Compliance Advisor

The role

You will support audit readiness, compliance coordination, and due diligence activities. This role involves working across Orchard and Post Harvest operations to ensure regulatory compliance, food safety, and customer assurance.

What you will do

• Coordinate audit preparation, evidence collation and follow-up activities
• Support compliance requests and assurance reporting
• Monitor compliance schedules, corrective actions and key deadlines
• Participate in site inspections, internal audits and compliance reviews
• Work with operational teams to translate compliance requirements into practical solutions
• Maintain accurate records, documentation and assurance evidence
• Develop compliance capability across Orchard and Post Harvest functions

Required qualifications

• Experience in compliance, quality assurance, food safety, auditing, sustainability or another regulated operational environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of teams
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage evidence, documentation and deadlines accurately
• Confidence using Microsoft 365
• Ability to learn new systems and processes

Nice to have

• Experience within food production, horticulture, animal products or export supply chains
• Relevant qualifications

Benefits

• Exposure across both Orchard and Post Harvest compliance and assurance programmes
• Structured development and succession opportunities
• Collaborative team environment

About the company

Mr Apple is one of New Zealand's leading apple exporters.