Food Manufacturing Roles

Our client Kraft Heinz Watties is an iconic internationally recognized food manufacturing company. They're committed to making life delicious for their people, consumers, and communities worldwide. Being one of the world's leading food and beverage companies for over 150 years is a privilege and a huge responsibility - they believe in diversity, inclusion & belonging and are committed to providing their staff with the best possible work environment.

Our client is looking for Machine Operators, Machine Cleaners & Cooks in the Hawke's Bay area at Tomoana Site .

Employee Benefits:

• Starting rate of $25.50 per hour + 8% holiday pay!!
• 8 &10 hour shifts available- available to suite work & life balance!!
• Morning and Afternoon Shifts Available
• Weekly staff Sales
• On site cafeteria - great food, good price and convenient!
• Full Training provided - opportunity to learn and advance
• Great local culture, diverse group and team environment
• Health and Safety is our biggest priority - making sure you get home safe every day!

About Roles:

• Operating machinery to assist with production
• Working from Recipes to prepare for Cooks
• Pushing and pulling skips with bulk products
• Dismantle and assemble Machinery
• Performing quality control checks frequently to ensure great quality product
• Daily completion of paperwork - making sure operations is running well!
• The working environment is friendly and will keep you both busy and challenged.
• Monitor and record production data to help get this product out to NZ!

Your Key Skills:

• Machine Operating experience in similar roles - food, manufacturing or other
• Comfortable with manual handling and some heavy lifting involved
• Comfortable to work with Chemicals
• Computer System Experience - great literacy and numeracy skills
• Good communication skills to help support your team
• Ability to work as a team and also able to work unsupervised at times
• A great team player with a good attitude!

If this sounds like you, or you would like to know more, please get in touch with us at Tomoana on 0800 000 210 ext 5 or hit APPLY NOW!

Who we are

At PERSOL, we connect people to meaningful work and growth. With decades of experience and a future-focused mindset, we're here to support your career journey. We offer fresh opportunities, trusted guidance, and a people-first approach.

We're committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace that embraces diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from individuals from all communities.

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