Description
Summary:
Motivated Team Leader sought to oversee a hygiene crew, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and food safety compliance in a hands-on leadership role.
Highlights:
1. Lead, train, and support a small hygiene team to achieve cleaning standards
2. Maintain facility cleanliness and food safety compliance
3. Supportive management and a strong team culture
Fresh Meats NZ is a boutique lamb processor based in Pandora, Napier. We operate Monday to Friday on an alternating day schedule — processing one day, boning the next.
We’re looking for a motivated Team Leader to oversee our hygiene crew. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone who takes pride in high standards, leads by example, and enjoys working as part of a close-knit team.
While the hygiene team begins at 4.00 pm, the Team Leader will start at 3.00 pm to complete administrative and compliance-related tasks, including hygiene documentation and food safety paperwork.
You’ll play a key role in maintaining our facility’s cleanliness and food safety compliance, ensuring our operation runs smoothly and efficiently every day.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead, train, and support a small hygiene team to achieve cleaning standards
* Carryout cleaning tasks
* Ensure all hygiene, food safety, and health & safety procedures are followed
* Monitor performance and complete cleaning score assessments
* Manage shift planning and daily task allocation
* Work closely with the Production and Quality teams to resolve any issues
What We’re Looking For:
* Proven reliability and strong leadership skills
* A positive attitude and ability to motivate others
* Good communication and organisational skills
* Previous experience in industrial or food processing cleaning preferred
* Physically fit and able to perform manual cleaning tasks as needed
* Able to work evening shifts (typically 3:00pm–midnight)
* Must pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test
We Offer:
* Competitive hourly rate (based on experience), plus performance incentives
* All required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provided
* Supportive management and a strong team culture
* Ongoing training and development opportunities
If you’re an experienced cleaner ready to take the next step, or an existing team leader looking for a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
Join a hardworking, supportive team and take pride in maintaining the highest standards at Fresh Meats NZ.
For confidential enquiries please contact Charlotte Chapman, 027 555 3701.