Role Type: Permanent Full-Time
Location: Hamilton
Salary: Range from $97,079 – $121,349 per annum
Starting salary will be dependent on skills and experience of the successful applicant.
In addition to salary, we offer overtime, penal time and shift allowances.
Koreromo te turanga - About the Role
The purpose of this role within Verification Services (VS) is to provide a range of food safety verification and certification services to support market access strategies and setting standards.
Reporting to the Team Leader Waikato this role sits within the Circuit group of the Verification Services directorate. This role offers a great opportunity to step into verification from a clinical role, or alternatively will allow someone with existing verification experience to broaden their knowledge across a range of specialist areas.
You will be based in Hamilton and will travel to businesses around the Waikato Bay of Plenty area to assess their operating processes against regulatory requirements.
This position provides lot of variety, with no two days the same. You will be responsible for your own work schedule with flexibility.
Typically, in this role you would be expected to do the following: Ensure that import and export official assurances meet market access requirements and are raised in accordance with relevant regulations. Ensure efficient use of hours and resources to manage yourself and allocated circuit workload Complete verification and market access task accurately in accordance with New Zealand standards and agreed market access schedules. Carry out verification functions and activities to agreed schedules. In addition, the nature of this work offers the following benefits: The opportunity to develop positive relationships with a wide range of different local businesses The ability to work flexibly (e.g., working from home) Work-life balance (work hours typically within normal business hours Monday-Friday) Good growth opportunities Working independently but also within a supportive team We are looking for someone who would enjoy getting exposure to a range of different businesses and is looking for work-life balance.
Mou - About You
We are looking for someone who is adaptable and can thrive in a complex and sometimes ambiguous environment. The ideal person will be able to think creatively, prioritise work, and is excited to learn new skills. The successful candidate will: Be a New Zealand registered Veterinarian (Or be able to obtain registration with VCNZ) Have effective verbal and written skills, and analytical reasoning skills Demonstrate integrity and trust, ethics and values, resilience, adaptability, and openness Have experience persuading and influencing, teamwork, planning and organising Have computer literacy – can operate standard and customised software to an acceptable standard e.g. word-processing, excel, internet, email Have a full driver's license and ability to drive Class 1 vehicles. It is advantageous if you have knowledge of HACCP/Quality Assurance in Food Safety however, this is included in your training.
Mo to matou ropu - About our team
Reporting to the Team Leader Circuit, you will work amongst a team of 10 veterinarians and technical supervisors who are based in Hamilton and the Mount Manganui.
New Zealand Food Safety – Verification Services' (VS) core purpose is to deliver independent, cost effective and high-quality verification, certification, and inspection programmes that meet all regulatory requirements. Our people deliver a world-class, efficient, and cost-effective service to a broad range of industries and sectors. Facilitating not only food safety, but biosecurity and market access for animals and animal product exports. These include: Verification and certification services to at least 2000 processing companies. This not only includes food primary and secondary food producers but also storage and transport. Verifying containment and transitional facilities to ensure they are meeting the standards around unwanted and new organisms. Inspection and certification of live animals for import and export. The export meat sector accounts for 80% of Verification Service's activities. VS plays a key role in the Primary Sector industry and the Circuit team delivers verification, certification, and inspection services nationally. This role is focused in the Waikato Bay of Plenty but will involve travel to other regions within the local team. This role may also include some infrequent travel nationally.
Nga hua o te Mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI You'll be given the opportunity to further develop technical and leadership skills with a comprehensive in-service training which includes interpersonal and communication skills, as these are critical aspects in this position Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes and wellness benefits Membership of the NZVA or alternative Annual payment for the Annual practicing certificate See the benefits of working at MPI
Whakamatau Whakapoauau me te Waipiro - Drug and Alcohol Screening
Please note, given this position is safety sensitive the preferred applicant/s for the position will be required to undergo a drug and alcohol pre-employment screening test. Further information on this process can be found on our careers site under the application process, on pre-employment checks page.
Kua rite koe mo tenei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference? We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.
We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatu Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.
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Applications close at midnight on 21 April 2024
If you have any questions about the role, please email
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