Ko wai mātou – About us
Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!
With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.
Our Support Centre is 1,000+ people strong, which includes 300+ IT employees, who all play a vital role in ensuring the cogs of our Co-op stay turning and our systems stay ‘byte’-sized and ‘bug’-free.”
Te Tūranga – About the role
Are you ready to take your QA career to the next level? If you’re passionate about quality, love working in Agile environments, and thrive on variety, this role is for you!
At Foodstuffs North Island, we’re not just looking for a “tester” – we’re after a quality champion who will play a key role in ensuring our Agile Delivery Squads consistently deliver top-notch results. You'll be at the heart of quality assurance, collaborating closely with your squad, while also shaping and improving QA practices across the company. Think writing test plans, functional testing, automating complex technical integrations... all before lunch!
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Active Squad Member – Collaborate, communicate, and contribute to sprint completion, stepping beyond the usual tester role.
- Lead Testing Efforts – Design and execute small, punchy Test Plans, navigating complex business requirements and technical challenges like interfaces and web services.
- Automation-First Approach – Help us drive towards automation excellence by building and refining test automation harnesses.
- Innovator – Stay ahead by evaluating and implementing new testing technologies that help us deliver even faster and better.
- Advocate for Quality – Lead the charge on quality delivery, ensuring the integrity of our test environments and logging defects with clear detail.
- Continuous Improvement – Help shape the future of our QA Strategy and share your insights with the broader QA Practice.
Ngā painga - What we offer:
We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:
- Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including 36 free EV plugs
- Southern cross health insurance, Foodies superannuation scheme
- Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
- Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
- Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).
He kōrero mōu - About You:
You will have strong experience in Agile environments and be familiar with Scrum, Kanban, and best testing practices. You’re a problem-solver with excellent communication skills and a passion for quality delivery. Along with this you will also have:
- Expertise in Web, API, and Mobile test automation frameworks like Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Appium, and more.
- Scripting know-how – you’re comfortable with Java, JavaScript/Typescript.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools like Bamboo, GitHub, and Bitbucket.
Bonus Points for:
- Experience in DevOps practices and digital e-commerce.
- Previous work in the retail or grocery industry.
Work in an environment where no two days are the same – and your contribution truly matters.
Are you ready to make an impact? Join FSNI and become a key player in delivering high-quality solutions to our customers and be part of a squad that values collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.
We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.
We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.
If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
