Infrastructure Team Lead

Ko Waimatou – About Us Kia ora.

We're Foodies.

You know New World, PAK'nSAVE and Four Square right?

That's us!

With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.

Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.

Our Support Centre is 1,000+ people strong, which includes 300+ IT employees, who all play a vital role in ensuring the cogs of our Co-op stay turning and our systems stay 'byte'-sized and 'bug'-free.

Te Turanga – About The Role Are you ready to lead a high-performing, customer-focused IT operations team to deliver world-class infrastructure services?

As our Infrastructure Operations Team Lead at Foodstuffs North Island, you'll be at the heart of our technology, ensuring smooth, seamless operations and supporting an entire organization to achieve its best!

What You'll Do In this role, you'll inspire a team dedicated to delivering top-tier operational outcomes.

You'll be the glue between infrastructure and business goals, owning the performance of services that keep our operations running smoothly 24 / 7.

From guiding incident resolutions to managing service levels and handling both insourced and outsourced teams, you'll empower a culture of collaboration, resilience, and high achievement.

Your Day-to-Day Includes : - Leading with Vision : Drive a culture of high performance and accountability, ensuring your team meets all customer requirements and consistently surpasses expectations.

• Solving Real-Time Issues : Take charge of day-to-day operational challenges, keeping stakeholders informed and driving efficient resolution for any incidents that arise.
• Delivering Results : Ensure your team's KPIs are always on-point, motivating them to achieve operational excellence together.
• Managing the Roadmap : Own the Infrastructure Roadmap, including lifecycle management, resource allocation, and financial control to deliver services that support the business and innovate IT processes.
• Strategizing for Success : Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to keep priorities aligned and maintain a flexible, agile approach that meets business needs.

Nga Painga - What We Offer We're committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits : - Free carparking -we've got over 1,000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs - Southern cross health insurance - 5% discount at our retail stores - Onsite café with subsidised meals and a mini mart - Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave - Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).

He Korero Mou - About You You will be ready to inspire and lead a top-tier IT team that's all about transforming possibilities into reality.

You will also bring : - Leadership Vision – You've got a strong track record in operational leadership, infrastructure management, and can guide diverse teams to perform at their best.

If you're passionate about leading a dynamic IT operations team and making a meaningful impact through innovation and collaboration, this is your moment!

Bring your expertise, vision, and drive to Foodstuffs North Island, and let's create an IT experience that sets the standard for excellence.

Apply now and start your journey with us – where every day is a chance to build, inspire, and innovate!

Experience Awesome.

Achieve Awesome.

Be Awesomely You.

We're proud to have a focus on Diversity Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whanau.

We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and / or neurodiversity.

If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs @foodstuffs.co.nz.

Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.

#LI-AV1 We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.

These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.

Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.

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