Farm Systems Assessor

As a Farm Systems Assessor, you’ll deliver a range of farm dairy assessments to ensure customers meet regulatory, market access, and quality programme standards. This role involves:

• Conducting 5-10 on-site audits per week and evaluations against defined standards, acts, and regulations. Plus, milk and water sampling.
• Reviewing systems and records to confirm compliance.
• Preparing clear, technically accurate, and timely audit reports.
• Following up and escalating non-conformances as required.
• Maintaining strong relationships with customers, regulators, and industry bodies.

The role is primarily based in Westport, although we are open to candidates anywhere within the Buller Region, with travel required both within and outside your designated area to meet customer needs.

This is a full time permanent position, 40 hours per week. To ideally start before end of September 2025.

Key Requirements:

We’re looking for someone who is motivated to contribute to the success of New Zealand’s primary industries, with:

• Experience in the primary sector (farm dairy background essential), and knowledge of agricultural practices and systems.
• Strong communication and customer relationship management skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to interpret technical standards objectively.
• Commitment to continuous learning, safe work practices, and professional integrity.
• It is advantageous if you are already MPI qualified in farm dairy assessment.

Key Benefits:

• Permanent position - 40 hours per week
• Tool of Trade vehicle provided
• Market level base salary + Flexibility in your start & end times
• Working from home IT set up, laptop, mobile and tablet provided, so that you can do desk work from home and can easily visit customers
• Schedule your own visits to farms

About AsureQuality:

Everyday our experienced team of 1700+ people work alongside farmers, producers, and others throughout the food supply chain to help them uphold what Aotearoa stands for in food - a higher standard of quality and safety.

We are passionate about our shared role as Kaitiaki Kai, guardians of food, and have a deep responsibility to do the right thing for food and the environments it comes from.

We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining great people, and supporting them to be the best they can be.

Helping Aotearoa shape a better food world!