Line Manager
| Published | 22/10/2025 |
| Location | 57 Phillips Road, Tarras, New Zealand |
| Category | Stonefruit (including Cherries) |
| Job Type | Expressions of Interest |
| Number of Roles Available | 2 |
| Start Date | 2025/11/24 |
| End Date | 2026/02/27 |
| Starting Rate | 32 |
| Job Benefits | End of season bonuses |
Description

Cherry Partners LP are looking for 2 Line managers who will cover the Day and Evening shift, during each shift they will be responsable for.
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the packing line, optimising performance across grading, filling, lidding, stacking, and box-making functions.
- Work collaboratively with the platform operator and packing supervisor to balance staffing across outlets and tasks, ensuring throughput and quality targets are achieved.
- Ensure fruit is packed to market and customer specifications in line with packing plans and shipping schedules.
- Maintain compliance with all food safety and quality standards, including documentation and signoffs for activities such as water management and cool chain adherence.
- Minimise fruit loss through effective handling practices and ensure final box quality meets grade and size requirements.
- Monitor packaging material stock levels, ensuring all SKUs have sufficient supply throughout the season.
- Support production and quality targets through effective team leadership, communication, and coordination with the Packhouse Manager.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organised work environment, ensuring staff are trained, inducted, and aware of daily production goals.
Additional duties may be required to support efficient packhouse operations.
About you
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills, with the ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Proven leadership and coaching capability, with experience in managing team performance within a production or packhouse environment.
- Sound understanding of efficient and profitable packhouse operations, including quality, cost, and throughput targets.
- Knowledge and experience with packhouse software and production systems.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to engage effectively with people at all levels and build strong working relationships.
- High level of computer literacy, analytical ability, and attention to detail.
- Adaptable and proactive, with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and commitment to continuous improvement.
- Professional, self-motivated.
