Quality Team Member - Season 2027

The role

You will monitor and maintain quality standards throughout the packing process. This includes supporting food safety, customer requirements, and operational excellence.

What you will do

• Inspecting and grading fruit to ensure it meets quality specifications and export standards
• Conducting quality checks, audits and sampling throughout packing operations
• Inspecting export and rejected fruit, identifying defects, disorders and quality issues
• Testing fruit pressures, brix and other quality measures as required
• Recording inspection and testing results accurately using quality systems and applications
• Supporting food safety and quality assurance processes
• Following all health, safety and hygiene requirements

Required qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards
• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with a variety of people
• Reliability, strong attendance and a positive work ethic
• Basic technology skills and an ability to accurately record information
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good judgement and a willingness to learn and ask questions when needed
• Physical fitness to work in a packhouse environment, including some lifting, bending and stair use
• Must have the legal right to work in New Zealand

Nice to have

• Previous packhouse, production, quality control or quality assurance experience

Benefits

• Opportunities available across multiple Hawke's Bay post-harvest sites
• A chance to develop quality assurance and inspection skills within a world-class export business
• Supportive teams that value collaboration, continuous improvement and learning
• The opportunity to work alongside experienced quality professionals during a busy and rewarding season
• A workplace that embraces diversity and encourages everyone to contribute ideas and solutions
• The chance to make a direct impact on the quality of fruit enjoyed by customers around the world

About the company

Mr Apple is a world-class export business.