We believe that there is dignity in every job and people can find mana at work. From a Te Ao Māori perspective mana is firmly rooted in the word manaakitanga, the process of being hospitable, showing respect, and supporting others. But it can be difficult to balance and uphold the mana of people in the workplace when there is an imbalance. When the temporary labour supply system hasn’t been working right or tika for a long time. When people don’t feel valued for their work, and when businesses are frustrated with an unreliable labour supply.

Our Growers and Jobstars have signaled that they want to see change, that they want to do the right thing by one another. So we have developed a digital solution that removes the friction workers and businesses experience when they work on seasonal jobs together. Our mission is to make every job experience tika - right.

We’re starting in horticulture, helping growers take control of their seasonal labour supply needs and helping workers feel more valued for the work they do.

Jobloads gives prospecting workers a free platform to find work, jump in a ride-share crew to work, and ensure their mana is upheld while they are working so that every job experience is tika/right. For growers, Jobloads streamlines hiring and seasonal workforce flows enabling them to employ with confidence and act with mana during every job. There's no need to rely on third party contractors saving up to 50% in service fees while protecting the mana of their growing business and the people within it.

Jobloads wants to see every horticultural workplace thrive by enabling a future where growers and workers can find mana at work.

Candice Pardy

Founder & CEO

Candice leads the innovative Jobloads team and gets a kick out of testing, refining, and solving problems.  She operates the business from Gisborne where she grew up and loves spending time with her young family on their persimmon orchard. A merchant at heart, Candice has a background in retail merchandising leading high performance teams for one of Australia’s largest Blue Chip organisations. She has a Masters in Management Studies Degree with first class honours and is a recent graduate of the HortNZ Leadership Programme.

Nancy Olsen

Business Development Manager

Nancy is an award winning business development and sales professional holding recent roles at Custom Fleet and Qantas. She is passionate about her customers and driving solutions that meet their needs. Our team and customers love Nancy for her authenticity and genuine empathy for people. Nancy is now gearing up to support our growers, post-harvest operators and jobseekers right throughout New Zealand and the globe.

Jenine Ritchie

Product Lead

Jenine has over 20 years experience in Information Technology locally and internationally across many industries including construction, forestry, horticulture, transport, utilities and service industries. Jenine is based in Gisborne with her family and wears many hats at Jobloads as our project manager, business analyst, and technology specialist - a key driver behind the Jobloads solution. We love Jenine because she’s a straight shooter with a knack for getting to the bottom of problems and finding the right solutions for our business. 

Phoenix Zerin

Virtual Engineering Lead

Phoenix leads Jobloads engineers thriving in an environment where he can empower others to build, create and grow. Originally from the US, he’s been a prolific contributor to the open-source software ecosystem for over a decade, including a number of software packages to help developers build their own Blockchain applications.

Krystle Downes

Workforce Development Manager

Krystle is all about getting Jobstars verified and working with mana on customer jobs. She’s a people person who has spent her career spanning over a decade managing hundreds of staff in the food service industry. Krystle is a bubbly little pop rocket and sprinkles fun and laughter wherever she goes!

Kristy Burden

Customer Success/Social Media

Kristy manages and optimises all of our customer success initiatives. As the former Head of Customer Success at kiwi start-up Mish Guru she has a talent for onboarding hundreds of businesses and teams onto new software solutions.