Afternoon Shift Team Leader
Based in New Plymouth, Green Meadows Beef was established in 2012 as a paddock-to-plate beef business selling meat packs online, with the dream to take grass-fed Angus beef straight into the mouths of New Zealand families. Now we not only produce beef, but also lamb, pork and venison products for sale both nationally and internationally.
We are looking for an Afternoon Shift Team Leader to help us produce and deliver our products on spec and on time. This is a hands on position, where you'll be working as part of the team but responsible for delivering the production plan, completing paperwork and end of day checks.
The Shift hours are: Monday-Friday: 2pm-10:30pm
What you will be responsible for:- Working with the General Manager Operations and Production Manager to set production workload and ensuring this is completed
- Leading a team of 6-8 staff (inductions, training, managing leave & absences, regular staff reviews, meetings)
- Assisting in creating a high performance culture while ensuring positive and constructive employee relationships continue to grow
- Assisting the Production Manager with Food Safety and Compliance tasks
- Doing what it takes to ensure production is completed (including covering staff absences)
- A desire to be a facilitator and a mentor to their team
- A history of leading a high performing team who enjoy coming to work
- Experience working in a food business is preferred, but we welcome any applicants who have experience in managing teams
- Great communication skills (written and verbal)
- A strong process and technical knowledge
- A good sense of humour and not be afraid of a challenge
We are growing quickly and are looking for somebody to jump on board ASAP to help us be better at what we do. This is a challenging and fast paced role which requires a confident individual with professionalism, drive, strong negotiation skills and can effectively interact with all types of personalities.