Aquaculture Process Worker

Moana; Porirua; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Moana New Zealand is seeking a permanent Process Worker to join the Porirua-based Wild Abalone team. You will process paua for domestic and export orders, including receipting, grading, packing and ensuring food safety compliance.

You will be a team player with a strong work ethic, physically fit and reliable. You will have completed NCEA and ideally be working toward aquaculture or fisheries qualifications; training is provided. Eligibility to work in NZ and a pre-employment medical is required.

Qualifications

• Completed NCEA for entry
• Willing to pursue aquaculture or fisheries qualification
• Training provided for role
• Experience in seafood processing advantageous
• Eligible to work in NZ
• Must pass pre-employment medical and drug test

Responsibilities

• Processing paua: receipting, grading, packing and compliance duties
• General labouring and quality control
• Inventory monitoring

Skills

Team player

Strong work ethic

Physically fit

Reliable

Willing to learn

Education

NCEA completed

Aquaculture/Fisheries qualification (in progress)

Job description

You must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to be considered for this job.

Moana New Zealand; we are true guardians of the world’s most pristine and sustainability managed fisheries (kaitiakitanga).

We connect the world to the true taste and rare magic of New Zealand’s best kaimoana.

We are looking for permanent Process Worker to join our Porirua based Wild Abalone team.

The focus of this role is to be an integral member of the live paua production team, processing and packing paua for domestic and export orders.

Key Tasks:

• Processing of paua; receipting, grading, packing and operational cleaning and compliance duties
• General labouring and quality control
• Inventory monitoring

This is a team-based role, so you need to enjoy working with others, supporting your colleagues and ensuring together targets are met, you keep each other safe and are delivering to a high standard.

We operate our factories and processing functions to the strictest standard of food safety and compliance. It requires every one of our people to be committed to achieving this high standard, adhering to all health & safety requirements and aligning behaviour, performance and engagement to our values and code of conduct.

What You Will Bring:

As a team player, with a strong work ethic, you will be hard working and physically fit. Honest and reliable, you will enjoy learning new skills, working with good people and following processes.

You will have completed NCEA, and ideally be working towards an aquaculture, fisheries or equivalent tertiary qualification and looking to gain practical experience in the industry. You will receive training, but it would be advantageous to have experience working in an operational environment, and/or seafood processing or similar.

You must be eligible to work in NZ and be a reliable and efficient worker.

Fit and healthy, you will need to pass a pre-employment medical and drug test and medical and be willing to commit to the fill length of the assignment.

Moana New Zealand is a purpose led organisation where our people are our greatest strength and pride, and our Moana tikanga (values) are reflected in our everyday life.