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Team Lead - Fresh
Role summary
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The Fresh Team Lead oversees daily operations across fresh food areas such as produce, meat, dairy, bakery or ready-to-eat products. Requirements generally include retail or supermarket experience, strong customer service skills, food safety awareness, and the ability to lead and support a team. The successful candidate is expected to organise stock replenishment, maintain quality and presentation standards, manage availability, follow health and safety procedures, and deliver an excellent shopping experience. Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends and public holidays is commonly required. Good communication, reliability, practical problem-solving and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment are important.
Can I work in Australia?
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How it works
How it works: Sales assistants and shop-floor staff are not on the Core Skills list; only retail managers and buyers can be sponsored, at AUD 79,423+; a working holiday visa is the usual route for shop work.
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: Shop jobs go to people with work rights, including working holiday visa holders (6 months with one employer); there is no sponsorship route for sales assistants.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation: Core Skills Occupation List (Subclass 482 instrument, LIN 24/089). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Australia
Usual for Retail & Consumer jobs in Australia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Varies by employer |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Employer pays the nomination fee and training levy (by law); visa fee AUD 4,015, paid by you or the employer |
| Flights | Varies by employer |
| Pay and discount | Retail award floor, adult Level 1: AUD 27.81 an hour from 1 July 2026; casuals get 25% extra (by law) |
| Contract | Full-time, part-time or casual; a working holiday visa allows 6 months with one employer |
| Leave | Full-time and part-time: 4 weeks' leave, 10 paid sick days, paid public holidays (by law); casuals none |
| Income tax | Residents: 0% to AUD 18,200, 15% to 45,000, 30% to 135,000, 37% to 190,000, then 45%; plus 2% Medicare 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 Metro
Woolworths Metro is part of Woolworths Group, one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest retail organisations. Woolworths Metro stores are designed for convenient shopping in urban and neighbourhood locations, offering fresh food, groceries, ready-to-eat meals and everyday essentials. The business employs a large frontline workforce and focuses on customer service, product quality, availability and efficient store operations. Woolworths Group also operates major supermarket, hospitality, retail, technology and supply-chain businesses, including Woolworths Supermarkets, BIG W and other related brands. Employees typically work in collaborative teams with structured training, workplace safety programs and opportunities to progress into leadership or specialist retail roles. Benefits and conditions vary by role, location, employment type and the relevant enterprise agreement.