Section Manager

September 23, 2024

Silver Fern Farms

Gore

OTHER

Job ID:

2570

Expertise:

Operations

Location:

Gore

Employment Type:

Permanent

Apply Before:

07/10/2024, 23:55PM

Te Tūranga | About the Role:
The Section Manager is key member of the site senior leadership team and is responsible across the site for all departments relating to production. Critical to the effective operation of the plant, the Section Manager will influence and lead their department leaders to deliver production success safely and to a high standard.
Strong leadership skills are key to the success of this role, and we are looking for someone who has led departments with upwards of 100 people.
Te Mahi | Key Responsibilities:

Provide inspirational leadership and ownership of the people, production, health and safety, quality and compliance they’re responsible and accountable for.
A focus on production outcomes ensuring customer requirements are met every time.
Support the Site Manager with plant improvement initiatives across all aspects of operations.
Build a culture which not only aligns with our values but creates teams who work for each other, for the department and for the customer.
Highly effective communication which enables accurate decision making and high performance.
Ownership and commitment to continuous improvement through full immersion and engagement with the Silver Fern Farms “Streamline” programme.
Advise, coach and mentor your direct reports and assist with developing their leadership capability and capacity.

Ōu Pūkenga | About You:
The successful candidate will be experienced as a leader within the food manufacturing 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.

Minimum of three years’ experience in a similar senior leadership role (i.e: Production Manager)
Sound knowledge of the commercial aspects of food manufacturing and/or meat industry best practice
Demonstrate understanding of regulatory and hygiene compliance requirements, issues and solutions
Background in training, coaching and mentoring team members to increase skill and capabilities in all areas of the 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

Te Ahurea | Why work at 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. There’s the added bonus of free on-site parking and full uniform also.
Tono Mai | To Apply:
We assess applications as they are received , so submit your application via our Careers website.
Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us.

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