Silver Fern Farms Employee Review
Very production focused
A typical day was early morning rise for the early start. You prepared your knives and any other equipment that was required. The supervisor was very strict but that was ok and the co-workers were great. We all would help each other out when required no questions asked. The hardest part of any day would be if your knives or equipment weren't performing at there best but when everything went smoothly it was most enjoyable
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Pros
Could purchase bulk meat
Cons
Can be hard on the body
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Pros
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Cons
Short days due to plant location and a rival meatworks 18km away