About The Role
Reporting to the North Island Regional Herd Test Manager, you will be responsible for providing quality leadership and effectively managing your team and resources to deliver exceptional service to our farming customers.
This role is based out of Palmerston North but will require you to regularly travel throughout the Hawkes Bay/Manawatu/Wellington regions. Involving both hands-on in the field and administration tasks, if you like variety in your day this may be the role for you!
The Herd Test team are a part of the Operations & Service Group which is responsible for the strategy of keeping our people safe and for delivering on the promise we make to our customers. Operations & Service is made up of LIC's core production laboratories, farming operations and the field teams (AB and Herd Testing) who deliver LIC's product on farm.
About You
We are seeking an effective leader who is passionate about creating a great team culture while delivering outstanding results. You will be able to demonstrate:
Experience in staff management, recruitment & training
A strong understanding of health, safety & wellbeing requirements
A customer focused attitude
Logistics experience, with strong organisational and time management skills
Quality systems focus or knowledge of Quality ISO Standards
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Financial acumen
Confidence with technology
Knowledge of the Dairy Industry / farming (preferred)
About Us
We all have our improvement stories to tell. At LIC we believe in constant improvement, never settling and always striving for greatness. We know little improvements can add up to huge gains for our customers, and for our country. We value NZ primary industries and will do whatever it takes to support and grow our farmer community. We're down to earth and we're a diverse bunch - a mix of super smart scientists, veterinarians, farmers, salespeople and clever marketing folk. We are inclusive and count ourselves lucky to have people from all backgrounds working with us.
We offer extra leave days per year, family leave for new parents, discounted insurance, employee shares scheme, mental health & well-being program, internal training programmes and an employee assistance programme to name but a few - and we're still working on improvements!
How To Apply
If you're after a rewarding and social career with people who embrace our company values of Integrity, Innovation, Spirit of Co-Operation, In-tune and Passion, then we would consider ourselves lucky to welcome you on-board.
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Job code: 48612
Applications Close: 29 October 2024
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