About us

At Sanford, we are proud of our 100+ years of seafood history, passionate about our industry and excited about our future. Our vision is Leadership in New Zealand Seafood, achieving this through a value led approach of care, passion, integrity and achieving together in all that we do.

About the role

Discover our fish processing division located in Timaru, central to mountains, lakes, and the sea. We process various fish species from our deep-water vessels and independent ACE fishers. Our facility operates three shifts daily to support day, night, and part-time operations, while our joint venture with San Won keeps the unloading of our vessels and storage facilities busy year-round. You will find a variety of our beautiful New Zealand seafood products in our retail shop located on site.

This role is located at the Timaru Port. Reporting into the Coordinator - Cold store, the Logistics Operator, will be assisting the Logistics coordinator in the day-to-day storage and distribution of frozen seafood product.

Responsibilities:

• Forklift driving
• Stacking and organization of product up to 5 meters high
• Interacting with customers and suppliers
• Loading and unloading trucks

About you:

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Cold store team, you will be responsible in assisting with the day to day running of the Cold store. Forklift experience would be preferred but not essential.

What we're looking for:

• A reliable and good work ethic
• Physically fit, role includes heavy lifting of up to 20kg
• Able to use initiative, take direction and work well within a team as well as on your own
• Able to work Monday to Friday - 6:00 - 14:30

Sanford offers endless opportunities, with a diverse team of over 1500 people working in various roles, including remote locations like the seas surrounding Antarctica. Join us to deliver the highest quality seafood to plates worldwide.

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks including criminal history check, drug and alcohol testing, and a medical assessment.