New Zealand Customs Service Looking for Tauranga – Customs Officers – October Intake 2023 at Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Full Time

• Exciting Opportunity for a Customs Officer to join the team in Tauranga

The New Zealand Customs service has a full-time Customs Officer position, based in our Tauranga Office. In this role, you will be identifying and preventing potential security and community risks coming in and out of New Zealand. As a Customs Officer, you will have a high level of integrity, honesty and discretion. You will also be interacting with a wide range of people from all walks of life. The team are looking for a Customs Officer who can hit the ground running.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role…

Based In Tauranga, You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Process passengers/crew and goods in/out of Aotearoa which can include search activities
• Facilitate legitimate trade and travel, collect import and export data
• Intercept contraband (such as drugs and weapons), investigate and prosecute offences
• Inspect cargo and mail, assess and collect duty/GST on imports.

Working as part of a small tight knit and busy team, you will cover everything from marine (all craft types – commercial, yachts, cruise ships and fishing vessels), all Service Delivery functions, a large excise clientele, inspections and private flights

Salary for this roles starts at $56,318 with an allowance of $1,545

Ko wai koe | About you…

To be successful in this role you will need to be a team player, have an action-oriented approach and be willing to learn. You will have high levels of integrity, honesty and discretion. In addition, you will have good communication skills and enjoy interacting with people

Being a Customs officer means being available for weekends, nights and public holidays.

We are looking for people who:…

• Have high levels of integrity, honesty and discretion
• Have good communication skills and enjoy interacting with people
• Enjoy working in a team environment
• Class 2 licence or above would be a bonus

Working for NZ Customs | Mahi ki te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa…

To join Te Mana Ārai in any role you must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident*.

(*) A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resided in NZ 5 years ago from the date of this application. You must also be residing in NZ at time of application.

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 5 years, who resided in NZ 5 years ago from the date of this application, and resides in NZ at time of application, but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of six or more months within the past five years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. You will be required to provide overseas police certificates for these periods spent outside of New Zealand.

You must have a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service towards a recommendation of suitability for security clearance at a higher level.

Due to the nature of Customs work you must have a clear Police record. Successful applicants are also required to pass a medical assessment and drug test and must hold a full NZ Drivers’ licence.

Customs does not currently require new employees to be up to date vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Customs may reintroduce a requirement to be vaccinated if our health and safety risk assessment or government requirements change.

Me pehea te whakauru | How to apply…

Please apply online. You will be asked to outline your relevant skills and experience along with why you are interested in the role and some competency-based questions. The online application process takes some time and requires you to provide specific work examples to answer the questions. It’s best to set aside some time when you won’t be interrupted.

Please note, these assessment centres will be recruiting for intakes in October 2023.

If you have any queries, please contact [email protected]

• Applications close on 6 August 2023. If you are successful through the application process we will be holding assessment centres on the weeks of the 14 or 21 August in Tauranga, location to be confirmed.

(*) Please apply as soon as you can as we process applications as they are received and will fill places on our assessment centre, so this opportunity may close earlier.

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role. We also support flexible working arrangements.