Machine Operator

Animal feed production

About the company

Our client employer has been around for decades.  They provide a quality feed product to the agricultural sector and families living on lifestyle blocks.

What this role offers

• Down to earth team who pitch in to help each other get the job done

• Reliable Monday to Friday hours

• Rural south (close to Bombay & Pokeno – say goodbye to Auckland traffic jams)

Duties

• Production of pellet and grain feed

• Operate pellet press

• Operate meal production plant

• Weigh and load ingredients

• Monitor the process and product output

• Maintain the silo grain storage area

• Keep accurate records of production and stock movement

• Keep production and storage areas clean, safe and free of pests

Hours of work

• Monday to Friday

• 42.5 hours per week

• Occasional Saturday over-time (maybe 4 or 5 times a year – just when busy)

Wages

• As per experience

• Occasional over-time is paid at time-and-a-half

Apply if this sounds like you

• Operate machinery safely

• Follow instructions (in this case, follow a recipe)

• Pay attention to detail and accuracy – like weighing raw ingredients

• Take pride in making a quality product

• Keep your teammates informed, e.g. when raw ingredients are getting low – to make sure production keeps going

• You’re physically fit

• You get on with most people and you’re helpful

• You have reliable transport (due to the company’s rural location)

Please note

A criminal history check and health questionnaire may form part of this employer’s pre-employment process, so we will ask you to please disclose if either check would produce adverse information.  Happy to discuss further at interview.

You must be currently available and legally entitled to work indefinitely in New Zealand at the time of making application for this job.