 5, as for hotel line jobs: an accredited employer, a 21-day advert, a Work and Income check, an English test and a 3-year cap.
Before you apply: Shop-floor jobs need no professional licence. Pharmacists do: they must register with the local regulator, and one qualified abroad often has to pass local exams first. Selling alcohol can need a short course and certificate, for example in Australia.
Watch for: Retail managers are on the residence 'red list' since 24 August 2026: they cannot use the two new residence pathways.
Official source: Immigration New Zealand: engaging with Work and Income before your Job Check. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in New Zealand
Usual for Retail & Consumer jobs in New Zealand, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Varies; not usually provided |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Employer must pay recruitment costs; you may pay the NZD 1,540 visa fee, any adviser and airfare |
| Flights | Varies by employer and seniority |
| Pay and discount | Minimum wage NZD 23.95 an hour from 1 April 2026 (by law) |
| Contract | Work visas for most shop-floor jobs last 3 years at most (skill levels 4 and 5) |
| Leave | 4 weeks after a year and 12 public holidays (by law); 10 days' sick leave after 6 months (by law) |
| Income tax | 10.5% to NZD 15,600, 17.5% to 53,500, 30% to 78,100, 33% to 180,000, then 39%; plus a 1.75% accident levy |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Woolworths Supermarkets
Woolworths Group is a major Australian and New Zealand retail group operating supermarkets, food businesses and other customer-focused services. Its New Zealand supermarket business, formerly known widely as Countdown and now operating under the Woolworths brand, serves communities through stores and online shopping. The company employs people across store operations, supply chain, merchandising, technology and customer service. Its supermarkets provide groceries, fresh food, household products and everyday essentials, with a strong focus on value, convenience, product availability and customer experience. Store team members support the daily running of each location, from receiving and replenishing stock to assisting shoppers and maintaining safe, appealing stores. Woolworths promotes teamwork, inclusion, training and opportunities to develop a career within retail.