Beef Cold Chain Team Leader: Safety & Quality

Silver Fern Farms Ltd; Te Aroha; On-site; NZD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver Fern Farms Ltd seeks an experienced Team Leader - Cold Chain to guide a production team in delivering safe, high-quality outcomes. You will provide daily leadership, set clear expectations, and promote a culture built on respect, accountability, teamwork, safety and continuous improvement.

You will lead with a practical, energetic and accountable approach, ensuring compliance with food safety standards while collaborating with QA, Engineering and other departments to meet production

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with the ability to give clear directions and constructive feedback.
• Good attention to detail and confidence working in a fast-moving production environment.
• Sound understanding of product specifications, customer requirements, food safety and hygiene compliance.
• Ability to work effectively with different teams and build positive working relationships.
• Willingness to complete all required leadership, health and safety, compliance and operational training.
• A practical, energetic and accountable approach to achieving team and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, guide and support team members to achieve production, specification, quality, hygiene and health and safety requirements.
• Clearly communicate daily production plans and ensure the team understands delivery expectations.
• Build an uncompromising safety culture and act promptly where standards are not being met.
• Monitor performance, attendance, compliance and workplace behaviours, escalating serious concerns when required.
• Maintain accurate, secure and confidential injury, medical and rehabilitation records.
• Work closely with processing teams, QA, Engineering, Department Leaders and other internal stakeholders.
• Champion continuous improvement through Streamline, line meetings, waste reduction and practical problem solving.
• Support sustainability, environmental and reporting requirements, including daily KPI exceptions.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Food safety knowledge

Cross-team collaboration

Leadership training

Accountability

Job description

Silver Fern Farms Ltd seeks an experienced Team Leader - Cold Chain to guide a production team in delivering safe, high-quality outcomes. You will provide daily leadership, set clear expectations, and promote a culture built on respect, accountability, teamwork, safety and continuous improvement.

You will lead with a practical, energetic and accountable approach, ensuring compliance with food safety standards while collaborating with QA, Engineering and other departments to meet production