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Addressing the cost of poor supervision in the Meat Processing Industry

Project start date: 01 July 2005
Project end date: 30 July 2006
Publication date: 01 June 2006
Project status: Completed
Livestock species: Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle
Relevant regions: National
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Summary

The focus of this project was on the role, responsibilities and training of first line supervisors, suchas leading hands, floor supervisors, section supervisors, and team leaders.
The objectives of the project were to:
identify the skills and knowledge required of supervisorsidentify gaps in the current skill levels of supervisorsidentify strategies for companies to support supervisorsdevelop a suitable training program for supervisorsprovide companies with strategies for improving the level of supervision

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Project manager: Christine Pitt
Primary researcher: MINTRAC