Group Leader

**About the Role**

The Shift Supervisor is a frontline production leadership role and is responsible for whole shift delivery in the Secondary Butchery department at our Finegand site in Balclutha. 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.

Key responsibilities will include:

- 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
- Build an uncompromising safety culture
- Champion continuous improvement and encourage team members to find new ideas to improve work practices

**About You**
- Minimum of two years’ experience in a hands on production leadership role, ideally within the food manufacturing or FMCG industry
- 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

**Why work at Silver Fern Farms?**

Balclutha is the heart of Otago with opportunities for surfing, skiing, fishing and hunting all within a few hours drive. The doorstep to the Catlins Coast, one of the most beautiful beaches in New Zealand, will provide stunning scenery for many explorations and weekends away.

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.

**How to Apply