International Support Coordinator

Te Tūranga /About the Role: 

The International Support Coordinator is responsible for providing pastoral care to our international workers to ensure they are supported and engaged throughout their tenure with Silver Fern Farms. They will work alongside department leaders to improve their engagement and attendance by assessing and overcoming any barriers to the success of them settling in New Zealand. This role will also support the People and site leadership team with various People related processes such as; HR activities, on boarding, and other projects. 

This position is based at our Hawera site and interested candidates will need to be able to commute or relocate to the area. 

Te Mahi /Key Responsibilities: 

• Build early relationships with new international team members upon their arrival to site. 
• Provide pastoral care and support to international workers throughout their tenure with Silver Fern Farms. 
• Work closely with the People & Capability Manager and leadership team on various projects and People processes.
• Build strong relationships with community support agencies to enable fast and proactive support to international team members when required. 

Ōu Pūkenga /About You: 

You will be a relationship builder and be able to develop connections with people at all levels of the business and across multiple different cultures. You will operate with empathy and understanding; utilising your people skills to provide innovative solutions to solve problems and opportunities for improvement at site. You will have a background in working with people and might have some experience or be wanting working towards a career in HR; or you might come from a role where you were helping people in the community and liaising with multiple stakeholders.  

Some knowledge of the current work visa scheme would be advantageous but not essential as full support will be provided. 

Te Ahurea /Why work at Silver Fern Farms? 

Silver Fern Farms are all about Creating Goodness from the Farms the World Needs. Creating goodness is about taking a broader view of what goodness means, how we can create it and the impact it can have. That Goodness is created through the work of our People, the skill & expertise of our Farmers and our customers around the globe. ‘Goodness’ is also about being good to people and communities, animal welfare, and showing care and respect for the environment. 

For you, we offer heavily discounted staff meat sales through our on site Butcher's Block, paid sick leave from the date of employment (no waiting for the 6 month anniversary required), BOOST employee retail discount scheme, subsidised health insurance, and confidential employee assistance with career planning, financial advice and counselling. There’s the added bonus of free on-site parking and a SFF branded clothing allowance also.

Tono Mai /To Apply: 

Click on ‘Apply’ below to submit your application.  We assess applications as they are received so don’t delay. 

Silver Fern Farms welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. We are proud to have a diverse and inclusive environment and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all team members and applicants. Come and create goodness together with us.