Administrator - South Canterbury Toyota

 Receptionist/Administrator

Join an award-winning team with a reputation for excellence.

Are you looking to be part of a high-performing, people-focused team? Do you enjoy working with a leading automotive brand and building relationships with a wide range of customers? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

Behind every successful business is an exceptional Administration team and, due to internal promotion, we are looking for someone to join ours.

Why join us?

South Canterbury Toyota is part of the McDermid Auto Collective, a family-owned and operated group spanning Blenheim, Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Ashburton, Timaru and beyond. Across our dealerships, we are united by a shared commitment to delivering exceptional, personalised service to every customer.

You’ll be joining a team of over 40 staff in a dealership known for its supportive, inclusive and high-performing culture. We celebrate success, recognise achievement, and genuinely enjoy working together.

About the role

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week, Monday- Friday), where you will play a key support role within our team.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Meet & greet customers when they arrive in store

· Telephone duties

· Accounts Payable

· Reconciling bank statements

· Processing NZTA transactions

· Banking and cash handling

· Reconciliations

· General administrative duties

What you can expect from us

· A supportive and positive team environment

· Ongoing training and development opportunities across the wider McDermid Auto Collective

· Opportunities for career progression within a growing, family-owned group

· Staff benefits and recognition programs that celebrate high performance and contribution

· Regular social events and a strong sense of team connection

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have previous experience in an administration role
• Have consistent high attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and documentation
• Have the ability to get along with a wide range of people
• Be process driven
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel/Word) and have the ability to work with business systems
• Have desire to strive for excellence and constantly look for ways to exceed expectations
• Have great attitude and be a team player

You can find out more about our businesses here: https://www.mcdermidautocollective.co.nz/ 

If you’re ready to start your next challenge with a successful team of great people, then we'll look forward to hearing from you.

Please apply in full confidence, with a cover letter and CV outlining your recent work history: 

Beth Milliken

Administration Manager

Skills & Experience

 * Previous experience in an administration role

* High attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and documentation

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel/Word) and ability to work with business systems 

* A desire to strive for excellence and constantly look for ways to exceed expectation

* A great attitude

* The right to live and work in NZ

* A current, full driver's license