Process Workers

Full job description
Location
Chatham Islands

Closing Date
14 September 2025


4 fixed term job (3 months) End of September -mid December.
Based on the Chatham Islands
Accommodation & flights included.
You must have the legal right to work in NZ and be living in NZ to be eligible for these roles.

Adventure of a lifetime

The Chatham Islands lie 750 km to the east of New Zealand’s South Island. Moana is one of the biggest employers on the island, which is home to a small community of people, surrounded by pristine waters, that are world renowned for their rock lobster (crayfish), paua (abalone) and blue cod, that are sustainably harvested on these islands.

Our Opportunity:

We are looking for 4 Process Workers who can start in late September and commit to a fixed term assignment until mid-December (17th/18th) 2025.

These are seasonal roles to support our peak blue cod and paua seasons on the Chatham Islands.

If you would like to gain experience working in fish processing and have a great work ethic, attitude and are reliable, we are happy to train you.

The role is focused on processing seafood: grading, packing, cleaning and general labouring work. A critical part of this role is ensuring the highest standard of food safety and quality, following all health & safety processes and practices, and working as an effective and reliable member of the team. From quality control and labouring duties to cleaning and supporting landings and loadouts. This is a physical role that requires focus and commitment at all times.

Due to the nature of the business and changing tides and weather conditions you need to be adaptable and flexible when it comes to days and hours of work.

This is a team-based operations, so you need to enjoy working with others, be able to take instructions and follow process, whilst supporting your colleagues and ensuring that every day, you are meeting targets, working to a high level of productivity and keeping each other safe.

We operate our factories and processing functions to the strictest standard of food safety and compliance. It requires every one of our people to be committed to achieving this high standard, adhering to all health & safety requirements, and aligning behaviour, performance and engagement to our values and code of conduct.

Training is provided.

What You Need:

You need to have a good understanding of English (written and verbal) be process orientated, organised, and committed to ensuring the highest standards of food quality and safety are applied to the end-to-end operations.

You will enjoy the remoteness and experience of living on the Chatham’s and the opportunity to build long lasting relationships with a close-knit team. With a genuine passion for seafood and developing your skills in processing and as a knife hand, this is a great opportunity to work with a business committed to operational excellence, health and safety and producing premium products.

Please note you must be:

eligible to work in NZ.
a reliable and efficient worker
able to pass a pre-employment criminal, medical and drug and ******* testing.
fit and healthy
willing to commit to living on the Chatham Islands for the duration of your employment.

Whakapā Mai | Contact us.

Please send an expression of interest including resume c/o Moana’s recruitment team to recruitment@moana.co.nz and in the subject box put the job title. Closing date for applications is 4:00 pm, 14 September 2025

 
 

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