Water & Milk Sample Technician

As a Water and Milk Sampling Technician, you will support AsureQuality’s regulatory and quality assurance services by conducting water and milk sampling from dairy farms across the Southland region.



This role involves working on a casual basis and will predominantly be based in Invercargill.



Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize and schedule own work in a manner that meets customers’ requests and deadlines.
• Gather water and milk samples from farms as and when our customers submit requests for them.
• Take samples immediately back to our Invercargill or Gore site and prepare samples for shipping and dispatch them to relevant labs for testing.
• Complete relevant checks and documentation.

Key Requirements:

• We’re looking for someone who is motivated to contribute to the success of New Zealand’s primary industries
• Has experience in the primary sector (farm dairy background ideally).
• Have a full and clean driver’s licence.
• Strong communication and customer relationship management skills.
• Commitment to continuous learning, safe work practices, and professional integrity.

Key Benefits:

• Work on a casual basis
• Access to using a company pool vehicle
• Market level hourly pay rate, paid on a fortnightly basis.
• Laptop and mobile provided
• Schedule your own visits to farms

About us:



Everyday our experienced team of 1700+ people work alongside farmers, producers, and others throughout the food supply chain to help them uphold what Aotearoa stands for in food - a higher standard of quality and safety.



We are passionate about our shared role as Kaitiaki Kai, guardians of food, and have a deep responsibility to do the right thing for food and the environments it comes from.



We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining great people, and supporting them to be the best they can be.



Helping Aotearoa shape a better food world!





Advertising closes: 25 September 2025