Store person
- Based at Whakatāne Hospital
- Permanent, full time position available
- A supportive and collaborative team culture
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role
Are you organised, reliable and enjoy keeping things moving behind the scenes? This could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for!
Health NZ Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is looking for an enthusiastic Store person to join our established and supportive Supply Chain team at Whakatāne Hospital.
As a Store person, you’ll play an important role in ensuring wards, departments and services have the supplies they need to deliver high quality care to our patients. Your contribution will help keep our hospital running smoothly every day.
If you have supply chain, warehousing or stores experience, enjoy working as part of a team and take pride in providing an efficient and reliable service, we’d love to hear from you.
This is a 1.0 FTE permanent full time position, based at Whakatāne Hospital.
Come and be part of a team where your work makes a real difference.
To view the position description please click here.
About the Location
Situated in the sunny eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Bay of Plenty really is just that, offering vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands and more. Its pleasant climate means that the area has become a favourite for holiday makers, retirees and those looking for a different lifestyle outside of the main cities.
For more information on living and working in the Bay of Plenty click here.
About you
We’re looking for someone who is organised, reliable and enjoys being part of a busy team.
You’ll be someone who takes pride in providing great service, can stay on top of competing priorities, and enjoys a role where no two days are quite the same.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Good clerical and numerical skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent time management and customer service skills.
- A self motivated and positive approach, with the ability to work well as part of a busy team.
- A good level of fitness, as the role involves regularly lifting and moving items.
- A full driver’s licence and a history of safe driving.
- A forklift operator licence, or a willingness to gain certification in the role.
- Previous experience in a distribution, warehousing or supply chain environment is desirable.
- Experience using FPIM Oracle is desirable, but not essential.
Most importantly, you’ll bring a can do attitude, a strong work ethic and a commitment to providing a reliable service to our hospital teams. If you enjoy practical, hands on work and want to make a difference by helping keep our hospital services running smoothly, we’d love to hear from you.
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by Sunday 27th September 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Careers, BP-Careers@tewhatuora.govt.nz.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
