Cleaner (Butchery)

Service Foods Wellington Butchery team seeks two experienced, committed and enthusiastic Cleaners to join their afternoon shift.

As a Cleaner, you are responsible for ensuring that the facilities, including all butchery and common areas, are maintained in a clean, hygienic, and orderly condition

• Permanent, Part-time
• Immediate start
• Location: Upper Hutt, Wellington 
• Days of work: Monday to Friday
• Shift timings: 11.00 am to 3.00 pm (approx.)

The job:

Your primary responsibilities are to support the butchery team by ensuring that facilities are consistently clean, hygienic, and in an orderly condition at the end of each shift.

• Perform cleaning tasks such as sweeping, wiping, vacuuming, mopping, polishing, scrubbing and sanitizing the butchery department.
• Ensure the appropriate sanitising equipment is used and all hygiene standards are followed.
• Empty and clean waste bins and receptacles as required.
• Clean and sanitise surfaces, appliances, machines and equipment.
• Replenish consumables such as paper towels and cleaning materials.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards and required work-safe practices.
• Safely operate cleaning machinery such as floor scrubbers, buffers and sweepers.

The person:

Our ideal candidate will possess some previous experience in a cleaning role, preferably in Food industry.

The skills and attributes needed:

• Minimum 1 year experience in commercial/ warehouse/ butchery cleaning
• Experience in retail or butchery environments is advantageous.
• Knowledge of safe chemical handling and modern cleaning practices.
• Experience operating cleaning machinery (scrubbers, buffers, etc.) is desirable.
• Physically fit with the ability to lift heavy items (up to 20kg) and stand/walk for extended periods.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to high cleanliness standards.
• Reliable, punctual, and self-motivated.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Good communication skills; must be able to read and understand English instructions.

Interested? If you’re interested in either of these roles, please apply online by attaching a copy of your current CV.

Eligibility: Applicants must have NZ citizenship, residency, or a valid work visa. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via phone, text, or email.

Pre-employment Checks: To ensure a safe and compliant work environment, successful candidates will be required to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks. These will include satisfactory employment references, government agency verifications (Ministry of Justice and ACC) as well as alcohol and drug testing conducted by an accredited provider for workplace substance testing in New Zealand.

We look forward to your application.