Payroll & Workforce Administrator - Devonport Plant

Simplot Company; City of Devonport; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive

Discounted health insurance

Income protection insurance

Novated leasing

Training and development

Additional annual leave

Career development

Job summary

Simplot Company in Australia is seeking an experienced Workforce Administrator to join the Devonport site. You will manage payroll accuracy, time and attendance, and workforce reporting across the site, partnering with employees, maintenance teams and Central Payroll to ensure timely payments and data integrity.

The role reports to the HR Manager and offers a permanent, full‑time opportunity with standard Monday–Friday hours.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce administration, payroll administration, or time and attendance management.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent organisational, time management and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with payroll, workforce management and reporting systems, including UKG.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Agreements, payroll processes and employment legislation.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment will be highly regarded.
• Willingness to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment, including drug and alcohol screening.

Responsibilities

• Administer daily time and attendance activities and maintain accurate workforce records.
• Review and resolve timekeeping exceptions, including clock-in and clock-out discrepancies.
• Complete weekly payroll sign-off activities within required timeframes.
• Ensure the accurate interpretation and application of Enterprise Agreement provisions, company policies and payroll rules.
• Liaise with employees, site leaders and the Central Payroll team to ensure accurate and timely payment outcomes.
• Respond to payroll and workforce administration enquiries professionally and efficiently.
• Support payroll audits and compliance activities as required.
• Accurately allocate labour costs across production and maintenance cost centres.
• Process and validate maintenance timesheets and labour allocations within MEX.
• Investigate payroll and labour costing discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions.
• Prepare workforce reports and provide workforce data and insights to support business operations.
• Maintain confidential payroll and employee records in accordance with company requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve workforce administration processes and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Workforce administration

Payroll administration

Time & attendance management

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

UKG (payroll system)

Job description

Simplot Company in Australia is seeking an experienced Workforce Administrator to join the Devonport site. You will manage payroll accuracy, time and attendance, and workforce reporting across the site, partnering with employees, maintenance teams and Central Payroll to ensure timely payments and data integrity.

The role reports to the HR Manager and offers a permanent, full‑time opportunity with standard Monday–Friday hours.