Job Description
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
Enjoy a mix of office work and fieldwork that keeps you connected to the people we serve
Serve your community - Be part of meaningful mahi that makes a difference in our communities
Join our team and help ensure fair working conditions for all
Full time Permanent | Tauranga
Salary range to midpoint $77,359 - $85,537 + Kiwisaver + wellness benefits
Tenei turanga - About the Role:
We create a strong and high performing economy for all New Zealanders. One way we can achieve this is by ensuring that employers provide their employees with fair and compliant workplaces.
As Labour Inspector, you will be:
Conducting audits and where required investigating complaints and interviewing employers and employees about compliance with minimum employment standards.
Using a range of techniques to gather information and evidence to assess whether noncompliance has occurred, including creating spreadsheets to calculate employee entitlements, where required.
Writing clear, professional compliance reports that outline audit findings and conclusions.
Apply a combination of resolution techniques to achieve effective outcomes, including: drafting and issuing enforcement documents, such as infringement notices, improvement notices and enforceable undertakings, as well as educating employers and employees where appropriate.
Undertake a variety of compliance tasks, including fieldwork, employment standards audits, community outreach and ongoing monitoring.
Managing your own cases and where required may be through the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court.
Why work for us?
You'll have full on-the-job training as well as on-going mentoring opportunities, including being able to complete nationally recognised qualifications in regulatory compliance
We'll help you develop your career in this role and beyond
We'll give you a great work/life balance
You'll work with a strong, supportive, and high-achieving team
Nga pukenga me nga wheako e hiahiatia ana -
Skills and Experience Required
A strong interest in public service and community wellbeing
Exceptional people skills with the ability to build relationships with a wide range of people and cultures
A strong interest and/or study towards developing a career in employment relations and regulatory compliance
Quickly obtain the information required from employers and employees
Work collaboratively with colleagues and other agencies to problem-solve issues
Interpret and apply legislation to different workplace scenarios
The ability to remain unbiased and consider all evidence before forming a conclusion
Effectively manage a varied caseload with competing deadlines
Well-developed written and verbal communications skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook)
Previous experience in an analytical, regulatory, or compliance role (desirable)
New Zealand Certificate in Regulatory Compliance - Level 3 (desirable)
Hold a current full New Zealand driver's license (preferred)
Be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident (required)
Etahi korero mo MBIE - About MBIE:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
Mahi Tahi - Better Together
Maia - Bold and brave
Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
Pono Me Te Tika - Own It
Our aspirations are echoed in our Maori identity - Hikina Whakatutuki - which broadly means `lifting to make successful'.
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Maori, other Maori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Maori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Maori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mohio ana a Hikina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kotuinga I waenganui i a ngai Maori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a, kei te whai ia ki te whakau ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ma te whai kiko o nga kotuinga ahungaroa o ngai wi, o ngai Maori, me etahi atu ropu Maori ki te Karauna, katutuki tenei. He ahuatanga nui tenei e ahei ai nga mahi whanaketanga a-ohanga, a-papori hoki ki a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui. E whai tonu ana matou ki te kotui atu ki nga iwi mo te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i nga kaupapakua roa nei e tami ana i a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui, a, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i nga aheinga kokiritanga ma nga iwi, me te tautoko i nga iwi kia whai mana ake ai enei aheinga.
Me pehea te tono - How to Apply:
Click here to view a position description.
When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.
All applications must be submitted via our online process.
We can't wait to hear from you!
Email Emily Boyd at emily.boyd@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19053 if you have any further questions.
Applications close on Sunday 22 February 2026 at 11.59pm.
Join a dynamic team and be part of meaningful mahi that makes a difference in our communities
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
Enjoy a mix of office work and fieldwork that keeps you connected to the people we serve
Serve your community - Be part of meaningful mahi that makes a difference in our communities
Join our team and help ensure fair working conditions for all
Full time Permanent | Tauranga
Salary range to midpoint $77,359 - $85,537 + Kiwisaver + wellness benefits
Tenei turanga - About the Role:
We create a strong and high performing economy for all New Zealanders. One way we can achieve this is by ensuring that employers provide their employees with fair and compliant workplaces.
As Labour Inspector, you will be:
Conducting audits and where required investigating complaints and interviewing employers and employees about compliance with minimum employment standards.
Using a range of techniques to gather information and evidence to assess whether noncompliance has occurred, including creating spreadsheets to calculate employee entitlements, where required.
Writing clear, professional compliance reports that outline audit findings and conclusions.
Apply a combination of resolution techniques to achieve effective outcomes, including: drafting and issuing enforcement documents, such as infringement notices, improvement notices and enforceable undertakings, as well as educating employers and employees where appropriate.
Undertake a variety of compliance tasks, including fieldwork, employment standards audits, community outreach and ongoing monitoring.
Managing your own cases and where required may be through the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court.
Why work for us?
You'll have full on-the-job training as well as on-going mentoring opportunities, including being able to complete nationally recognised qualifications in regulatory compliance
We'll help you develop your career in this role and beyond
We'll give you a great work/life balance
You'll work with a strong, supportive, and high-achieving team
Nga pukenga me nga wheako e hiahiatia ana -
Skills and Experience Required
A strong interest in public service and community wellbeing
Exceptional people skills with the ability to build relationships with a wide range of people and cultures
A strong interest and/or study towards developing a career in employment relations and regulatory compliance
Quickly obtain the information required from employers and employees
Work collaboratively with colleagues and other agencies to problem-solve issues
Interpret and apply legislation to different workplace scenarios
The ability to remain unbiased and consider all evidence before forming a conclusion
Effectively manage a varied caseload with competing deadlines
Well-developed written and verbal communications skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, Outlook)
Previous experience in an analytical, regulatory, or compliance role (desirable)
New Zealand Certificate in Regulatory Compliance - Level 3 (desirable)
Hold a current full New Zealand driver's license (preferred)
Be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident (required)
Etahi korero mo MBIE - About MBIE:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
Mahi Tahi - Better Together
Maia - Bold and brave
Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
Pono Me Te Tika - Own It
Our aspirations are echoed in our Maori identity - Hikina Whakatutuki - which broadly means `lifting to make successful'.
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Maori, other Maori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Maori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Maori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mohio ana a Hikina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kotuinga I waenganui i a ngai Maori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a, kei te whai ia ki te whakau ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ma te whai kiko o nga kotuinga ahungaroa o ngai wi, o ngai Maori, me etahi atu ropu Maori ki te Karauna, katutuki tenei. He ahuatanga nui tenei e ahei ai nga mahi whanaketanga a-ohanga, a-papori hoki ki a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui. E whai tonu ana matou ki te kotui atu ki nga iwi mo te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i nga kaupapakua roa nei e tami ana i a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui, a, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i nga aheinga kokiritanga ma nga iwi, me te tautoko i nga iwi kia whai mana ake ai enei aheinga.
Me pehea te tono - How to Apply:
Click here to view a position description.
When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.
All applications must be submitted via our online process.
We can't wait to hear from you!
Email Emily Boyd at emily.boyd@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19053 if you have any further questions.
Applications close on Sunday 22 February 2026 at 11.59pm.
Join a dynamic team and be part of meaningful mahi that makes a difference in our communities
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Labour Inspector Compliance - Tauranga position is now open for candidates interested in the Labour/Helper Jobs sector. This role in Tauranga offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Labour/Helper Jobs is a plus.
