Group Leader - Secondary Butchery Lamb

Te Turanga /About the Role The Group Leader is a frontline production leadership role and is responsible for whole shift delivery in the Secondary Butchery department at our Finegand 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 role is on night shift so successful candidates will need to be available from 3pm – midnight, Monday to Friday with some Saturday overtime.  Te Mahi/Key Responsibilities Providing direction to the department to achieve daily production targets whilst developing a positive team cultureReview daily production performance and investigate with department leaders when requiredUnderstand food safety and quality requirements, and how these apply to your teamBuild 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 team members. They will demonstrate experience with developing and driving team culture through leading by example and have a solid understanding of standard production processes and principles.  Minimum of two years' experience in a hands on production leadership role, ideally within the food manufacturing or FMCG industryProven 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 CaringKnowledge of employee relations principles and confident with assisting your Team Leaders with workforce managementExcellent knowledge of regulatory and hygiene compliance requirements and issuesCompetent to an intermediate/high level in Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook Tono Mai /To Apply Click on 'Apply' below to submit your application and submit your CV.  APPLY NOW < SEARCH OTHER JOBS