SUPERVISING VETERINARIAN (VETERINARY TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR 1)

Role type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Rotorua (PH23 - Silver Fern Farms)
Salary range: VTS Salary Range 7: $110,644 to $138,304 per annum
Starting salary will be dependent on skills and experience of the successful applicant.
In addition to salary, we offer overtime, penal time and shift allowances.

If you are you are a veterinary verifier looking for the next step in your career, we have an opportunity available for a Supervising Veterinarian (VTS1) based at Silver Fern Farms in Rotorua.
With magical geysers, adrenaline-pumping activities and Maori culture, Rotorua is Aotearoa’s geothermal heartland and adventure playground for all things outdoors!
You could spend your days off bathing in nutrient-rich waters and mud at Hell’s Gate; New Zealand’s most unique geothermal reserve.
Or, if you are seeking an adrenaline rush, you can mountain bike down the numerous trails of Whakarewarewa Forest surrounded by Californian Redwoods.
Rotorua is a destination where natural beauty meets adventure, creating an unforgettable living experience which has something for everyone!
As a VTS1, you will have sole charge of SFF Rotorua which is a Deer/Venison plant that operates a day shift only, 5 days a week, and operates on occasional Saturdays as overtime in the height of the processing season.
This position would be a great opportunity for a veterinarian with a demonstrated track record of effective communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
MPI Verification Services (VS) provides a range of food safety and biosecurity verification and certification services to support market access strategies and setting standards.
Our core purpose is to deliver independent, cost-effective, and high-quality verification, certification, inspection, and clearance programs to ensure operators meet all regulatory requirements. We are committed to providing a range of food safety and biosecurity verification and certification services to at least 2,000 processing companies across New Zealand, including the meat, seafood, game, and dairy industries.
This position works to a 5-day x 8 hours roster. For most of the year, shifts will include Monday - Friday, with occasional Saturday work.

Within this role you will be expected to:

• Ensure that official assurances issued for export products are valid and withstand third party reviews through audit and verification of the operators and their processes.
• Ensure that operators put into place timely and effective corrective and preventative actions.

• Responsibly manage your workload, including;

• • Recognising workloads and ensure that tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner and ensure efficient use of resources and hours.
• Work successfully with & support the regional MPI team, as well as the wider MPI team such as the technical team and other external stakeholders such as farmers.
• Work with operator personnel of different levels from plant manager to frontline staff and will be able to tailor your communication with them effectively.
• Attend and facilitate internal, external and market access reviews. Demonstrate the process to these reviewers and facilitate, in conjunction with the operator and MPI, resolution of any review findings.