Randstad·6 days ago
6 days ago
Plant Health Inspector - Fruit Fly
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What you'll do
- Conducting Inspections & Audits: Plan, coordinate, and execute audits and direct inspections of produce to ensure compliance with plant health regulations and certification standards.
- Regulatory Enforcement: Interpret and enforce the Plant Health Act 2009, identifying non-compliant movements, activities, and materials, and implementing appropriate actions including segregation and quarantine.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Provide accurate and timely information and advice to primary producers, market agents, growers, wholesalers, and other industry stakeholders to facilitate understanding and compliance with market access and quarantine requirements.
- Program Support: Contribute to the effective performance of plant health programs and projects, aligning with Agency, State, and National Plant Health Objectives.
What they're looking for
- A current South Australian driver's licence and willingness to drive.
- Ability to undertake out of hours work and inter/intrastate travel as required.
- Willingness to complete an ICA Auditors Course within 6 months of appointment if not already held.
- Availability to work rotating rostered shifts 8am - 4pm and 2.30am - 10.30 am.
- ICA Auditor Certification
Nice to have
- Certificate IV in Government (Statutory Investigation & Enforcement) or equivalent (or willingness to undertake within 6 months of commencement and complete within 2 years).
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or extensive equivalent experience associated with bio-security.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
Are you a dedicated and detail-oriented individual with a passion for plant health and bio-security?
We are seeking a Plant Health Inspector to join a state Government team on a short term contract, with the possibility of extension, to support our critical response efforts against the fruit fly outbreak.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute directly to safeguarding South Australia's horticulture industries and ensuring market access compliance.
About the Role
As a Plant Health Inspector, you will play a vital role in enforcing the Plant Health Act 2009 and implementing bio-security measures. Your primary focus will be on ensuring compliance with plant quarantine requirements and supporting our efforts to contain and manage plant pests and diseases.
Working closely with a range of stakeholders from primary producers to transport companies, you'll be instrumental in protecting our horticultural sector.
Key Responsibilities
What We're Looking For
Essential:
Desirable:
This is a chance to make a tangible difference in protecting South Australia's valuable agriculture industries. You'll gain invaluable experience in bio security operations, regulatory enforcement, and stakeholder engagement within a supportive team environment.
If this sounds like a great fit for you, apply below.
We are seeking a Plant Health Inspector to join a state Government team on a short term contract, with the possibility of extension, to support our critical response efforts against the fruit fly outbreak.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute directly to safeguarding South Australia's horticulture industries and ensuring market access compliance.
About the Role
As a Plant Health Inspector, you will play a vital role in enforcing the Plant Health Act 2009 and implementing bio-security measures. Your primary focus will be on ensuring compliance with plant quarantine requirements and supporting our efforts to contain and manage plant pests and diseases.
Working closely with a range of stakeholders from primary producers to transport companies, you'll be instrumental in protecting our horticultural sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducting Inspections & Audits: Plan, coordinate, and execute audits and direct inspections of produce to ensure compliance with plant health regulations and certification standards.
- Regulatory Enforcement: Interpret and enforce the Plant Health Act 2009, identifying non-compliant movements, activities, and materials, and implementing appropriate actions including segregation and quarantine.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Provide accurate and timely information and advice to primary producers, market agents, growers, wholesalers, and other industry stakeholders to facilitate understanding and compliance with market access and quarantine requirements.
- Program Support: Contribute to the effective performance of plant health programs and projects, aligning with Agency, State, and National Plant Health Objectives.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- A current South Australian driver's licence and willingness to drive.
- Ability to undertake out of hours work and inter/intrastate travel as required.
- Willingness to complete an ICA Auditors Course within 6 months of appointment if not already held.
- Availability to work rotating rostered shifts 8am - 4pm and 2.30am - 10.30 am.
Desirable:
- Certificate IV in Government (Statutory Investigation & Enforcement) or equivalent (or willingness to undertake within 6 months of commencement and complete within 2 years).
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or extensive equivalent experience associated with bio-security.
This is a chance to make a tangible difference in protecting South Australia's valuable agriculture industries. You'll gain invaluable experience in bio security operations, regulatory enforcement, and stakeholder engagement within a supportive team environment.
If this sounds like a great fit for you, apply below.
qualification
- ICA Auditor Certification
working at sa government
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Company
Randstad
Adelaide, Australia
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