Field Technician – Hastings
Published | September 26, 2023 |
Expires | October 9, 2023 |
Location | Hastings Central, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
Category | Industry positions Other |
Job Type | Full-time |
Description
The Opportunity:
As a (BAFS) Biosecurity & Field services Technician at AsureQuality, you will drive to local cattle farms in the Hastings and surrounding areas and perform TB testing on livestock. Occasionally you will also help with blood sampling for live animal export certifications, Mycoplasma Bovis, vaccinations and biosecurity tasks.
The purpose is to deliver both on- farm and Biosecurity tasks is to support farmers and our pest eradication management programs with animal health services, market access certification, environmental monitoring, live animal export certification and disease control.
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week working Monday to Saturday.
Benefits of this role:
- You will receive on the job training
- Work with a friendly team
- Be part of a large essential services organisation
- Receive a Tool of Trade vehicle to commute to your customers farms + mobile & laptop
- Minimum 8-hour work day, Monday to Saturday (40 hours per week)
About You:
You will be a great fit for this role if you have the following:
- Prior experience handling livestock on a farm
- Great at negotiating and planning
- A clean and current driver's licence
- Great verbal communications skills and good at speaking with farmers
- Be organised, responsible and able to work productively without supervision
- Motivated and have a great attitude
About Us:
Everyday our experienced team of 1800+ people work alongside farmers, producers, and others throughout the food supply chain to help them uphold what Aotearoa stands for in food - a higher standard of quality and safety.
We are passionate about our shared role as Kaitiaki Kai, guardians of food, and have a deep responsibility to do the right thing for food and the environments it comes from.
We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining great people, and supporting them to be the best they can be. We know diverse teams are stronger teams and we believe in fairness and opportunity for all.
Helping Aotearoa shape a better food world - Join us today!
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