Moana New Zealand Looking for Aquaculture Farm & Process Worker at Ruakaka, Northland Full Time

Discover a career in aquaculture and explore job opportunities in our leading Paua Kahurangi operations in Ruakaka.

Did you know our unique abalone (Haliotis iris) or pāua kahurangi, as named by Māori, are distinct for their clear white meat encased within a beautiful blue shell? Its subtle taste and firm texture reflect the superior quality of the water supply, rich in natural nutrients.

Ruakaka is the heart of the Whangarei South Coast. Live beachside, in a close-knit community and discover a career in aquaculture working in our pāua kahurangi team as a Farm & Process Worker.

Our Opportunity:

True to provenance. Our abalone farm is supplied with some of the highest quality ocean seawater in the world through a natural deep-water intake.

Key responsibilities:

• Checking and observing paua to ensure behaviour reflects optimal growing
• Feeding, grading, harvesting, and packing
• Cleaning and maintenance
• Quality assurance, bio security and compliance

This role is physical, and you must be able to lift, up to 15 kgs on a continuous basis.

What You Will Bring:

Ideally you will have an interest in developing a career in aquaculture. You will be comfortable working in cold and dark conditions that provide optimal growing conditions for paua to be farmed, or in a processing environment where you pack and dispatch paua to customers both locally and internationally.

Physically fit, you will be a reliable team player and know the importance of being organized. Easy to work with, you are an effective communicator who possesses a high level of integrity. Your reputation as an honest, hardworking, and a down to earth employee will proceed you, as well as your can-do attitude. No job is too small or big as you always strive to do your best and complete your work to the highest standard.

Successful applicants will have the following experience and attributes:

• Friendly, highly motivated, and proactive
• Team player, keen to learn new skills and be trained
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Strong attention to detail and organised

If you are keen to join a well-established team and build a career within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

Tō tātou iwi

We are proud of where we have come from, what we stand for and are committed to our role as custodians for our future generations. 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.

Please send your resume c/o Moana’s recruitment team to [email protected] and in the subject box put the job title.

Please note you must have the legal right to work in New Zealand, to be eligible to apply for this position.

ABOUT US

E Pā Ana Ki A Mātou

Moana New Zealand is the largest Māori owned Fisheries Company in New Zealand. All profits we make are returned to Māori in the form of dividends, with the balance retained to fund long term growth initiatives of Moana New Zealand. We take a uniquely long-term view in everything we do, abiding by the customary principle of Kaitiakitanga.