Chief Operating Officer
تفاصيل الوظيفة
The land sustains and nurtures as we reach to the horizon Tūaropaki Trust ( is an Ahu Whenua Trust under the auspices of Te Ture Whenua Māori. There are more than 2,700 Owners, a mix of individuals, Whānau Trusts and Kaitiaki Trusts, all descended from the original Owners. The Trust is a kaitiaki for ancestral taonga and manages complex business interests in the food and energy sectors, with assets valued at approximately $1 billion. Whakapono – Inner belief in the Tūaropaki vision Kia Manawanui – Courage, adaptability, strategic foresight and humility Reporting to the Chief Executive, the COO is a new role established as part of a recent organisational change. The COO is responsible for ensuring all Tūaropaki-controlled assets are delivering value to shareholder expectations. Specific responsibilities include:
- Driving excellence across all station, dairy and sustainability operations.
- Leading development and compliance in health and safety and environmental sustainability.
- Maintaining rigorous management routines, cost and risk controls.
- Supporting the Trust and ELT in its role as Tūaropaki Power Company’s manager.
- Providing leadership and mentoring to reports, fostering a collaborative, positive and innovative work environment.
- Prior expertise at executive level in large agribusiness or other relevant industry.
- Proven leadership in managing large agribusiness teams, optimizing supply chains, and driving sustainable farming innovations.
- An appropriate business, technical or professional university qualification.
- Demonstrated ability to aggregate and synthesise complex information into compelling documents in a timely manner to provide advice at governance level.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build and leverage relationships and partner with colleagues and others across the industry to achieve shared outcomes.
- A robust understanding of capital productivity principles and how to influence capital productivity through contract, relationship and operations management.
- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?
- How many years’ experience do you have as a chief operation officer?
- Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of OH&S/WHS?
- How many years of people management experience do you have?
- How many years’ experience do you have with forecasting for businesses?
- Do you have experience in a role which requires relationship management experience?
- Do you have a current Police Check (Criminal Record Check) for employment?
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