Line Team Leader, Auckland
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Fred Recruitment

Line Team Leader

  • Posted 3w ago
  • On Site
  • Full Time

$35  -  $40 /hr

Auckland

Job Description

Team Leader / Supervisor – New Production Line

An exciting opportunity to lead a brand-new production line as it comes online, with a genuine pathway to progress your career. Working day shift, you'll manage a team of 8-9, running the line autonomously while reporting to management and playing a hands-on role in shaping how the line operates as it develops.


  • Growing, Stable, NZ-Owned & Operated Business + Long-Standing Team & Staff
  • Day Shift Only + Flexibility to Move to Different Shifts as the Line Develops
  • $35-40 Per Hour + Paid Overtime, Time and a Half + Weekend Allowance
  • Free On-Site Parking + PPE Provided


About the Company


Join a well-established, trusted New Zealand business known for its stability, long-term career opportunities, and strong community values. With a flat structure and supportive culture, this is a company that genuinely invests in developing its people, offering real opportunities to grow into more senior roles as you build your experience.


About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a new production line from the ground up. You'll help shape how the line runs, working out the detail and contributing to the instructions and processes as they're developed. You'll manage a small, close-knit team of 8-9, running the line autonomously day-to-day while reporting into management, with a clear path to progress your role as you grow into the position.


  • Lead, coach, and support a team of 8-9 production staff.
  • Help develop processes, instructions, and best practices as the new line comes online.
  • Ensure production goals, quality standards, and safety procedures are consistently met.
  • Calculate quantities and requirements accurately to support planning and output.
  • Get hands-on with fault-finding and troubleshooting across the process line.


About You


You're a confident, hands-on leader with a background in manufacturing, from packing and FMCG production, ideally within a kitchen, bakery, or food-manufacturing environment. You think outside the box, take initiative, and enjoy being part of working out how things should run rather.


  • Proven experience in a team leader, supervisor, or shift management role.
  • Manufacturing background in packing/FMCG — kitchen, bakery, or food production and packaging experience highly regarded..
  • Good mechanical understanding of process lines, comfortable getting stuck in for fault-finding.
  • Proactive, practical mindset — happy to take initiative and help build out processes and instructions.
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills.


Apply Today


Apply now or contact Stacey for more information. Join a company that values its people as much as its products and invests in your future.

Desired Hard Skills

  • Production Line Management
  • Fault-finding
  • Process Development

Desired Soft Skills

  • Communication
  • Leadership
  • Organisational Skills
  • Proactive Mindset

Additional Compensation

  • Paid Overtime
  • Weekend Allowance

Benefits & Perks

  • 🅿 Free Parking
  • ⛑ Uniform Provided

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