The confirmed closure of Alliance Group’s processing plant looks to be New Zealand’s loss and Australia’s gain. 

The vast majority of the meatworks’ 600 staff will be made redundant and Australian recruiters have captured the opportunity to poach workers.

Managing Director of Australian Meatworks Recruiting and Training Organisation Wayne Herrod tells Heather du Plessis Allan the company would like to take between 50 to 200 people over the ditch.

LISTEN ABOVE

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<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">The vast majority of the meatworks’ 600 staff will be made redundant and Australian recruiters have captured the opportunity to poach workers.
<p style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;">Managing Director of Australian Meatworks Recruiting and Training Organisation Wayne Herrod tells Heather du Plessis Allan the company would like to take between 50 to 200 people over the ditch.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Wayne Herrod: Director of Australian Meatworks Recruiting and Training Organisation on cheeky move to recruit staff from closing Timaru Smithfield Meatworks

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