National Dairy Systems Auditor — Travel & Impact

Nz Ministry For Primary Industries; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 122,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave days

Eye test subsidy

Leave purchase option

Job summary

The Nz Ministry For Primary Industries is seeking a Specialist Systems Auditor, Dairy on a fixed-term/secondment basis. The role involves regulatory assurance and audits across New Zealand’s dairy sector, with travel nationwide and a focus on maintaining market access for dairy products.

The ideal candidate has a tertiary qualification in food safety or related discipline, strong auditing and regulatory knowledge, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in food safety or related discipline.
• Auditing experience and regulatory knowledge in dairy systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake regulatory assurance and systems audits in New Zealand's dairy production sector.
• Assess the effectiveness of regulatory frameworks, verification systems and assurance arrangements for dairy products.
• Facilitate and host overseas competent authority audits.
• Provide technical expertise to accreditation bodies, including IANZ and JASANZ.
• Identify risks, system weaknesses and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support the development of assurance systems that maintain domestic and international confidence.
• Contribute to the team's Quality Management System and Health, Safety and Wellbeing programmes.

Skills

Auditing experience

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Dairy processing knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in food safety, science, food technology or related discipline

Job description

The Nz Ministry For Primary Industries is seeking a Specialist Systems Auditor, Dairy on a fixed-term/secondment basis. The role involves regulatory assurance and audits across New Zealand’s dairy sector, with travel nationwide and a focus on maintaining market access for dairy products.

The ideal candidate has a tertiary qualification in food safety or related discipline, strong auditing and regulatory knowledge, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills.