Team Leader - Fish Reception - Room for Advancement

You must have the legal right to work in NZ and be living in NZ to be eligible to work for Moana NZ.

Moana New Zealand; we are true guardians of the world’s most pristine and sustainability managed fisheries (kaitiakitanga).

We connect the world to the true taste and rare magic of New Zealand’s best kaimoana.

Our Opportunity:

We are in a period of consolidation across our Inshore operations in Mt Wellington and looking to strengthen our Night shift team. As part of this process, we have created a new Team Leader -Fish Reception role, reporting to the Nightshift Manager.

We are looking for an experienced inwards goods and inventory management professional to join our busy seafood business, at our largest site. This is a great role for a hard-working professional, who is a team player  wanting to develop their leadership capability, while delivering high quality work.

The primary purpose of the Team Leader- Fish Reception role is to lead, coordinate and mentor the Fish Reception team, ensuring all product received and managed across operations complies with strict rules and regulations and maintains the highest quality standards. This includes ensuring a safe working environment, people development through coaching and training, maintain quality and environmental standards, and efficient processes, with you and your team consistently striving for and meeting key performance objectives.

Key areas of Accountability

• Manage the Fish Reception Team to optimise productivity, yield and quality.
• Mentor and coach, the fish reception team to achieve continuous improvement
• Ensure all operations are compliant with Company policies, procedures and standards.

A critical part of this role is to ensure the highest standard of food safety and quality, following all health & safety processes and practices, and working as an effective and reliable member of the Nightshift team. From quality control and labouring duties to cleaning. These are physical roles that require focus and commitment at all times.

This is a team-based operations, so you need to enjoy working with others, be able to connect and communicate effectively with wide range of people, follow process, whilst supporting your colleagues and ensuring that every day, you and the team are meeting targets, working to a high level of productivity and keeping each other safe.

What You Will Bring:

You must have minimum 5 years demonstrated inwards goods, stock management and logistics experience within FMCG/Fresh Foods and/or primary industry sectors. Seafood experience is highly advantageous. You will be able to demonstrate natural leadership skills and qualities and the ability to mentor and train staff.

As a team player, with a strong work ethic, you will be hard working and physically fit. Honest and reliable, you will enjoy learning new skills, working with good people and following processes.

You must be eligible to work in NZ and be a reliable and efficient worker.

Fit and healthy, you will need to pass a pre-employment medical, drug & alcohol test and be willing to commit to the full length of the assignment.

Tō tātou iwi

Moana New Zealand is a purpose led organisation where our people are our greatest strength and pride, and our Moana tikanga (values) are reflected in our everyday life.

We welcome your Expression of Interest. Please send you resume to Moana’s Recruitment Team, [email protected], please write the job title in the subject box