Quality Controller

Whitehall Fruitpackers Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitehall Fruitpackers Ltd is seeking a reliable Quality Controller to support our year-round operations. The role rotates from packhouse QC during peak harvest (Mar–Jun) to repacking (Jun–Nov) and orchard work (Nov–Mar), with seasonal leaf sampling and fruit maturity testing.

You will work with a multicultural team, maintain strict documentation, and uphold food safety and H&S standards. Training is provided if you lack QC experience.

Qualifications

• Confidence and willingness to learn on the job.
• Ability to analyse data and make quick decisions.
• Flexibility to work rosters including night shift and extended hours during peak seasons.
• Exceptional organisational skills for a busy seasonal environment.
• Ability to work with people from various cultures and communicate positively.
• Adaptability to busy, changing, challenging environments and high-pressure periods.
• Experience in Quality Control is advantageous but training will be provided.
• A valid full New Zealand driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Execute sampling, monitoring, and testing per company standards.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and compliant documentation for audits.
• Communicate results clearly to key stakeholders.
• Maintain required industry qualifications throughout the year.
• Maintain and promote all food safety requirements.
• Uphold health and safety rules across operations.
• Collaborate with a multicultural team to meet targets.

Skills

Willingness to learn

Data analysis

Flexibility

Organisational skills

Cross-cultural communication

Ability to work under pressure

Driver's license (NZ)

Job description

Whitehall Fruitpackers is one of the Waikato's leading horticultural businesses, with more than 300 canopy hectares of green, gold and red kiwifruit, including a strong organic production focus. Our operations also extend across dairy farming, dry stock, and apiaries.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a reliable, versatile Quality Controller (QC) to join our dedicated, knowledgeable quality team. Whether you are already an experienced QC or a motivated trainee eager to learn and gain qualifications on the job, this is a year-round, varied role supporting our Quality Manager across all key operational stages

What's in it for you?

This is a dynamic, year-round position where your responsibilities transition along with the seasonal cycle. During the peak harvest season from March to June, you will act as a Quality Controller within the packhouse, which requires flexibility for rostering and extended hours. From June through November, your focus shifts to Quality Controller duties during the repacking period, before moving out into the orchards from November to March to support orchard work and monitoring. Additionally, you will carry out targeted seasonal testing, including leaf sampling for PMC throughout January and February, followed by fruit maturity testing in February and March.

In this role, you will:

• Execute sampling, monitoring, and testing in accordance with Exporter and Whitehall Fruitpackers standards.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and compliant documentation for auditing bodies.
• Communicate sampling and testing results clearly and promptly to key stakeholders.
• Achieve and maintained required industry qualifications throughout the year
• Maintain and promote all food safety requirements
• Strictly uphold Health & Safety rules and standards across all operations.
• Collaborate positively with a multicultural team to meet target requirements

What we are looking for:

• Confidence and a willingness to learn on the job
• Ability to analyse data and make quick decisions
• Flexibility to work rosters including night shift and extended hours at times throughout the year, especially during our peak harvest period (Mid-March - June)
• Exceptional organisational skills as we operate in a busy seasonal environment
• An ability to work alongside people from various cultures and effectively communicate in a positive and encouraging manner
• The ability to be flexible and adapt to busy, changing, and challenging environments
• Work well under high pressure environments
• Experience in Quality Control would be advantageous but not necessary as training will be provided
• A valid full New Zealand driver's license