Boning Room Assistant

6 days ago

Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand Freshpork NZ Full time NZ$45,000 - NZ$65,000 per year

Freshpork NZ is a family-owned business that is passionate about producing quality stock feed and New Zealand pork products.  We have been delivering New Zealand pork to Kiwis for over 40 years and are the country's leading pork specialist.  With over 150 staff operating from 4 sites, we are committed to the long-term sustainability of the NZ pig industry, through continual investment, innovative processing and products that provide fresh, high quality NZ pork products to New Zealanders and their animals

Our Timaru production facility is New Zealand's largest pork specialist abattoir and butchery operation.  Our dedicated team of over 65 staff process around 4,000 pigs per week.

We are looking for a Meat Production Assistant to join our Boning Room team.  The highly skilled team work at pace and know their trade.

The key part of this role is to support the Boning team with set up and workflow to ensure products are ready for distribution.  This includes equipment set up, wrapping, strapping product, scanning, moving product to the chiller and keeping the room tidy.

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Be organised and flexible to respond to production requirements
  • Have effective and proactive communication skills
  • Be computer literate
  • Have a good understanding of Food safety requirements
  • Need to be physically fit due to the physicality of the role.
  • A forklift licence will be advantageous.

Starting at 5:30am, you'll work 5 days a week Monday to Friday.

What we offer:

  • Great wages
  • Staff sales of delicious pork and bacon including our Heartland NZ and Freedom Farm products
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Full time employment - we're not seasonal
  • Other benefits such as medical insurance options and lunches
  • Work for a family-owned business where you're known by name, not just a number

All applicants need to be eligible to work in New Zealand and to pass a pre employment medical, including drug and alcohol test.

Any queries please contact our Production Manager, Robert Harris on

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