Store person - Theatre Distribution

• Waikato Hospital
• Permanent, Full time rostered shifts
• Opportunity to permanently work in the hospital’s distribution team, the first time a role has been advertised in over a year!
• Great supportive environment, working in a busy team, where there is plenty of scope to develop your supply chain skill set.

Expression of Interest – For Current Health NZ Staff Only

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waikato is excited to invite candidates to submit an Expression of Interest for the Storeperson Theatre position. We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic professional who is passionate about making a difference that can contribute to our busy theatre supply chain team by ensuring that consumable items are readily available for our clinicians and patients when required.

About the Role

As a Storeperson, reporting to the Distribution Manager Theatre, you will be enthusiastic, detailed and customer service oriented. Operating within the Supply Chain Inventory Services guidelines and processes, you will be responsible for working with a team ensuring that the theatres, wards, clinics, fixed storage and mobile storage units are holding the required stocks on a day-to-day basis.

Key responsibilities:

• Daily checking of storage areas within the theatres, wards and clinical areas and re-ordering using portable handheld scanners
• Picking and transporting stock into the allocated inventory storage locations
• Receiving, unpacking, checking off and stocking to individual item level
• Communicating effectively with team members and clinical staff
• Regularly assessing stock levels and performing cycle counts.

The salary for this position will be based on experience and in line with the National Health Administration Workers Collective agreement. Additional benefits include KiwiSaver contributions (if eligible), shift allowances, professional development and wellness support.

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About the Team

Our team is a part of the Waikato Supply Chain team, you will be working closely with the wider Waikato Inventory and Distribution team, providing support to the Wards and Community distribution team where required. You will be working closely with other distribution staff, clinicians, our supply chain inventory and clinical product teams to make sure that stock is readily available when required.

About you

As Storeperson in a hospital environment, you must have great attention to detail understanding the importance of accurate inventory management in a healthcare setting and how it can directly affect patient outcomes. The required skills and experience you will need to be consider for this role:

• Previous customer service or supply chain experience
• Physical fitness, the step count for this role can be high and there is some lifting required
• Customer focus and a team player
• Enthusiasm and timeliness
• Attention to detail.

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 online” or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59 pm on 14 September 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Rachael Devey at Rachael.Devey@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.