Veterinary Technical Supervisor 2 (ME70) | Blenheim

Job Description

Veterinarian (Veterinary Technical Supervisor 2)

Role type: Permanent, part-time (10 hours per week)

Location: Blenheim (ME70 – ANZCO Marlborough)

Salary range: VTS Salary Range 9: $99,634 to $124,542 per annum (prorated for part-time hours)

Starting salary will be dependent on skills and experience of the successful applicant.

About the Role - Kōrero mō te tūranga

If you are you are a veterinary verifier, we have an opportunity available for a Veterinarian (VTS2) based at ANZCO Marlborough in Blenheim.

If you are a foodie, a lover of wine, and can appreciate the natural beauty of the land and its resources, Blenheim is the place for you!

It is one of the sunniest towns in New Zealand, with an estimated average of 2,438 hours of sunshine a year and home to NZ largest wine region.

As a VTS2, you will be the part-time verifier at ANZCO Marlborough which is a Bovine (cow and bull) plant that operates a day shift only, 5 days a week during off peak season (November – March) and 7 days during peak season (April -June) and operates on occasional Saturdays as needed.

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 single day 10 hour roster which will be agreed with the VTS1 on site. For most of the year, shifts will include Monday - Thursday, with occasional Saturday work (as and when required). ME70 has a shutdown period for 3 ½ months, generally between July and November. The VTS 2 will also complete on-farm verifications, circuit responsibilties and other duties as the occasions arise.

The role is varied, and you will be expected to do the following:

• Undertake verification activities in line with current legislation and organisational requirements, thereby permitting the issue of official assurances
• Verify that requirements and procedures are being followed
• Provide certification for animal meat exports
• Complete ante mortem inspections and occasionally provide judgement on post-mortem inspection
• Ensure animal welfare is being maintained
• Maintain knowledge within the farming communities and be involved in on farm verification
• Collaborate well with internal and external stakeholders, such as meat works personnel, Veterinary colleagues/VS team.

You will receive full-time technical training prior to being warranted under the relevant legislation. We have ongoing, on-site training, mentoring and technical support for you in your new role. 

About the Team - Mō te peka

This position reports to the VTS 1 at ME70. The role sits within the close-knit Nelson team which looks after four plants which stretch from Hokitika, Greymouth, Nelson and Blenheim.

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.

To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

Benefits of working at MPI - Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua

• Professional membership and annual practicing certificate reimbursement
• Annual Wellness payment
• Additional MPI leave days

About You - Mōu

The successful candidate will:

• Be a New Zealand registered Veterinarian (Or be able to obtain registration with VCNZ)
• Hold a full New Zealand driver's licence (or be able to obtain a full NZ licence by converting a current overseas driver's licence)
• Have verbal and written skills, and analytical reasoning skills
• Demonstrate integrity and trust, ethics and values, resilience, adaptability, and openness
• Have experience persuading and influencing, teamwork, planning and organising
• Have computer literacy – can operate standard and customised software to an acceptable standard including word-processing, excel, internet, email
• It is advantageous if you have knowledge of HACCP/Quality Assurance in Food Safety however, this is included in your training.

You must have a current full New Zealand driver licence (not temporary, learner, or restricted) or equivalent full foreign drivers licence, and any endorsements required for the type of driving you'll be doing.

Drug and Alcohol Screening - Whakamātau Whakapōauau me te Waipiro

Please note, given this position is safety sensitive the preferred applicant/s for the position will be required to undergo a drug and alcohol pre-employment screening test. Further information on this process can be found on our careers site under the application process, on pre-employment checks page.

Are you ready to make a difference? - Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “Apply” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Friday 07 November 2025. 

If you have any questions about the role, please email Luke.Farrell@mpi.govt.nz