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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Australia, New Zealand

New Zealand

Hamilton

South Island

My responsibilities include the constant improvement of operations across all species (beef, lamb and venison). Ensuring the highest standards and consistency are upheld across the group.

Dunedin, New Zealand

In this role I am responsible for overseeing production across nine beef processing rooms throughout New Zealand. My main tasks are to ensure quality standards, yields and beef specifications are adhered to in all of these plants, with a wider view to health and safety and compliance.

Hawera, Taranaki

In this role, I managed the boning room for Silver Fern Farms Hawera plant. During this time, I developed supervisory and management skills that have served me well for my career progression to my current role.

Hawera, Taranaki

In this role I scheduled the beef production for the boning room. This involved coordinating orders from Head Office through to the processing room.

Hawera, Taranaki

In this role my time was evenly split between acting in a supervisory role, while the other half was hands-on beef boning and trimming to correct specifications.

Hawera, Taranaki

In this part of my career, I progressed through the processing room from a packer, to a trimmer, then moving to a beef boning role for the majority (13 years).