Te Tranga/About the Role The Senior Group Leader is a senior production leadership role and is responsible for whole shift delivery in the Hides & Skins department at our Pareora site. Critical to the effective operation of the entire department, the Senior Group Leader provides direction to their people, daily operations, health and safety, quality, and compliance. Strong leadership skills are imperative to the success of this role and we are looking for someone who has run a large department.

The successful candidate will need to have a strong focus on safety and compliance; with a drive to look for continuous improvement opportunities within your department. Te Mahi/Key Responsibilities Providing leadership direction to the department to achieve daily production targets whilst developing a positive team culture Review daily production performance, investigate and provide corrective actions with department leaders when required Build an uncompromising safety culture Champion continuous improvement and encourage team members to find new ideas to improve work practices u Pkenga/About You The successful candidate will be experienced as a leader within the meat processing industry and ideally have specific skills around training and developing relationships with their team. 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.

Experience in a senior production leadership role, ideally within the food processing industry Proven background in training, coaching and mentoring team members 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 for 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, 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. Theres the added bonus of free on-site parking and full uniform also.

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