Employers Group
About the Group
The NZIFST Employers' Group is an association of Food Industry organizations who employ members of NZIFST. The Group has been formed with the following objectives:
1. To support the Institute by:
 Encouraging staff to become members of NZIFST and to take part in Institute activities
Engaging in dialogue with the Institute about Employers' needs so that Institute programmes can better meet those needs.
2. To serve as a forum for discussion of issues relevant to the Industry and the Institute.
There are many benefits of employing NZIFST members, and all facilitated via NZIFST membership, including:
1. ATTRACTING Technical Staff
NZIFST membership as part of a salary ‘package' is an attractive benefit to staff
NZIFST ‘Approval' of Group Partners
NZIFST helps employers with staff recruitment
NZIFST attracts students to Food Science, Technology & Engineering professions
2. DEVELOPING Technical Staff
NZIFST Professional Development
- Courses and Seminars
- Conference
- Special Interest Groups
NZIFST network enhances staff - problem solving, ideas
NZIFST network ‘opens doors' - access to Industry, R&D, Government
3. RETAINING Technical Staff
Being Challenged & Performing Successfully
‘Going Places' in their Profession
Not isolated:in touch with What's Happening
NZIFST will facilitate occasional meetings of the Group on areas of mutual interest.
Employers' Group Partners will each receive a plaque acknowledging their membership.
NZIFST will publicize your Partnership in its publications and on its website.
YOUR ROLE AS AN NZIFST EMPLOYER PARTNER
Nominate a company contact - someone who knows about the relationship with NZIFST and can take responsibility for communication with NZIFST
Encourage your staff to join NZIFST during induction, and via internal communications
Distribute NZIFST information internally within your company
Support your staff to become involved in NZIFST, by allowing the use of employer time and facilities, and encouraging attendance at seminars and conferences and applications for awards
NZIFST encourages you to display the ‘NZIFST Employers' Group Partner' plaque in your reception area, and the NZIFST Logo on your website and in selected publications
TO JOIN THE NZIFST EMPLOYER'S GROUP ...
You must employ at least one NZIFST member, and agree to the terms set out above under ‘Your role as an NZIFST partner'.
Partnership in the Employers' Group is FREE. Simply fill out an application form, DOWNLOAD HERE or contact:
Executive Manager, NZIFST
PO Box 8031
Palmerston North.
Tel +64 6 356 1686
Fax +64 6 356 1687
Email rosemary@nzifst.org.nz
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NZIFST, the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology, is the professional link uniting people in the food industry who apply science and technology to the processing and distribution of foods. |
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EMPLOYERS GROUP MEMBERS
APS Food & Nutrition
Avocado Oil NZ Ltd
Barker Fruit Processors Ltd
Cawthron Institute
Cerebos Gregg's Ltd
Plant and Food Research
Danisco New Zealand
Formula Foods Corporation Limited
Frucor Beverages Ltd
Griffiths & Co Ltd
GS Hall & Company Limited
Hawkins Watts Ltd
Heinz Wattie's Limited
Hubbard Foods Ltd
Invita NZ Limited
Kerry Ingredients NZ Ltd
Lawson Williams Consulting Group Ltd
Meat Industry Association of NZ (Inc)
N.Z.Fresh Cuts
National Starch Pty Ltd
New Zealand Food Safety Authority
New Zealand King Salmon
Pall NZ Ltd
Sensient Technologies Aust Pty Ltd, NZ Branch
Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd
Westland Milk Products |
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