Assistant Packhouse Manager

Focused on orchard-to-market excellence, Seeka is an integrated horticultural and produce company that grows, processes, distributes and markets high quality produce to world markets. At Seeka we are nothing without the talents of our people. Authentic, skilled and curious. Earning respect through our actions. Our inspirational people are passionate, ambitious and demonstrate a passion for excellence and self-leadership.

We are recruiting for an Assistant Packhouse Manager at our Hukapak site in Mt Maunganui. The high energy and fast-paced role requires the ability to assist and support the Packhouse Manager with all operational activities over the site - this is not a role for the faint hearted!  Tasks include but are not limited to; quality, productivity, health and safety, compliance, staffing and maintenance so your ability to handle a challenge is important. This is an exciting opportunity if you are a hands on person, enjoy leading a team to success, and are wanting to develop your skills in managing in a dynamic environment.

To be successful in this role, you will need to be/have the following:

• Able to communicate clearly and effectively
• Can articulate a common vision and provide others with a sense of direction.
• Able to persuade, convince, influence or impress in order to gain support.
• Identifies the root causes and breaks the problem down into the key issues.
• Grasps new concepts and can see the problem in relation to the bigger picture.
• Adapt quickly and effectively to changing situations.
• Experienced in best practice HR, managing people effectively in order to achieve business objectives.
• Awareness of H&S legislative requirements.
• Experience working with and a good understanding of numerical or financial information.
• Role specific knowledge: 2 + years’ experience in similar roles

Benefits of joing us at Seeka (We like to look after our staff):

• Life, Medical and Trauma Insurances to all full time employees
• We have a gym at our Te Puke Head Office that is free to all employees
• During Main harvest we have an onsite cafe
• You get full training to ensure your success in the role
• We have a great Time in Lieu Policy
• 10% KPI for those that love a reward for their hard work

At Seeka we are driven and determined to improve year on year, our values push for ingenuity, inspiration and obsession with being the best. Our vision is to be New Zealand’s premier produce company which we achieve through our fully integrated orchard to market service. 

 

Please be aware you must be a NZ citizen/permanent resident to apply for this role.