Support world-class assurance and grow your compliance career with Mr Apple.
Join one of New Zealand's leading apple exporters and play a key role in ensuring our Orchard and Post Harvest operations continue to meet the highest standards of regulatory compliance, food safety, certification and customer assurance.
What You'll Be Doing:
Working closely with internal teams, you'll support audit readiness, compliance coordination and due diligence activities while developing your technical expertise across the business. Key responsibilities may include:
- Coordinate audit preparation, evidence collation and follow-up activities across regulatory, customer and certification programmes
- Support compliance requests and assurance reporting across Orchard and Post Harvest operations
- Monitor compliance schedules, corrective actions and key deadlines to ensure requirements are met
- Participate in site inspections, internal audits and compliance reviews while helping identify and address improvement opportunities
- Work closely with operational teams to translate compliance requirements into practical solutions and consistent ways of working
- Maintain accurate records, documentation and assurance evidence within approved systems
- Develop broad compliance capability across both Orchard and Post Harvest functions, progressively taking ownership of key programmes
What You'll Bring:
- Experience in compliance, quality assurance, food safety, auditing, sustainability or another regulated operational environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of teams
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage evidence, documentation and deadlines accurately
- Confidence using Microsoft 365 and learning new systems and processes
- Experience within food production, horticulture, animal products or export supply chains would be advantageous
- Relevant qualifications are welcomed, however practical hands-on experience is equally valued
What We Offer:
- A unique opportunity to gain exposure across both Orchard and Post Harvest compliance and assurance programmes
- Structured development and succession opportunities within a specialist and growing function
- A collaborative team environment where you will work alongside experienced compliance professionals and operational leaders
If you're looking for a role where you can broaden your compliance expertise, build strong business relationships and make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.