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Hill Laboratories
Student Opportunity - Seasonal Kiwifruit Lab Technician
August 28, 2024
Expressions of interest are now open - Spread the word that we have roles for you and your mates to join our Seasonal Kiwifruit Laboratory team in Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty. What other place can you earn money before or after school?
This is a great role, no experience required, full training will be provided with a range of shift hours available including:
- Before school (6am – 8am)
- Or after school (4pm - 10pm)
- Weekends
Seasonal Kiwifruit Laboratory Technicians carry out routine kiwifruit maturity testing on samples on behalf of our client Zespri to determine if samples meet minimum clearance criteria and assess fruit quality.
This role is for a Fixed term period from March to May, you choose the days you are available to work.
There are two shifts available.
For Main shift (4pm - 10pm): You will be required to be available to work 3 days per week (including at least one weekend day).
For Morning shift: You will be required to be available to work a minimum of 3 days per week (including at least one weekend day).
Opportunities on weekends/school holidays to do extra hours.
Key Focus:
Routine maturity testing on samples that may include:
- Weight, Firmness, Colour, Dry Matter, Brix, Seeds
- Fruit Disposal
- Cleaning
- Self-disciplined with proven ability to follow set procedures and take the initiative when necessary
- Team player, able to create a good working relationship with other staff in the team and across the company
- Ability to demonstrate resilience and adapt quickly to change
- Good analytical/technical skills – attention to detail, accuracy & precision
- Good level of English and basic computer skills
- A desire to proactively look for continual improvement
- Flexible with hours of work, recognising that this work is seasonal and has peaks and troughs throughout the season whilst accommodating school commitments
- Willing to work additional hours as required
- Be able to get yourself to and from our laboratory at Mount Maunganui
- Have your own cell phone for receiving text messages (to receive shift information/communications)
- A variety of shift hours suitable for school students (Must be aged 15yrs or over)
- Our laboratory operations start ahead of the kiwifruit harvest and offer a variety of tasks
- Central Mount Maunganui location (right next to Baypark) with close proximity to Tauranga and Papamoa
- Year 11’s Pay rate $20.36 + 8% Holiday Pay
- Year 12 onwards pay rate $25.45 + 8% Holiday Pay
- Productivity based incentives
HOW TO APPLY
If this role sounds like a good fit for you, register your interest by clicking Apply Now.
Please note this opportunity is specifically for high school students however we will also have other seasonal laboratory roles advertised too, closer to the start of the 2025 season - please refer to our Careers Centre for more details on what additional roles we currently have available or register to receive ‘job alerts’ for further opportunities
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