Team Leader

Are you a natural leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys bringing out the best in people?

About the role

We're looking for an energetic and hands-on Team Leader to lead one of our production teams and play a key role in delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality operations every day. This is an opportunity to make a real impact by driving team performance, fostering a positive workplace culture, and ensuring production targets are achieved without compromising on quality or safety.

You'll be a visible leader on the floor, working alongside your team, coaching, and developing individuals, solving problems in real time, and championing continuous improvement initiatives. Success in this role comes from balancing strong people leadership with operational excellence.

A day in the life of Team Leader

• Responsible for ensuring a high standard of Quality and Food Safety throughout their department.
• Proactively leads the team in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), identifies issues, and works to promptly resolve them.
• Drives a Health and Safety culture within the team and actively encourages positive behaviours.
• Identifies risks and hazards and reports them promptly using proper tools and process.
• Identifies training needs and ensures training is provided in a timely manner.
• Ensures cross-training and job rotation needs are met for department.
• Demonstrates behaviours consistent with the company values and hold team accountable for their behaviour.
• Uses Lean Manufacturing techniques to ensure that issues are resolved or escalated in a timely manner.
• Key focus on Delivery to the customer on time.
• Ensure labour requirements are met to complete daily production schedules.

What will you bring

• 3-5 years leadership experience (preferably food) in a production environment
• Understanding of and exposure to production compliance, HR, Quality and Food Safety, Animal Welfare, RMP, EHS and Continuous Improvement principles
• Experience in building and leading teams including the ability to influence others.
• Able to make decisions within authority limits and when necessary, elevate issues.
• Able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Outlook
• Able to interpret and use relevant reports and data.
• Scope to grow and cover for the senior production mangement when required.

What is in it for you?

• Health Insurance (extends to your dependants under 16)
• Life Insurance + Kiwisaver up to 4%
• Great career development opportunities
• Staff Sales + Carpark
• Diverse & inclusive environment

Our Story

Tegel is New Zealand's market-leading fully integrated poultry producer producing a wide range of fresh and frozen core and further processed chicken products for domestic and export markets. Staying at the top of our game means the best people in all areas of our business.

How to apply

If you're ready to step into a role where your leadership will be valued, your ideas will be heard, and your contribution will directly influence the success of the operation, we'd love to hear from you.