Payroll Administrator

About the role:

Fixed‑term role covering parental leave until 11 December 2026.

As our Payroll Administrator, you’ll provide reliable administrative support to our Payroll Specialists, helping ensure accurate and timely weekly pay cycles for Foodstuffs South Island and our member stores. You’ll work in a fast‑paced, high‑volume payroll environment where accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail are critical.

The focus of the role is highly administrative, with responsibilities centred on data entry, document handling, and process support. The work is structured and repeatable, requiring someone who is comfortable following defined processes and meeting regular weekly deadlines.

You’ll join a close‑knit team of nine and report to the Payroll Manager. The team is professional, supportive, and collaborative, with a practical and down‑to‑earth culture.

About you:

You’ll be an experienced administrator who is comfortable working within defined processes and consistently deliver accurate, high-quality work. Dependable and detail-conscious, you’ll take ownership of your responsibilities and enjoy supporting a team committed to excellence. Ideally, you’ll also bring:

• Experience in administration or data entry, ideally in a structured or high-volume setting
• Accuracy, consistency, and a methodical approach to task management
• Confidence working with systems and a fast, accurate typing style
• A calm and steady approach – able to work to tight deadlines without compromising on quality

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.

How to apply:

If this sounds like the right next step for you, click Apply to submit your application. Applications will only be accepted via our careers site. Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early.

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

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 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.

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 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 180 PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square, 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.