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Case study: Goodmanfielder

Hiring Experts Fast and Increase Safety Standards

Food plant

Meet the project

Goodmanfielder New Caledonia produces and market goods such as rice, flour, bread or frozen pastry, to name a few. Thanks to efficient production and a large-scale distribution process, the products are distributed to over 30 000 outlets daily, including supermarkets, route outlets and foodservice customers. To rank among the top products they compete with, the company must constantly create, improve, or adjust outstanding quality and safety standards.
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The company

Goodmanfielder is a leading regional food company across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. Established in 1988, the regional branch in New Caledonia manages three production plants dedicated to flour, snack, cereals, pieces of bread, and cakes. With 75 employees, the company prioritizes safety standards that needs continuous improvement.

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The challenge

Goodmanfielder has its own experts in quality, health, safety, and environment on every regional production site to provide the best safety standards for the teams. However, the skills shortage on the Caledonian island is a real struggle for HR managers looking for experts to hire. In addition, the border closure of the island during the pandemic made global mobility difficult due to a compelling waiting period.

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The solution

When it comes to hiring an expert to increase safety, there is no waiting time allowed. That’s when Goodmanfielder contacted Easy Skill, a trusted technical recruitment partner on the island, to help them find a specific expert locally. Along with other searches, ten candidates in total were eligible for the position.

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The result

With ten years of compelling experience as HSE Manager on the island, one of the candidates selected by Easy Skill was successfully hired for the role. After a successful onboarding, the candidate improved safety standards regarding PPE, safety checks on-site, safety talks and damage reduction in the environment. As a result, the number of incidents on site was considerably lowered, contributing to a safer and more productive workplace for everyone.

The context

In the food industry, safety standards are demanding and constantly improving. To keep on being considered one of the leaders on the market, Goodmanfielder needs to increase the production outputs according to quality and safety requirements. Ultimately, increasing the production will never be at the cost of the teams’ safety. The global skills shortage is affecting the job market in every region of the world. The shortage can affect a larger number of sectors for local companies in New Caledonia, considering the small population. Finding the right person on the island who is also available for a new role makes the equation difficult for many HR Managers. This is where a local technical people partner can help.

What the client says

Whenever we struggle to find compelling candidates for our technical roles, we ask recruitment agencies for help. We prefer to work with Easy Skill because they have a large database of local technical experts working across the various industrial sites. Although the skills gap makes it hard to find the right experts, we appreciate the reactivity of Easy Skill as well as the relevance of the technical experts they give us access to.
Andréa Couvreur, HR Manager at Goodmanfielder New Caledonia
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Changing the world

People are always resistant to change. But when it comes to safety, continuous improvement on the existing standards can’t be overlooked. Electrical clearances, regulatory certifications, safety visits, PPE checks are essential topics for a leading player in the industry. For this role, we also need someone with excellent communication skills to articulate the change and infuse it quickly among the teams.

 

Many HR departments are experiencing a heavy workload, and the time dedicated to chasing after new talents is exhausting. For some specific roles, publishing a job ad doesn’t make candidates apply. You need to chase after the right people, reach out to them, organize interviews, select a short-list, create offers, etc. To be time-efficient and focus on the heart of their assignments, a growing number of HR managers prefer to outsource this task to a trusted people partner.

 

Following the local employment law, Goodmanfielder always prioritizes local talents first. When looking for rare experts on the Caledonian island, they always ask several recruitment agencies and Easy Skill for help. For the HSE manager role, ten candidates in total were successfully positioned for the role. One of the candidates submitted by Easy Skill was successfully hired to conduct all the necessary changes on site.

 

Besides the mandatory skills for the role, the candidate hired is bilingual. Although New Caledonia is a French-speaking territory, hiring someone proficient in English is always a great asset for a global company. Her fluency made her report very quickly within the international group and representatives in Singapore.

The big wins 

  • Save time and effort
  • Quality of the local technical candidates
  • Hire right thanks to a trusted partner