Team Leader - Secondary Butchery, Night Shift

Silver Fern Farms
Central Hawke's Bay District, Hawke's Bay
1 day ago
Job ID:
2961
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Expertise:
Production Managers and Supervisors
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Location:
Takapau
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Employment Type:
Permanent
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Apply Before:
06/08/2025, 00:00AM

Te Turanga /About the Role


As a Team Leader in Secondary Butchery at our Takapau site, you will be responsible for providing operational support to your team on the floor by proactively supporting them to meet their daily production requirements, as well as observing and monitoring quality and safety compliance. With the support of the leadership team, you will have the chance to drive continuous improvement initiatives and grow your career with a range of development opportunities.

This is night shift position and interested applicants will need to be available Monday to Friday 3pm - 12.30am approx, as well as some additional overtime in peak season.

Te Mahi /Key Responsibilities:

. Communicate what food safety, quality and compliance requirements are specific to your team and actively observe the chain to ensure these are
maintained at all times
. Train and coach members of your team to understand what specifications and production targets mean and how they relate to the team member's work
. Organise daily production requirements in conjunction with your manager and clearly communicate this with your team


Ou Pukenga /About You:

The successful candidate will demonstrate leadership qualities and experience from their time in the manufacturing, FMCG or primary industries; and be driven by building a safe, quality focused and positive culture within their team. They will be confident with identifying areas for improvement within the plant and have a desire to progress their career in the red meat industry where opportunities are endless. There will be opportunity for the right candidate to progress through the business with support and developmental training.

. Passionate about inspiring others; and providing personal and professional development opportunities to team members
. Display leadership qualities and proactively drive a strong culture that aligns with Silver Fern Farms values - Unstoppable Together, Improving Tomorrow
and Always Caring
. Experience in the food processing industry would be beneficial
. Basic computer literacy and strong communication skills


Te Ahurea /Why work at Silver Fern Farms?

Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. 'Goodness' is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment.

For you, we offer heavily discounted staff meat sales through our onsite Butcher's Block, paid sick leave from the date of employment (no waiting for the 6 month
anniversary required) subsidised health insurance and more.

Tono mai,/ To apply:

If you're a hard worker looking to earn a good living, we'd love to hear from you. Click the 'Apply' button below to submit your application or find out more.

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