Hr/ Talent Intern
Posted on June 28, 2026 by Foodstuffs North Island
- Mangere, New Zealand
- N/A
- Internship
About the role
We are looking for a HR/ Talent Intern to gain broad exposure across both our HR and Talent teams. In this rotational role, you’ll spend time supporting core HR activities as well as end-to-end recruitment, giving you hands-on experience across the employee lifecycle. You’ll contribute to process improvements and support business-as-usual activities.
Key responsibilities
- Assist with reviewing, auditing, and updating position descriptions.
- Contribute to maintaining and improving HR resources and tools.
- Explore opportunities to incorporate AI into HR processes and ways of working.
- Support BAU recruitment activity, including job briefs, CV screening, interview coordination, and offer processes.
- Contribute to employer branding initiatives, including developing content for social media.
- Support updates and improvements to Talent-related pages and resources.
About you
You’re a confident communicator who isn’t afraid to ask questions, get involved, and take initiative. You’re naturally curious, eager to learn, and interested in how people processes and recruitment come together in a large organisation. With a proactive mindset and willingness to contribute, you’re keen to build your experience across HR and Talent. You’re currently studying towards, or have recently completed, a qualification in Human Resources, Management, Leadership, Business Communication, Project Management, or a related field.
Our internship programme offers
- 12-weeks paid work at living wage starting in November based in Māngere, Auckland.
- Renowned learning and development sessions fortnightly.
- An extensive support network - your People Leader, the Talent Team, a Kaiārahi (mentor) and your fellow interns to help you along the way.
- The opportunity to tackle real-world business problems that help us achieve our aspiration – to help New Zealanders get more out of life.
- Modern office spaces with free parking, subsidised lunches, flexible working, weekly supplier tastings and regular celebrations. 5% in store and online discount in our supermarkets.
We’re looking for someone who is interested in discovering their career with us.
You’ll have a curiosity to learn, a knack for problem solving and be ready to get stuck in to making a positive impact on New Zealand communities. You’ll ideally be interested in one of the above areas listed and in our application form, you’ll have the opportunity to indicate your preferred roles (you don’t necessarily need to be studying something that is aligned).
You’ll be working for a New Zealand owned and operated Co-op whose purpose is to help New Zealanders get more out of life.
We have a commitment to be here for our country, here for our people and here for our communities in everything we do, and we provide career opportunities like no other in our industry. We have an unbeatable team of over 25,000 people with a fun and inclusive culture where you feel like you belong. We work with some of New Zealands most treasured and iconic brands with over 350 PAK’n’SAVE, New World, Four Square, Gilmours and Liquorland stores across the North Island
Check us out here https://www.foodstuffs.co.nz/ , on Instagram @foodiescareers and on Tik Tok @lifeatfoodies to stay up to date.
Our recruitment process involves
- A written application form, video interview, and face-to-face interview with our People leaders. If successful, we’ll check your references before finalising contracts and moving you through our fun and interactive digital onboarding experience to get you ready to start in November.
If you require the recruitment process to be adapted due to an access need, please feel free to contact us directly – recruitment@foodstuffs.co.nz
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Advertised until:
July 28, 2026
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