Stockyard Workers

Affco New Zealand; Awarua; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

South Pacific Meats is seeking a reliable Stockyard Hand to join our Awarua site, just outside Invercargill. You will work with stock and support animal welfare within a manufacturing setting, in a team environment.

Responsibilities include receiving stock, reconciling numbers, maintaining records, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The role also involves collaboration with other departments to ensure efficient receipt and processing, with full training provided and a

Qualifications

• Experience in handling stock or livestock preferred.
• Understanding of animal welfare principles beneficial.
• Ability to work in a team and follow strict safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Receiving of stock and relevant processes
• Supporting the management of animal welfare within the department
• Reconciling the stock numbers and daily process figures
• Communicating with other departments and key personnel to ensure efficient receipt and processing of stock
• Making sure that all compliance and regulatory requirements are strictly adhered to
• Continuously improving standards and efficiency
• Recording and processing documentation/departmental administration in an accurate and timely manner

Skills

Stock handling

Animal welfare

Team player

Manufacturing experience

Job description

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South Pacific Meats provides the world with New Zealand’s finest premium beef and lamb products for all to experience and enjoy. We serve over 80 markets globally, supported by an operation which includes twelve processing plants throughout New Zealand.

SPM sources top-quality, sustainable, grass-fed, New Zealand Beef and Lamb products from our network of farmer suppliers. We are 100% New Zealand-owned and operated and a proud member of the Talley’s Group; New Zealand’s leading exporter of meat, dairy, seafood, and vegetable products.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a reliable Stockyard Hand to join our team at SPM Awarua site, based just outside of Invercargill.

The ideal candidate will be someone who has worked in a manufacturing environment and has worked with stock previously. This role requires working with live animals and in a team environment and therefore experience in animal welfare/ working with animals is preferred; however full training is available to those who can demonstrate they have the right attributes to be successful in this role.

• Receiving of stock and relevant processes
• Supporting the management of animal welfare within the department
• Reconciling the stock numbers and daily process figures
• Communicating with other departments and key personnel to ensure efficient receipt and processing of stock
• Making sure that all compliance and regulatory requirements are strictly adhered to
• Continuously improving standards and efficiency
• Recording and processing documentation/departmental administration in an accurate and timely manner

Additional information

To ensure a safe workplace, SPM conducts pre-employment medical checks and drug screening. Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

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