People and Capability Administrator

Are you passionate about people, culture, and workplace wellbeing? Join our People & Capability team and play a key role in supporting our teams across five sites: Mitre 10 Mega Tauranga, Mitre 10 Mega Rotorua, Mitre 10 Waihi, Juted Frame & Truss and Tauranga Distribution Centre.

About the Role

No two days are the same in this role! You'll get hands-on experience across a broad range of HR and Health & Safety activities, helping us create a fantastic employee experience from recruitment through to development and support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end recruitment, including creating position descriptions and job adverts
• Welcoming new team members through onboarding and induction programmes
• Preparing employment agreements and contract variations
• Maintaining accurate digital employee records and documentation
• Coordinating employee changes and updates with our payroll team
• Producing reports, meeting minutes, and HR insights
• Supporting HR and Health & Safety initiatives across our sites
• Providing general administrative support to keep our People & Capability team running smoothly

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week) based at our Tauranga Support Office, with occasional travel to our other sites (don't worry - we have a company pool car available).

Why You'll Love Working With Us

We're serious about work-life balance. Enjoy a 9-day fortnight, meaning every second weekend is a long weekend!

That's 70 hours across the fortnight, giving you more time for the things you enjoy outside of work.

About You

You'll be someone who loves working with people, enjoys variety, and thrives in a busy environment.

 

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Previous experience in HR, Recruitment, and/or Health & Safety (1+ years preferred), or a relevant tertiary qualification
• A genuine people-first approach
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong customer service experience
• Confidence using digital systems and Microsoft Office applications
• The ability to juggle competing priorities and adapt to changing demands
• Great planning, organisation, and time-management skills
• A positive, professional, and proactive attitude
• A full, clean New Zealand Driver Licence

What's In It For You?

• Competitive remuneration
• A supportive, positive team environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Access to Mitre 10's Perks App with corporate discounts
• Birthday Day Off
• Trauma Insurance
• Bonus Scheme
• Generous staff discounts
• The chance to build your HR and Health & Safety career with a well-known Kiwi brand

At Mitre 10, we're committed to ensuring everyone gets home safe every day. As part of our recruitment process, successful applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment drug and alcohol screen.

Think you'd look great in orange? We'd love to hear from you. Apply online before Friday 21st August 2026. Please note that due to the fast-paced nature of our recruitment process, applications may close earlier than advertised.

Applications will only be accepted online and cannot be submitted in-store.

Please note: We are managing this recruitment process directly and are not seeking agency support at this time.