Café Assistant - Papanui

Foodstuffs South Island; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A major Kiwi-owned grocery cooperative is seeking a full-time Café Assistant in Papanui. You will prepare high-quality food, serve exceptional coffees, and ensure cleanliness in the café. Ideal candidates will have experience in the hospitality industry and strong customer service skills. Join a supportive team culture with great perks including health insurance and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Free carparking

Health insurance

Paid parental leave

Flexible working

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or food service preferred.
• Ability to handle food safely and make high-quality coffees.
• Strong communication and customer service abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present a variety of high-quality café food.
• Make exceptional coffees and maintain café cleanliness.
• Work hours typically Monday to Friday from 6am to 4pm.

Skills

Experience in hospitality or related food service industry

Food handling and barista experience

Exceptional customer service skills

Strong attention to detail

Willingness to start early

Job description

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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 200 PAK?nSAVE, New World, Four Square, Raeward Fresh 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. South Island.

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 the role

Our Foodies café is now recruiting a full time Café Assistant to join our Papanui based team. Our Papanui Café provides an excellent offering to our 500+ Support Office team members. In this role you will prepare and present a wide variety of high-quality café food as well as make exceptional coffees and keep the café to a high standard of cleanliness.

The days/hours are: Monday - Friday typically within the hours of 6am - 4pm and occasionally some flexibility may be required.

About you

We are looking for someone who is energetic and enthusiastic, ideally you will also have :

• Experience in hospitality or related food service industry
• Food handling and barista experience
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to start early and ability to work hard and have fun!

Why join us?

• Our Papanui based office has free carparking
• 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 support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
• You can access Enhanced leave; Lifestyle leave and sick leave from day one of joining the Foodies team.
• 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!

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

Applications will close 22 October 2025 and will only be accepted via our careers site. If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email [emailprotected].

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