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Retail Assistant - Replenishment
Role summary
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The Retail Assistant – Replenishment is responsible for filling shelves, rotating stock, checking product presentation, maintaining accurate ticketing, and keeping aisles clean, safe, and easy to shop. The role requires physical fitness for lifting and standing, attention to detail, reliability, and the ability to work efficiently in a busy supermarket. Candidates should provide friendly customer service, follow workplace health and safety procedures, work well independently and in a team, and be flexible to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and public holidays. 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 customers through supermarkets, online shopping, and supporting supply-chain operations. In New Zealand, the business operates under the Woolworths brand and provides fresh food, groceries, household products, and everyday essentials to communities nationwide. The company employs a large store and distribution workforce, including team members in customer service, replenishment, online fulfilment, fresh-food departments, and management. Woolworths focuses on convenient shopping, product quality, value, food safety, and community engagement. Its retail roles commonly offer structured training, flexible shifts, staff benefits, and opportunities to progress into specialist or supervisory positions. Store employees are expected to create a safe, welcoming, and well-presented shopping environment while working collaboratively to meet customer and operational needs.