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Retail Assistant - Replenishment
Role summary
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This role involves replenishing shelves, rotating and checking stock, maintaining clean and well-presented aisles, assisting customers, and following food safety and workplace health and safety procedures. Candidates should be reliable, physically fit enough to lift and move stock, comfortable standing for extended periods, and able to work efficiently in a busy supermarket. Good communication, teamwork, attention to detail, and a customer-focused attitude are expected. Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays is often required. Previous retail experience is helpful but not always essential, as training is generally provided.
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 Supermarkets is a major grocery retailer operated by Woolworths Group, serving communities across Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, the business has evolved from the Countdown brand into Woolworths supermarkets, offering fresh food, groceries, household products, online shopping, and delivery services. Stores rely on large teams working across customer service, replenishment, checkout operations, online fulfilment, fresh departments, and store leadership. The company places strong emphasis on customers, product availability, food safety, inclusion, team development, and responsible sourcing. Supermarket roles can provide practical experience, flexible working arrangements, training, and opportunities to progress into specialist or supervisory positions. Daily work is typically fast-paced and team-oriented, with a strong focus on keeping shelves stocked and stores welcoming.