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Compliance Assistant
| Location: | Auckland |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Industry: | Quality Assurance & Control |
| Reference: | BH-3194 |
| Job Published: | March 31, 2026 |
Our client is a well-established chemical import and distribution company, working across New Zealand and Australia. With a strong presence in the market, they take pride in sourcing quality raw materials for a wide range of applications across agriculture, animal health, food and nutrition, health, cleaning and the textile industry. This family-owned company boasts a collaborative and supportive work culture, with many of their team members having been part of the organisation for over a decade.
The Role
An opportunity has arisen for a Compliance Assistant to join our client and contribute to ensuring the company's compliance with all laws and regulations, through maintaining and augmenting the company's Quality Systems.
Duties include:
- Checking product Certificates of Analysis for shipments
- Assisting with audits of Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety systems
- Monthly H&S inspections
- Issuing new or revised procedures
- Updating and sending Safety Data Sheets to customers and stakeholders
- Liaising with suppliers and updating and maintaining specifications and technical information
- Assisting with customer enquiries and requests for documentation
- Training of staff in SH&E issues
Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate, or someone early on in their career, ideally with a tertiary qualification in one of the following areas: Science, health science, food safety and technology or health and safety or environmental regulation.
The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:
- A focus and passion for delivering a high level of professional customer service
- A positive team player who collaborates well with others
- Has good mathematical skills and knowledge
- Can multi-task and is proactive and takes the initiative
- Demonstrates attention to detail and is systematic in their approach
- Enjoys continual learning and research
- Thrives on diversity of work and challenges
- Is solutions focused
What's in it for you
Join a well-established, family-owned business with a successful history in chemical importing and distribution.
- Benefit from a collaborative and supportive learning environment
- Experience a dynamic work environment with diverse responsibilities and challenges
- Gain exposure to multiple industries such as agriculture, food and nutrition, manufacturing and industrial
- Stay ahead of the curve by being part of a team that embraces technological advancements and market trends