Team Leader

2 weeks ago


Te Aroha, New Zealand Silver Fern Farms Limited Full time

As a Team Leader in Secondary Butchery at our Te Aroha 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 a day shift position so the successful applicant will need to be available from Monday to Friday; approx. 5am-3pm, with Saturdays over time as required.

Some responsibilities include:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Organise daily production requirements in conjunction with your manager and clearly communicate this with your team.
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.

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

Silver Fern Farms is 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.

How to Apply

If you are passionate and excited at the prospect of joining one of New Zealand's largest red meat exporters, click on 'Apply' below to submit your application. Applications will be assessed in January 2025.


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