Silver Fern Farms Employee Reviews for Processor in Waitoa, Waikato

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The most enjoyable part of the job

Meat Processor, A Grade Slaughter-man (Former Employee) - Waitoa, Waikato - 25 January 2018

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The most enjoyable part to this job is seeing productivity for the company and having the chance to see the success of your hard work and that you are a part of a huge team all trying to achieve the same goal. Work hard, go home, enjoy the friendships along the way

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long hours bending over

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meat processor (Current Employee) - Waitoa, Waikato - 11 November 2012

People are easy to get along with at Silverferns Farm, outgoing staff

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Shepherd, Packer(Former Employee) - Waitoa, Waikato - 23 March 2017

A typical day at work is hard work, into as soon as you get there, i learnt how to herd a big group of calves into one pen and also learnt how manage the calves better, management was very helpful and awesome.Was having to listen so many different types of supervisors and people. Enjoyable part was working with others that would help you and enjoy working with you.

well organised

Product Hadeller(Former Employee) - waitoa, waikato - 2 May 2014

Silver Fern Farms are a very well organised organisation. You walked into work with a smile on you're face and you leave with the same smile. The hardest part of the job was to stay completely focussed otherwise you will lag behind for the rest of the shift. The most enjoyable part of the job was how close all the employees were together.

Good Pay, Hard Working Job

Carton Handler/Floor Boy/Meat Handler/Freezer Hand(Former Employee) - Waitoa, NZ - 7 December 2013

On a typical day of work, I would put on my gear (jumpsuit, high-visibility vest and a hardhat) and I would start by taking boxes of meat from a conveyor belt and put them into the appropriate racks with the same cut of meat. After the rack was full, a forklift would carry the rack to a machine that would wrap the rack with plastic, and I would operate the machine to wrap the rack to be put in the freezer. Then I would go to the other side of the freezer room and I would load the frozen boxes from the racks that were loaded yesterday and stack them into the back of a semi-truck. After every row was stacked to the top, I would take a picture of the row and then document how many boxes were in the row, followed by the total amount of boxes in the semi-truck until the trailer was full. Then I'd get an hour break and after that was done my co-workers and I would finish stacking up two more trucks before the day was over and we would head home. Working at Silver Fern Farms, I learned that how to work faster while keeping everything organized without making any mistakes. Management around Silver Fern Farms was really disciplined and they made sure we were too. They were also friendly and outgoing towards us which made it a lot easier to work around them and I didn't feel as tense working there compared to my other jobs I've worked at. My co-workers were nice and fun and very out going. They would joke with each other a lot and everybody got along. They were also very helpful when I ran into a problem or if I could have did something more effectively they would show me a better solution that made it easier for me to work as well. The most difficult part of the job would be having to lift the 60 lb boxes of frozen meat over my head to stack on the top of the row of boxes in the trailer. It usually takes 2 hours to fill up the whole truck (if you do it fast enough) and after a while, it starts to wear on your arms. The most enjoyable part of the job would be the fact that music would be playing in the room the whole time during work. It made working more enjoyable.

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3.6 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance

3.7 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits

3.3 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement

3.4 out of 5 stars for Management

3.6 out of 5 stars for Culture

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