Operations Team Leader - Binstores

Lead a high-performing team and play a key role in keeping New Zealand’s premium apples moving. Join a business where people and apples are always growing. This unique 12-month fixed-term opportunity offers the best of both worlds - leading a team in one of our binstores during the packing season and gaining hands-on orchard experience during the growing season. If you enjoy leading people, solving operational challenges and taking ownership of performance, while also building your horticultural knowledge and cross-functional skills, this is a fantastic opportunity to broaden your skills and make a real impact across our business. What You'll Be Doing • Lead, coach and support the binstores team to achieve daily operational goals • Oversee the safe storage, treatment and dispatch of fruit while maintaining product quality • Manage inventory accuracy, data recording and traceability requirements • Coordinate fruit movements with packhouse, transport and orchard teams to maximise efficiency • Run daily planning sessions and ensure resources are aligned to operational demands • Drive a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork and accountability What You'll Bring • Previous experience leading or supervising a team • Forklift operating experience and willingness to obtain any required licences • Strong organisational skills and ability to coordinate multiple priorities • Confidence using computers and systems, including basic Excel skills • Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong working relationships What We Offer • A unique opportunity to build experience across both operational leadership and orchard operations • Supportive team culture • Career development across Binstores and Orchards with the potential to lead into permanent work • Opportunity to contribute to a leading horticulture business If you enjoy variety and want the opportunity to gain experience across multiple disciplines within a large horticultural organisation, we'd love to hear from you.