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Retail Assistant - Availability
Role summary
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The Retail Assistant – Availability role involves replenishing shelves, rotating stock, maintaining product presentation, checking dates, supporting inventory accuracy and helping customers locate products. Candidates should be reliable, physically able to lift and move stock, comfortable standing for extended periods and willing to work early mornings, evenings, weekends or public holidays. Good communication, attention to detail, teamwork and a positive customer-service attitude are expected. Previous retail experience is useful but generally not essential, as training is provided. Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand and be able to follow workplace health, safety and food-handling procedures.
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 supermarket business serving communities across Australia and New Zealand through physical stores and online shopping services. The company sells groceries, fresh food, household products and everyday essentials, supported by distribution centres, technology teams and customer-service operations. Its stores rely on large, diverse teams working across checkout, replenishment, fresh food, online fulfilment and customer support. Woolworths places importance on safety, accessibility, inclusion and helping customers shop conveniently. Team members typically receive structured training, staff benefits and opportunities to progress into specialist, supervisory or management roles. In New Zealand, supermarket employment has historically been associated with the Countdown business, which has transitioned toward the Woolworths brand. Roles can be available in both urban centres and regional communities, with flexible part-time and full-time arrangements.