About You:
We are looking Casual Store Person to join our Team at Waipukurau. Your previous experience in a customer-focussed role along with general store/yard work will make you an ideal candidate. Being able to operate a front-end loader and forklift would be a nice to have however, we can provide the necessary training to see you succeed. You will be comfortable using a tablet/computer to use our stock management and ordering system. Occasionally, you will help the account manager with soil testing.
There are seasonal demands which require flexibility in the hours, including Saturday mornings by request in the peak periods. If you like the idea of an enjoyable career with like-minded people, while contributing to the growth of your local community, this is the perfect place to make it happen
Given the work environment and nature of the role, it's essential you're physically fit, and mechanically minded. You will also be comfortable at the controls of a loader and forklift.
Ideal Skills & Experience:
- Strong Health & Safety focus with a ‘safety-first’ attitude
- Customer service experience and be an excellent ‘people person’
- Competent using a computer or be capable of picking up Ravensdown’s ordering and stock management system
- Experience in forklift / front-end loader operation desired but not essential
- Reasonable physical fitness and be comfortable working in the yard
- The ability to work as a team and follow instructions
How to Apply
To apply, please click on the Apply Now button to send in your CV and cover letter. Applications close on Friday 30 October 2026.
Ravensdown is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug test.
About the company
Ravensdown as a co-operative is all about essential farm inputs, and smart people using smart tools with the latest science in mind and our shareholders’ interests at heart.
Our work is guided by strong values that shape how we operate every day:
We Connect | Whanaungatanga
We Respect | Kaitiakitanga
We Deliver | Kotahitanga
These values are central to our culture and are actively lived, recognised, and celebrated across the organisation.
We are an integral part of the food creation process. We are the only co-operative that tests for, advises about, buys, ships, stores, spreads, measures and maps food creating nutrients and fertiliser in a truly integrated way.
Using technology, science, and smart people, we work in partnership with our farmers to provide the nutrients and agronomic solutions they need, together with innovative environmental products and services.
Through this, we are committed to Smarter farming for a better New Zealand, Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa