At Alsco, we’ve been providing professional textile rental services throughout New Zealand since 1910.
Known for our friendly approach, our services include uniforms and workwear, commercial linen, floorcare, washroom services, first aid systems and business consumables.
We’ve carefully honed our fully-managed rental services to be efficient, timely, and cost-effective – no matter what. Having called New Zealand home for well over a century, we want to partner with businesses that share our passion for looking after our unique and precious environment – sharing a mutual determination not to mindlessly put growth before protecting our environment for future generations.
At Alsco, we like to measure our success in terms of staying true to our core values – protecting our People and our Planet. For us, sustainability is about the welfare of everything around us – our People, our Planet and our Community.
Join The Alsco Team!
Alsco strives to be a workplace that people want to be a part of and where their safety and wellbeing is a priority.
We are proud to be the industry leader in employment conditions. We treat our people with respect and value their diversity. We offer higher wages, guaranteed hours of work, overtime rates, better conditions, regular pay reviews, family friendly hours, employee assistance programmes, fair employment practices and safe work conditions.
We strive to be a workplace that people want to be a part of and where their safety and wellbeing is a priority.
We have a sound business plan in place with a clearly defined strategy and goals for future growth that will ensure our continued success both in New Zealand and overseas. Naturally, with growth, opportunities arise for employees who display dedication and initiative. At Alsco we pride ourselves on staff development and internal promotion.
Training and Development
Alsco fosters a culture of learning to provide opportunities for our people to participate in education, training and development throughout their careers with Alsco. We invest significantly in our people and view our teams as long-term assets well worth nurturing. In 2017 over 100 Alsco employees attended programmes where they received nationally recognised qualifications
Long Service Awards and Leave
We look after staff who look after us so we have great benefits in place and offer generous awards and additional holidays based on service.
Family-friendly
We are committed to providing a family-friendly environment. We operate mainly Monday to Friday and typically the plants finish by mid-afternoon. This leaves plenty of time to spend with your family or on your favourite leisure activities.
Employee Assistance Programme
One of our core values is to nurture our relationships and as such, we care about our staff and provide independent and confidential counselling service to help staff deal with any problems they may have, either at home or at work.
Our Opportunites
School Leavers
Alsco has multiple entry-level positions that have on the job training opportunities and are suitable for everyone! You can start off in our store areas, production, service, or admin. The great part about Alsco is that you can always shift within departments or move to different branches. If you’ve got the right attitude and drive there will always be a position for you! We encourage promoting from within and developing our talented employees.
Career development
Personal growth
Attitude favoured over experience & credentials
Apprenticeships
With 8 different production facilities and engineers running these daily, we have multiple different trade apprenticeships positions every year. With this apprenticeship, you can become a fully qualified Maintenance Engineer, gain a full-time position and potentially continue further internal promotion to Engineering Manager like Richard Riwai.
School holiday work
We are constantly on the lookout for talented part-time and fixed-term employees to help out over our busy Summer season. We have multiple opportunities offering 40-hour weeks for full-time, stable employment with set shifts. No more working your weekends or inconsistent hours, the majority of our positions are 7 – 3.30, Monday to Friday so you can get a taste of what Alsco has to offer.
Alsco partners with competenz to provide plenty of growth opportunities for our diverse workforce.
We have multiple courses throughout the year where our most talented employees can showcase their abilities, gain new qualifications and learn more about our company. Each attendee will be working towards a qualification and developing a company improvement project
Retail Level 2
Available to all Service Delivery People
A two-day course, all expenses covered by the company
Gain valuable product knowledge, and sales methods and increase commissions
Improve communication and personal development.
A qualification recognised industry-wide
Manufacturing Level 2
Available to all Alsco employees
Provide foundation Health & Safety skills at Alsco
A qualification recognised industry-wide
Level 3 – Developing Effective Team Leaders
Available to all Alsco employees who lead a team big or small and want to continue to develop as a leader
Understand leadership behaviours and how to adapt styles to influence team performance
Personal development
Develop SMART goals and objectives to achieve team goals
Learn to apply root cause analysis tools to support problem-solving and decision-making
Develop a Company Improvement project and present the results to senior leadership.
A qualification recognised industry-wide
Level 4 First Line Management
Available to high-performing individuals identified as the future leaders of Alsco NZ
Develop effective leadership, conflict resolution, performance management and motivation skills.
Develop a Company Improvement project, present results to senior leadership and implement them within your team.
Collaborate and network with other Alsco employees from around New Zealand
MDP (Management Development Program)
Long-term Alsco employees developing the future direction of the business
In partnership with Alsco Australia
2-year leadership program for the future leaders of Alsco
Develop solutions to the most pressing and important issues facing the company
Teamwork & building connections, collaborating with individuals throughout New Zealand and Australia meeting key leaders and sitting at the ‘management table’
Direct sponsorship from the Group General Manager and the Regional General Manager
Richard Riwai is a shining example of Alsco’s apprentice support and development opportunities, becoming the newly appointed Palmerston North Engineering Manager.
“I started with Alsco in 2013 as a washroom team member. and I was then promoted to team coordinator in the washroom after a year. I was the Washroom Team Coordinator for 12 to 14 months when an opportunity came up in the Palmerston North Engineering Department to fill an Engineers position.
I was offered a six-month trial in the Engineering Department with a possible apprenticeship at the end of the trial. I got through the trial and did my apprenticeship over the next 3 and 1/2 years. I finished the qualification and became a fully qualified Maintenance Engineer in the team here in Palmerston North. When the Engineering Manager vacancy came about, I applied for the position and was successful. I am now as excited as ever to get my feet under the Managers desk and lead the Palmerston North Engineering team to the next level.”
Meet Zach
Zach Smith, Processing Manager
The Alsco Management Development Programme (MDP) is a professional growth opportunity carried out in Australia and New Zealand. The programme runs over two years and equips participants with leadership and management skills to enhance their careers.
Zach Smith is one of the recent graduates from the MDP programme, which is actually the third step in developing Alsco’s future leaders. Zach has previously completed the National Certificate in Business, Level 3, and the National Certificate in First Line Management, Level 4 management courses.
“I started my journey with Alsco in 2009 as a Service Delivery Person. Over the next 3-5 years, I was promoted to Service Delivery Supervisor, subsequently becoming the Service Delivery Manager not too long after that.
After 12-18 months of doing this role, the opportunity came up to relocate my family to Napier as the depots Business Manager.
During this time, I was honoured to be selected for the Management Development Programme, which meant I was able to join & make lasting relationships with 19 other leaders across New Zealand & Australia.
This group was then broken into 4 smaller groups of 5 leaders, which each had a project to implement real change within the company along with completing course modules to help us upskill further. Along with other training courses Alsco has provided me over the years, this has enabled me to bring all this learning back to my branch to assist the team.
After completing the 2-year MDP programme, I have now been given the chance to lead a team of 60 as the Plant Processing Manager back in Palmerston North.”
Meet Haris
Haris Murtaza, EECA Energy Management Graduate
“The graduate program, which was developed after careful consideration of the business being able to meet its energy reduction goals has provided unparalleled learning opportunities for us. It has instilled a greater level of understanding around energy and carbon data, while further refining our focus and widening the scope for sustainability initiatives.”
The EECA Graduate Programme has enabled Alsco to have a dedicated resource deployed to review and improve Alsco’s energy management practices and implement efficiency.
The programme ensures that the business can commit the time and resources needed to analyse how energy is being used and the best ways to make savings.
The goal of the graduate programme is to deliver 2GW of savings, corresponding to approximately 3% of Alsco’s entire energy usage and equivalent to switching off 220 million LEDs or powering 18,000 Electric Vehicles. To date, 66% of the savings have been achieved and quantified, with a further 67% of energy-saving projects identified and proposed. This will ensure that Alsco does not only meet its EECA graduate programme goals but exceeds them.
Diversity & Inclusion
Alsco promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment where everybody has an opportunity to grow and develop. Our workforce has a multitude of needs, and as an equitable and fair employer, we must do our best to meet them.
Alsco prides itself in adapting to changing environments, especially generational shifts and being cognisant of the changes around us. This ensures we the employer of choice for all times rather than a specific segment in time.
We are proud of our Leadership Development Programme through which we build jobs into careers and have a strong commitment to internal promotion. Our business success reflects the quality and skill of our people. Alsco is committed to seeking out and retaining the finest human talent to ensure top business growth and performance. We also aim to take unconscious bias out of our recruitment process and are open to accommodating varying needs.
Diversity management benefits individuals, teams, our company, and our customers. We recognise that each employee brings their own unique capabilities, experiences, and characteristics to their work. We value such diversity at all levels of the company in all that we do. To further foster this, we are an active member of Diversity Works NZ and our workforce is reflective of the New Zealand community.
Alsco believes in treating all people with respect and dignity. We strive to create and foster a supportive and understanding environment in which all individuals realise their maximum potential within the company, regardless of their differences. We recognise the importance of reflecting the diversity of our customers and markets in our workforce. The diverse capabilities that reside within our talented workforce, positions Alsco to anticipate and fulfil the needs of our diverse customers, providing high quality products/services.
Alsco is diverse along many dimensions. Our diversity encompasses differences in ethnicity, gender, language, age, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, physical and mental ability, thinking styles, experience, and education. We believe that the wide array of perspectives that results from such diversity promotes innovation and business success.
As an equitable employer, we spend time and resources on training, fostering a strong learning environment coupled with top industry pay-rates, work life balance, flexible working hours and a family friendly environment.
Sustainability at Alsco
Alsco is committed to the reduction of its energy usage and subsequently, its carbon footprint. To achieve this, we work closely with our employees, customers, and the community.
We partner with our suppliers and contractors to understand and comply with community and legislative expectations and regulations. We do not just meet industry environmental standards – we constantly strive to exceed them and encourage our employees, clients, and business partners to help us do so.
Alsco has worked with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) to launch energy saving initiatives, whilst also being courageous to adopt and test newer technologies. This includes but is not limited to, the uptake of the first long-distance intercity heavy EV freighter in New Zealand, moving to a wood-pellet boiler in the processing facility in Nelson, and has amalgamated two old inefficient plants into one efficient processing facility in Richmond.
With EECA’s support, Alsco has also employed an energy management graduate. The company will, with assistance from our graduate, reduce energy usage by 2 GWh at the end of the programme. This corresponds to approximately 3% of Alsco’s entire energy usage and is equivalent to switching off 220 million LEDs or powering 18,000 Electric Vehicles.
In 2018, Alsco committed to four Big Bold Sustainability Goals to guide the business through to the year 2030.
Proud sponsors of…
Auckland City Mission
Alsco contributes both financially and with our time monthly throughout the year. Employees from Alsco Support Centre in Ellerslie and our Auckland branch in Kingsland volunteer for a day each month at the City Mission.
We are helping with a wide range of activities that includes cleaning, sorting of donated clothing, general housekeeping duties and of course the cleaning of dishes from the greatly appreciated meals provided each day.
Medical Aid Abroad
Medical Aid Abroad NZ (MAANZ) tell us our linen and “expired” first aid supplies are in great demand in those poorer nations who have no or little funds for medical services and supplies.
Alsco has donated over eight pallets of goods to MAA destined for many worthy causes, mainly in the Pacific Islands such as Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and the Solomons, and even to Cambodia and Korea recently.
New Zealand Principals’ Federations
Alsco is pleased to be one of NZPF level silver Business Partners. This federation aims to provide support and be the member’s professional voice throughout New Zealand. Professional resources, information, as well as a number of publications and helplines are available to members.
Million Metres Streams Projects
The Million Metres Streams Project is the result of discussions with people, businesses and organisations across the country who have committed to work together to accelerate the riparian restoration activity in NZ by injecting a new stream of resources.
The core idea was this: to make it easy and exciting to invest in the health of our waterways – to open it up to everyone in New Zealand – people and businesses wanting to do good.
Flying Start For Alsco Kingsland Design Project
An exciting project to enhance an area of unused open space on New North Road is off to a flying start. The artists chose two Putangitangi ducks moving forward in unity to symbolise the lifelong partnership between Maori and Europeans.
Kidney kids
Alsco has been an enthusiastic supporter of Kidney Kids since mid-2018. Alsco’s been an incredible supporter of Kidney Kids from fundraising with corporate golf days, to offering management support and guidance, Alsco’s support is much appreciated and has helped Kidney Kids maintain support for our kids and their whanau.
Other “offshore” organisations we have donated surplus Alsco supplies are;
Africa Purpose Team, a group of New Zealand doctors working in remote parts of Tanzania.
East Timor Leste Trust, Kiwis on Atauto Island teaching the locals basic hygiene and first aid.
Christian Leadership Training Trust, helping medical outreaches in remote villages on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji.
Christian and Missionary Alliance of NZ, short-term missions to Tonga supporting locals and Mango Tree Respite Center providing care handicapped children and their families.
There are currently no jobs available
Unfortunately there are currently no positions available at Alsco, please check back soon.
Richard Riwai, former Engineering Apprentice
Zach Smith, Processing Manager
Haris Murtaza, EECA Energy Management Graduate
