Veterinary Verification & Export Certification Lead

Ministry for Primary Industries NZ; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 102,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional membership reimbursement

Annual Wellness payment

Additional MPI leave days

Job summary

Ministry for Primary Industries NZ in Balclutha, South Otago, seeks a Veterinary Technical Supervisor 2 to lead verification activities for meat exports and animal welfare compliance. You will complete ante mortem inspections, certify exports, and collaborate with meat works personnel while maintaining high standards of food safety.

The role requires NZ veterinary registration, a full NZ driver’s licence, strong verbal and written communication, and solid analytical reasoning.

Qualifications

• Be a New Zealand registered Veterinarian (Or be able to obtain registration with VCNZ)
• Hold a full New Zealand driver's licence (or be able to obtain a full NZ licence by converting a current overseas licence)
• Have 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 including word-processing, excel, internet, email
• It is advantageous if you have knowledge of HACCP/Quality Assurance in Food Safety however, this is included in your training.

Responsibilities

• Undertake verification activities in line with current legislation and organisational requirements, thereby permitting the issue of official assurances
• Verify that requirements and procedures are being followed
• Provide certification for animal meat exports
• Complete ante mortem inspections and occasionally provide judgement on post-mortem inspection
• Ensure animal welfare is being maintained
• Maintain knowledge within the farming communities and be involved in on farm verification
• Collaborate well with internal and external stakeholders, such as meat works personnel, Veterinary colleagues/VS team

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Analytical reasoning

Integrity and ethics

Teamwork

Planning and organising

Computer literacy (word processing, e‑

Education

New Zealand veterinary registration

Tools

Word processing

Excel

Email

Internet

Job description

Ministry for Primary Industries NZ in Balclutha, South Otago, seeks a Veterinary Technical Supervisor 2 to lead verification activities for meat exports and animal welfare compliance. You will complete ante mortem inspections, certify exports, and collaborate with meat works personnel while maintaining high standards of food safety.

The role requires NZ veterinary registration, a full NZ driver’s licence, strong verbal and written communication, and solid analytical reasoning.