Quality Engineering Product Lead

About us:

We’re a team of 14,000 who make sure South Islanders have access to the groceries and essentials they need. Proudly 100% Kiwi-owned and operated, our co-operative has more than 200 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh and On the Spot stores feeding the South Island.

We value being at the heart of our communities, like we’ve always been, to make the South Island a better place – for today and for many generations to come. From sunny Golden Bay all the way to Stewart Island, there’s a Foodstuffs store serving you and your whānau.

Our success is down to our people who bring their skills, experience, passion, and expertise to make Foodies an amazing and rewarding place to work. Our co-op has a wide variety of roles to offer, and endless opportunities for development.

Our values:

At Foodies, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.

About the role:

As our Quality Engineering Product Lead, you’ll ensure we’re maintaining the highest standards of quality throughout all stages of product development. Reporting to our Head of SAP Centre of Excellence, your focus will be to drive and implement comprehensive testing frameworks. Continuous improvement is at the heart of everything we do, and right now we’re thinking about how we can reduce manual testing efforts through automation!

In addition to leading our engineering product, you’ll lead a team of 2 direct, and up to 10 indirect reports. Coaching and inspiring your team to excellence will come second nature to you, and you won’t be one to shy away from courageous conversations as needed.

Your role will also include:

• Assisting with the ongoing development and strategy for testing automation
• Establishing and enforcing best practices for quality assurance, performance testing and automated testing
• Collaborating closely with cross functional teams to ensure quality is built into every aspect of the product development life cycle
• Fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation across your team

About you:

You’ll be an experienced leader with significant Quality Engineering experience from a large and complex digital environment. Ideally, you’ll also bring:

• Extensive experience in leading, coaching, and inspiring high performing teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage outcomes and deliver to roadmaps and timelines
• Subject Matter Expertise in automated testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, etc.).
• Strong understanding of quality standards (ISO, Six Sigma, etc.) and experience with standards enforcement.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills – with the ability to communicate to diverse audiences across the cooperative

Don't Meet Every Requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for individuals with diverse experiences and are keen to hear from those who believe they have the drive and potential to succeed in this role.

Why join us?

• Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives.
• We’re committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few.
• We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
• You can access Enhanced leave; Lifestyle leave and sick leave from day one of joining the Foodies team.
• We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
• We’re proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that’s made fun by Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events!
• We’re a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.
• Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.

How to apply:

Ready to take on the challenge? Click “apply” to apply for the role! Applications will close 11:59pm Wednesday 26 March 2025 and will only be accepted via our careers site.

If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email careers@foodstuffs-si.co.nz. 

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