# Biosecurity Field Operator

Te kōwhiringa | The Opportunity Downer's Biosecurity Team is an industry leader in the implementation and operation of rural pest management programmes. Our vision is to maintain a sustainable pest control industry through employing the right people, providing them the right resources and supporting them with ongoing training and development. We have a great opportunity to combine your love of the outdoors and being paid, by joining our South Island team as a Biosecurity Field Operator on a fixed term basis to apply pest management techniques to control invertebrate and insect pests. Your responsibilities will include trapping, baiting, surveying, and monitoring pest animals like possums, rabbits, and ferrets, as well as managing pest plants such as gorse, broom, and wilding pines. While your home base will be in Cromwell, your work will take you to various locations, with accommodation provided unless you're operating directly from the depot. This fixed-term position is expected to last until June 2027, with the possibility of extension based on project needs. Nga pūkenga matua | Important Skills We're looking for a self-motivated, fit and energetic individual who can thrive both

- **Id**: 2782383
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/downer-group-biosecurity-field-operator-2>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cromwell, New Zealand
- **Countries**: NZ
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-21T02:50:13Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-07-21
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T18:00:51Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-08T18:00:51Z
- **Days open**: 110
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3990
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Gym membership
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Transport Infrastructure, Facilities Management, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 452179
- **Name**: Downer Group
- **Domain**: downergroup.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/downer-group>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 79
- **Ghost share**: 0.013
- **Stale share**: 0.696
- **Repost share**: 0.013
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 20
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 31000
- **Max usd**: 53000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 44

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 110

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-17T13:19:50Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-08T18:00:51Z

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