| 33 Te Pari Products REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT T T Emma Bailey Omaru firm on quest for local talent The company offers on-site learning including trade qualifications and apprenticeships. “We invest in our people and promote from within the company. We have so many success stories within the business.” Hydraulic Specialties (SI) Ltd • 100%New Zealand Owned & Operated • Full Hydraulic System Design • Large Stock Holding • Sales & Service Engineers on the Road • 24 Hours x 7 Days a Week Backup Phone: 0800 497 732 | Address: 34 Birmingham Drive, Middleton, Christchurch | Email: hyspecs@hyspecs.co.nz | Website: www.hyspecs.co.nz 0800 484 725 24 Hour / 7 Days* *CALL OUT FEES MAY APPLY. Top tyre brands, expert service, and trusted local advice! TE PARI PRODUCTS Proud to be supporting TYRE GENERAL OAMARU 03 433 1015 Te Pari Products creates world-leading livestock handling equipment from its state-of-the-art factory in Oamaru and is looking for more team members to become part of the journey. Te Pari Products People and Culture Lead Ashleigh Ludemann explains the company has begun a recruitment drive. It already employs 150 staff locally and around the world. “We want to attract local talent especially in fabrication and engineering.” The company offers on-site learning including trade qualifications and apprenticeships. Te Pari is committed to investing in its people. It hires on attitude and potential, not just what’s on your CV, with opportunities to progress your career. “Everyone is super engaged, the culture is awesome. We want people who come in with a good attitude and who are willing to learn. “We are a family business and these family values make Te Pari what it is. We understand families have lives outside of work so we have a set 9–5 weekday so that their weekends are their own. There is a night shift but that is for people that want that, we do not chop and change the hours. “We invest in our people and promote from within the company. We have so many success stories within the business.” There is also the opportunity to work overseas with the company. “At least three of our team members in the Melbourne office started in Oamaru. They showed interest in moving over.” While the majority of roles are at the Oamaru site the service technicians and installers travel around the country. The feedback she gets from the team is they enjoy the camaraderie. “Staff enjoy working together and helping each other out. “We make sure we are flexible to, if there is a school assembly or sports day we do what we can to make sure the staff member can get to that. “We just want young locals to know you don’t need to go outside of Oamaru to get a good job with a good future.” The Oamaru based family-run company boasts a global reach. The company prides itself on designing equipment that improves farm safety and efficiency. The company began in 1980 when North Island farmer Peter French designed and built a docking iron at his farm Te Pari. The docking iron went on to become a staple for Kiwi farmers. In 1997 the Blampied family purchased Te Pari Products from the French Family and grew the business to the world-leading supplier of livestock handling equipment it is today, marketing manager Corban Blampied explains. “We are now in the position where we provide all the handling equipment, the ID equipment, the weighing and the auto drafting equipment and all the systems talk to each other.” Innovation is key for the company. “Our team is on the farm and we see firsthand any issues farmers are experiencing and take that back to our research and development team. “Everything we do is either based on safety or efficiency; they are our two core pillars.” To learn more visit www.tepari.com.
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