Services Team Leader

Clutha NZ; Finegand; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily discounted staff meat sales

Paid sick leave from day one

Employee assistance support

Free onsite parking

Opportunities to grow skills

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

A leading food processing company in Balclutha is seeking an experienced Environmental / Services Team Leader to oversee critical site services such as boilers, refrigeration, and wastewater treatments. This full-time, onsite role requires a hands-on leader with strong technical and people management skills. Responsibilities include managing maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with environmental standards, and leading a skilled team. Benefits include discounted staff meat sales and opportunities for skill development. Join us in fostering an inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or services operations such as boilers, refrigeration, or wastewater.
• Proven leadership capability to train, coach, and develop staff.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with commitment to safety and compliance.
• Solid computer literacy, including MS Word, Excel, and database systems.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a commitment to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work collaboratively with engineering, operations, and external contractors will be key to success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the Services team.
• Ensuring asset reliability and safe operation of site services.
• Managing planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Monitoring compliance with environmental consents and engineering standards.
• Overseeing sampling, auditing, reporting, and external council communication.
• Managing budgets, workload allocation, timesheets, training, and rosters.
• Supporting project planning and execution.
• Driving continuous improvement and contributing to root cause analysis.
• Managing contractor activities and shutdown planning.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Strong communication

Leadership capability

Computer literacy

Proactive mindset

Collaborative work

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Database systems

Job description

As an Environmental / Services Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for the continuous, reliable, and safe operation of all site services at Finegand Silver Fern Farms. This role plays a critical part in ensuring essential services; including boilers, refrigeration, wastewater, and water treatment all run smoothly to support our processing operations.

You’ll lead a skilled team, oversee planned and unplanned maintenance activities, and ensure our environmental and engineering compliance obligations are consistently met. Your leadership will help drive asset reliability, minimise downtime, and support a culture of safety and continuous improvement across the site.

This is a full-time, onsite position where no two days will be the same, perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic operational environment.

We’re looking for a hands-on, organised leader who can balance technical expertise with strong people management skills. You bring:

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or services operations (e.g., boilers, refrigeration, wastewater, or water treatment)
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Proven leadership capability, with the ability to train, coach, and develop staff
• Solid computer literacy, including MS Word, Excel, and database systems
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a commitment to safety, compliance, and continuous improvement
• Your ability to work collaboratively with engineering, operations, and external contractors will be key to success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the Services team
• Managing planned and reactive maintenance activities
• Ensuring asset reliability and safe operation of site services
• Monitoring compliance with environmental consents and engineering standards
• Overseeing sampling, auditing, reporting, and external council communication
• Managing budgets, workload allocation, timesheets, training, and rosters
• Supporting project planning and execution
• Driving continuous improvement and contributing to root cause analysis
• Managing contractor activities and shutdown planning

Te Ahurea / Why Work at Silver Fern Farms?

At Silver Fern Farms, we’re committed to Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. We care deeply about our people, our communities, and the environment we operate in.

Why you’ll enjoy working here

• Heavily discounted staff meat sales at our onsite Butcher’s Block
• Paid sick leave from day one
• Employee assistance support for wellbeing, career, and financial needs
• Free onsite parking and a Silver Fern Farms uniform
• Opportunities to grow your skills, step up in responsibility, and shape the future of site services

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Silver Fern Farms welcomes applications from all backgrounds. We’re proud to foster a diverse, inclusive workplace with equal opportunities for all.