Interested in a career at Whakatōhea Mussels?
He aha te mea nui o te ao
What is the most important thing in the world?
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
It is the people, it is the people, it is the people.
CURRENT VACANCIES
There are no available vacancies at the moment.
ABOUT US
Our Vision
"We are one, hand in hand."
Our Purpose
Our people are at the heart of who we are and what we do. We exist to create meaningful employment for local jobseekers and cultivate a prosperous community through the power of New Zealand Greenshell™ Mussels.
Our Values
Whakatōhea Mussels values are reflective of what is important to us.
- We prioritise for all staff to feel welcome, safe, and secure in our workplace.
- We strive to uphold a culture where staff feel supported and encouraged by others.
- We work hard to create an environment where staff feel proud to work for Whakatōhea Mussels.
- We want our staff to 'go home safe and healthy everyday'.
WHY WORK FOR US
We believe in providing our people with a positive work environment; one that enables our people to come to work as their best self, and to be progressive in achieving their personal and professional goals.
Here are just a few things that we do:
Health and Safety
Health, safety, and well-being at Whakatōhea Mussels is an absolute priority; we believe our people are our most important assets. Therefore, we encourage a safety-focused culture and a safe and healthy workplace.
Moreover, we promote an interdependent workplace culture through respect, empowerment and trust in our employees. We are committed to creating a healthy and safe work family through mutual trust and respect among all employees.
We are committed to operating with professionalism in all our activities and conducting our business with the highest degree of integrity and honesty between our employees, customers, stakeholders and our communities.
We are committed to supporting and guiding our employees and our business to success.
Training and Development
Our aim is to have a multi skilled cross functional workforce. Our training and development programmes are structured to provide our staff with fundamental industry knowledge and job specific skills in the areas in which they work.
Apprenticeships
Once onboard, apprenticeships are available to those staff that meet appropriate criteria.
Competitive Remuneration
At Whakatōhea Mussels we offer competitive rates.
Promotional Opportunities
We recognise and reward individual strengths and leadership skills to grow our business.
Team Environment
Through our recruitment process we aim to appoint the right people with the right skills in the right roles. At Whakatōhea Mussels we encourage positive communication, teamwork and collaboration.
Wellbeing
We are committed to caring for our people and we do this by providing one nutritious meal per shift which is available to all staff. Our wellbeing initiatives are designed to support our people in their everyday lives.