We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years.
A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together.
Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry.
Farming Team Leader - Tuakau
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Farming Team Leader to join our Tuakau team. This is a hands-on leadership role where no two days are the same — you'll be leading daily site operations from feed outs through to coaching and developing your team in a dynamic farming environment.
About the Role
This is a permanent, full-time position with rostered weekend work included. The role also includes an on-call component of 2 nights per week, and to meet this requirement, candidates must be willing to live within 20 minutes of the Tuakau site. This is a genuine requirement of the role, so please consider this before applying.
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing daily site operations including feed outs and livestock care
- Coaching, training, and developing your wider team
- Ensuring compliance with WHS, Quality, Biosecurity, and Animal Welfare guidelines
- Processing and inspecting livestock safely and to quality specifications
- Identifying and escalating Animal Welfare, Food Safety, and Quality issues
- Ensuring livestock is treated humanely at all times
- Completing cleaning duties and maintaining a tidy, safe workspace
- Storing and maintaining materials, equipment, and tools
- Upholding all company policies, environmental standards, and legal requirements
What We're Looking For
- Previous farming or livestock handling experience (preferred)
- Knowledge of animal welfare standards
- Knowledge of chemical handling and basic maintenance
- Strong time management and attention to detail
- Computer literacy - MS Word and Excel
- A proactive, reliable, and hardworking attitude
- Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
- Flexibility to work rostered weekends and meet the on-call requirements of the role
Why Join Inghams?
- Lead and develop a team in a hands-on farming environment
- Permanent role with stable hours at a well-established New Zealand organisation
- Be part of a company that takes animal welfare and team wellbeing seriously
- On-call loading included in remuneration
Ready to Apply?
If you're a motivated leader with a passion for farming and people, we'd love to hear from you!
We're looking for people who are curious, caring, courageous and committed to join us — people who want to contribute their best work every single day and continue delivering food that's… Always Good.
Inghams values diverse experiences. If your skills align with some but not all of the listed requirements, we encourage you to still apply and explore the opportunity with us.
