New Zealand
TRAINEE TRADING STANDARDS OFFICER (WELLINGTON)
Industry:
Entertainment & Events
Career level:
Senior
Employment type:
Full time
Job location:
Southern District , Dunedin
Salary offered
10 001 to 15 000 NZD
Requirements
Education:
Specialist's Degree
Experience:
2-5 years
Languages:
English
Driving license:
No
Job role
Job Description
Train to become an Inspector of Weights and Measures
Are you looking for an opportunity to begin an interesting and challenging career
Do you want a role with a mixture of operational activities, enforcement and market surveillance that is technically stimulating?
Permanent opportunity, Wellington or Christchurch based
Team and Role
Trading Standards is an operational unit within the MBIE responsible for:
Ensuring measurements used in trade are accurate for example, packaged goods, shop scales and fuel dispensers; and
Monitoring the quality of fuel.
As a qualified Trading Standards Officer; you will need to support effective delivery of national trade measurement compliance and operational activities, which ensure that trade in and from New Zealand; is conducted on the basis of fair and accurate measurement and are consistent with internationally accepted standards and best practice.
Skills And Experience
This role is ideal for someone who has the confidence to deal with members of the public and businesses in a professional manner. Good interpersonal skill combined with the ability to work without direct supervision and using your initiative will also be key requirements for the role.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail and an interest in ‘how things work'.
You must have a good level of physical fitness as there is some heavy lifting of equipment required. It is essential that you also hold a current New Zealand driver's licence and are able to work away from home on occasions.
A tertiary or diploma qualification in the areas of engineering, physics or science would be desirable but applicants with a minimum of NCEA Level 3 in mathematics and science will be considered.
As a Trainee Trading Standards Officer, you will be given the opportunity to:
Receive individualised specialist technical training and coaching to become qualified as an Inspector of Weights and Measures under Section 26 of the Weights and Measures Act 1987 as well as a Fuel Quality Monitoring Officer under Section 35C of the Energy (Fuels, Levies and References) Act 1989;
Expand on your customer service skills, technical knowledge and interest in how measurement and quality systems work;
Perform duties of Trading Standards Officer under supervision while training; and
Be supported in developing your knowledge and skills in responding to complaints by consumers with regards to fuel quality and measurement issues.
Once qualified you will be working independently and when needed as part of a dynamic team, responsible for implementing a varied work programme around New Zealand.
Click on the APPLY button below in order to be directed to our on-line careers website. You may view a position description at this site, as well as complete the on-line application, and upload a CV and cover letter. For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process. To find out more about this position please contact; [email protected]. Quoting the ref number MBIE / 1517909.
Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 31 March 2021
Benefits
Medical insurance
Company background
We are the New Zealand Government’s leading business-facing agency. We provide world class policy, advice, regulation and services to support New Zealand businesses to grow.
We support a diverse range of portfolios including Māori economic development, building and construction, tourism and regional development, labour science and enterprise, and innovation and investment. We provide expert advice and support to Crown entities, board appointments and secretariat services. As the result of the broad scope of what we do, we offer a wide range of roles across our different locations.
Our ambition is to create a dynamic business environment which creates opportunities for all New Zealanders and contributes to growth without compromising our environment or the safety of our work places. Our Immigration New Zealand teams look after New Zealand’s immigration rules and laws, which in turn support our economic growth and strengthen our international relationships.
