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Seasonal Positions

Why don’t you join our team at Matakana Berry Co  during our annual strawberry picking and packing season? From October through to early December, we need a large number of seasonal workers to help us with our strawberry harvest.  You must be a NZ Citizen or Resident or have a Working Holiday Visa … any applicants from overseas or in NZ with visitor visa’s will not receive a reply.  We are an RSE Employer which is only open to invited applicants from the participating 9 Pacific Nations.  We are not an SSE accredited employer and are unable to assist with obtaining SSE visa’s.

  • The fruit we pick and pack is destined for both the local NZ market and exported overseas.
  • As our crop comes on stream, we need for good employees for picking in our fields and in our packhouse. Our strawberries are packed in our packhouse at Omaha.
  • Packhouse workers are paid on an hourly rate and Pickers are paid by the kg under contract. Remember that picking and packing work is manual labour and you do need to be fit.

If you would like to join our team, we’d love to hear from you. Please read our job description and employment conditions and then fill out our online application form.

Application Form Employment Conditions

We do no have any current vacancies!

Strawberry Planters - No applications being accepted for 2025 planting season.

We are looking for someone local to our area to assist with our annual planting of Strawberries, Trimming and General Maintenance of our plants and picking of Strawberries during our Harvest period.  Our plants are placed into holes in plastic mounds in the ground during our 4 week planting period.   Trimming involves removal of leaves and flowers and other general maintenance around the fields.  Picking of strawberries is by hand into crates.

This is a Fixed Term Contract from the 9th of May 2024 to the 24th of May 2024.

This position involves bending for long periods of time while performing these tasks.

Hours and days of work change depending on each role being performed.  Work is rostered from Monday to Sunday depending on weather.  Flexibility is required as days and start times change from day to day and week to week and will be communicated to each employee on a day-by-day basis.  Harvest is September onwards and is generally 6am to 11am over 5-6 days per week (weather dependent) with a set rostered day off each week (not necessarily weekends)

Key requirements are:

  • Excellent hand-eye co-ordination.
  • Be able to bend for long periods of time.
  • The ability to work well with others.
  • Able to perform laborious tasks repeatedly (involving bending and kneeling).
  • Must be strong enough to lift heavy objects including crates.
  • Be able to work outside in all conditions (wet weather gear will be provided) and start in the early morning (first light).
  • Be flexible as days and hours of work are set around the crop and weather conditions.

If this is something that interests you, please apply through this website or email hr@matakanaberryco.co.nz with your CV and we will be in touch.

Strawberry Pickers - We have filled all our vacancies for 2024!

We are looking for Strawberry Pickers to pick our strawberries fresh each day.  Pickers will be required to bend for long periods of time whilst performing this task in all weathers.  This job is for a Fixed Term 5-6 days per week from the early October 2024 to the end of November 2024.  Key requirements are:

  • Excellent hand-eye co-ordination.
  • The ability to work well with others.
  • Able to perform laborious tasks repeatedly (involving bending and kneeling).
  • Must be strong enough to lift heavy objects including crates.
  • Be able to work outside in all conditions (wet weather gear will be provided) and start in the early morning (first light).
  • Be flexible as days and hours of work are set around the crop and weather conditions.

If this is something that interests you, please apply through this website or email hr@matakanaberryco.co.nz with your CV and we will be in touch.

Strawberry Packers - We have filled all our vacancies for 2024!

We are looking for Strawberry Packers to pack our strawberries by hand freshly each day.  Packers will be required to stand for long periods of time whilst performing this task.  This job is for a Fixed Term 5-6 days per week from the early October 2024 to the end of November 2024.  Key requirements are:

  • Excellent hand-eye co-ordination.
  • The ability to work well with others.
  • Able to perform laborious tasks repeatedly.
  • Be flexible as days and hours of work are set around the crop.

If this is something that interests you, please apply through this website or email hr@matakanaberryco.co.nz with your CV and we will be in touch.

Relief Cook (1 day per week) - Position not yet open to applications.

We are looking for a local Relief Cook for work one day per week in our staff kitchen cooking Dinners.  Hours are 3pm to 6pm.

  • Knowledge or experience for cooking for a large number of people.
  • A Food Safety Certificate would be an advantage but is not essential.
  • Keen and eager!

If this is something that interests you, please apply through this website or email hr@matakanaberryco.co.nz with your CV and we will be in touch.

Strawberry Gate Sales (Saturdays and Sundays) - Position not yet open to applications!

We are looking for a “Super Star” to man our Strawberry Kiosk located at our gate.  You will be selling strawberries directly to the public and will require someone with the right attitude, trustworthy and honest attributes.  The work is Saturdays and Sundays 9.45am to 4.15pm including Labour Weekend and Labour Day (Monday).  You must be able to commit to each weekend from now until early December.

  • Honest
  • Trustworthy
  • Punctual
  • Reliable

If this is something that interests you, please apply through this website or email hr@matakanaberryco.co.nz with your CV and we will be in touch.

Full Time Positions

We are always looking for fit, healthy, permanent full-time staff to join our team at Matakana Berry Co Ltd.

  • Do you have previous horticulture experience? This would certainly be an advantage …..
  • Would you like to begin a career / apprenticeship in the horticulture Industry? Get in touch; we are still happy to consider applicants that are keen to work and to learn ….
  • Are you a NZ resident or citizen? This is a pre-requisite. All applicants must be NZ residents or citizens.

If you would like to join our team, we’d love to hear from you. Please read our job description and employment conditions and then fill out our online application form.

Application Form Employment Conditions

Current Full-time & Part-time Positions Available - Sorry no permanent positions available at this time!

Sorry - no permanent positions available!

Employment Conditions

If you are looking for part-time, non-permanent work during our strawberry picking season, and you are not a New Zealand resident, you will need to apply for either a work permit or holiday working visa. Some nationalities are entitled to working holiday visas, so you should get in touch with a New Zealand embassy or consulate in your own country to find out if you are eligible, and then apply to get a holiday working visa before your arrival in New Zealand.

If you cannot get a working holiday visa you will need to get a work permit. For more information about applying for a work permit and/or determining whether you are eligible, please visit the New Zealand Immigration web site.

All workers need a tax number which you can obtain from the Inland Revenue Department. Getting a New Zealand tax number is a straightforward process. Go to https://www.ird.govt.nz/how-to/irdnumbers/ for more information.

If you’d like a job working in our strawberry packhouse, we’d love to hear from you. Please fill out our online strawberry job application form.

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Application Form

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