Te Turanga / About the Role The Group Leader is a frontline production leadership role and is responsible for whole shift delivery in the Internal Products department at our Pacific site.
Critical to the effective operation of the entire department, the Group Leader provides direction to their Team Leaders as well as oversight across daily operations, health and safety, quality, and compliance.
This is a dayshift role but the successful candidate may be required to adjust their hours at times to suit the seasonal requirements of our organization.
Te Mahi / Key Responsibilities: Providing direction to the department to achieve daily production targets whilst developing a positive team culture Review daily production performance and investigate with department leaders when required Understand food safety and quality requirements, and how these apply to your team Build an uncompromising safety culture Champion continuous improvement and encourage team members to find new ideas to improve work practices Ou Pukenga / About You The successful candidate will be experienced as a leader within the food manufacturing industry and ideally have specific skills around training and developing relationships with their team.
This role covers multiple small departments situated across the site and the successful candidate will need to be able to think on their feet, effectively manage multiple streams of work and build strong relationships.
They will have experience with leading two direct reports and up to 30 people per shift; and be confidently able to manage multiple direct reporting lines.
There will be opportunity for the right candidate to progress through the business with support and developmental training.
Proven background in training, coaching and mentoring team members to increase the skill level in all areas of your department Successful experience with influencing others and proactively driving a strong culture that aligns with the Silver Fern Farms values – Unstoppable Together, Improving Tomorrow and Always Caring Knowledge of employee relations principles and confident with assisting your Team Leaders with workforce management Excellent knowledge of regulatory and hygiene compliance requirements and issues Competent to an intermediate/high level in Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook 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 on-site Butcher's Block, paid sick leave from the date of employment (no waiting for the 6 month anniversary required), BOOST employee retail discount scheme, subsidised health insurance, and confidential employee assistance with career planning, financial advice and counselling.
There's the added bonus of free on-site parking and a SFF branded clothing allowance also.
Tono Mai / To Apply: Click on 'Apply' below to submit your application.
We assess applications as they are received so don't delay.
Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants.
Come and create goodness together with us.
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