Coolstore Manager
Join our team and participate in our journey towards a successful future
About us
Here at T&G Global we're passionate about growing healthier futures. Our story began 125 years ago and today our 2,000 people are located in 13 countries, where we grow, market, sell and distribute high-quality fresh produce to customers in more than 60 countries.
About the opportunity
As our Coolstore Manager, you’ll oversee all aspects of coolstore operations, ensuring seamless storage, inventory control, and quality management to support our post-harvest and packhouse operations. This role is central to maximising storage efficiency, maintaining compliance, and leading a high-performing team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead & Optimise Coolstore Operations – Manage capacity, utilisation, traffic flow, and staffing to ensure smooth, cost-effective operations
- Inventory & Stock Management – Ensure accurate traceability, reporting, and reconciliation of growers’ fruit stocks.
- Ensure Compliance & Quality – Maintain strict food safety, market access, and regulatory standards for all stored produce.
- Drive Continuous Improvement – Analyse performance metrics, identify inefficiencies, and implement best practices to enhance productivity.
- Health & Safety Leadership – Promote best-practice safety procedures, risk management, and compliance.
About you
- Experienced in Coolstore, Warehousing, or Logistics Management – 3+ years in cold storage, packhouse, or supply chain operations.
- Strong Leadership & People Management Skills – Ability to motivate, coach, and develop teams.
- Process-Driven & Detail-Oriented – Ensures accurate stock control, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Mindset – Ability to review KPIs, identify trends, and optimise workflows.
- Understanding of Cool Chain & Inventory Systems – Experience with SAP, warehouse management systems, or inventory control tools.
Apply now!
Proof of eligibility to work in New Zealand is required for all applicants and any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory drug test, credit check, driver licence check, and security check.
We want T&G to be a place where everyone is accepted, respected and celebrated for who they are – regardless of our similarities or differences. It’s essential that everyone can be themselves and thrive, and that together we create a diverse and vibrant workplace.
- Team
- Operations & Supply Chain
- Locations
- Nelson
- Employment type
- Full-time
Grow your career with us
Help us grow healthier futures, and your own too.
At T&G, you do more than join a company. You grow healthier futures. Not only your own future, but everyone and everything around you – your whānau, community and our natural environment.
This single purpose – to grow healthier futures – is what gets us out of bed every morning and why we do what we do.
How we make this happen is through our 2,000+ people. It takes a diverse range of great people, united by our energy, care, creativity and drive, to grow, distribute and sell delicious fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis and consumers around the world. And with our incredible 124-year history, we’re passionate about growing an even stronger and better T&G for generations to come.
If you’d like to be part of our exciting journey, come and join us. We offer unlimited opportunities to grow your future with us.
About T&G Global
Our story began more than 125 years ago as Turners and Growers, a fruit auction business in Auckland. Today, as T&G, our fresh, delicious produce nourishes people in more than 60 countries around the world. Together, we’re united in growing healthier futures.
Coolstore Manager
Join our team and participate in our journey towards a successful future
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