Floor Manager: Cherry Harvest Operations Lead

Targetjobs Uk; Otago; On-site; NZD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

CentralPac Ltd. is seeking an experienced Floor Manager to join our team for the upcoming cherry harvest in Cromwell, Central Otago.

You will lead packing floor operations, coordinate teams, and ensure safe, efficient delivery of the production plan while reporting to the Packing Manager. You'll supervise staff, manage labour, monitor production flow, and maintain quality, traceability, food safety and workplace health and safety standards across packing, grading, and machinery.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant field of study or a degree in any field and at least 12 months' relevant work experience, with a minimum of two cherry-specific commercial packing seasons
• Previous experience supervising or coordinating staff
• Practical understanding of fruit grading, quality, sizing, and packing specifications
• Experience working with production plans, packruns or customer packing requirements
• Confidence making operational decisions in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Good understanding of traceability, food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety
• Comfortable using production systems and maintaining accurate operational records
• Experience working with automated optical fruit grading equipment is highly desirable, with Unitec experience an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate packing operations and deliver the shift production plan
• Lead and support Team Leads to manage staff performance, productivity, and training
• Allocate staff and adjust labour as production requirements change
• Monitor production flow, identify bottlenecks, and respond to downtime or breakdowns
• Coordinate packrun, variety, grade, size, packaging, and labelling changeovers
• Work closely with Unitec Machine Operators, QC, Crop Quality, Coolstore, Inwards, and Maintenance
• Respond to changing fruit quality, grading outcomes, and production priorities
• Ensure packing, presentation, traceability, and customer requirements are maintained
• Lead shift briefings and maintain clear communication across production teams
• Monitor staff performance, attendance, training, and workplace standards
• Ensure food safety, hygiene, biosecurity, and health and safety requirements are followed
• Provide clear shift handovers and report key production issues to the Packing Manager

Skills

People leadership

Staff supervision

Production planning

Operational decision-making

Communication

Education

Degree in relevant field

12 months relevant experience

Tools

Automated optical fruit grading equipment

Unitec production systems

Job description

CentralPac Ltd. is seeking an experienced Floor Manager to join our team for the upcoming cherry harvest in Cromwell, Central Otago.

You will lead packing floor operations, coordinate teams, and ensure safe, efficient delivery of the production plan while reporting to the Packing Manager. You'll supervise staff, manage labour, monitor production flow, and maintain quality, traceability, food safety and workplace health and safety standards across packing, grading, and machinery.