Payroll Coordinator

About the role

Open Country Dairy is a major New Zealand dairy exporter, sourcing milk from throughout the country and supplying premium dairy ingredients to customers worldwide. The business is expanding, and this role sits within a team that helps keep operations running smoothly and service standards high.

This Payroll Coordinator position is based at the Highbrook Head Office in Auckland. It is a broad, hands-on role that blends payroll delivery with employee joining and exit processes, plus general HR administration. It will suit someone who values precision, structure, and supporting employees and managers effectively.

Key duties

• Run payroll for the allocated portfolio, ensuring calculations are correct and completed within deadlines.
• Create employee payroll records and keep them current.
• Handle payroll questions and issues raised by staff and managers.
• Coordinate the administration involved in onboarding and offboarding.
• Keep employee documents and records secure, confidential, and well maintained.
• Step in to support additional payroll portfolios when workload or business needs require it.
• Provide administrative assistance across HR and Health & Safety functions.
• Help ensure payroll and HR processes align with employment law, internal policies, and good practice standards.

What you need

• Minimum 3 years of payroll administration experience.
• Practical exposure to HR admin, including employee onboarding and offboarding.
• Solid understanding of New Zealand payroll legislation and employment-related requirements.
• High levels of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• Good planning, organisation, and time management abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a service-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work well with people across different parts of the business.
• A collaborative, team-focused approach and readiness to assist others when needed.

Why this role may appeal

• Competitive pay package and staff benefits.
• A varied role that combines payroll work with HR administration.
• Opportunities for learning and professional development.
• A supportive team culture built on collaboration.
• Chance to build a career with one of New Zealand's leading dairy exporters.

Additional information

Applications are being reviewed as they come in, so early submission is recommended.

Only candidates who already have the legal right to work in New Zealand should apply.