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With a staff turnover rate of 10.73% YTD, Kraft Heinz’s approach seems to be working. Through a framework of active listening and reaction, Kraft Heinz’s ongoing twice-yearly Employee Engagement Survey helps guide development of benefits, programs and initiatives to increase engagement and reduce turnover. From a robust, meritocratic and transparent compensation philosophy to the recent development of a three-year benefits strategy under the pillars of wellbeing, balance and care, Kraft Heinz focuses on the physical, social, financial and emotional wellbeing of its employees.

With a team of 39,000+ food lovers, creative thinkers, and high performers worldwide, Kraft Heinz is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world. Six core values – we are consumer obsessed, we dare to do better every day, we champion great people, we demand diversity, we do the right thing and we own it – drive business actions and are at the heart of everything Kraft Heinz does to create a productive, inclusive and diverse environment for employees.

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evelien.johnston@kraftheinz.com

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PO Box 349 Hastings New Zealand

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2017 - Present

Tenure at current position

Years in the industry

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Kraft Heinz - Wattie's

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>200 STAFF

The company provides employees with the opportunity to develop skills, with an in-depth and tailored learning and development calendar built around business fundamentals, functional academies, leadership and culture, graduates, LiveWell and Ownerversity. From technical upskilling to interpersonal and development training, Kraft Heinz takes a well-rounded approach to further employee career paths. Part of the Grad Connection Top 100 Graduate Employers for three consecutive years, Kraft Heinz boasts an award-winning graduate program. In 2021, Kraft Heinz blazed up the Grad Connection Top 100 list by 83 spots in Australia and ranked on New Zealand’s Top 100 list.

Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are a key part of Kraft Heinz’s belief system, and its people plan includes gender equality, wellbeing, Indigenous / Maori/ Pacifica outreach, LGBTQIA+ and accessibility. Each of these five pillars of focus has rigorous plans, strategies and projects to ensure the workplace is a safe space where employees can bring their whole selves to work and all voices can be heard.

Throughout 2020 and the uncertainty of COVID-19, Kraft Heinz remained agile to help employees work around difficult circumstances and remain engaged, including through the implementation of a wellbeing and reward survey created in response to the pandemic. Rolling out the hybrid working model across Australia and New Zealand incorporated flexibility while still providing the social, face-to-face benefits of being with colleagues in person.

When data during the lockdown showed employees were spending more time in meetings than ever, the company implemented a “no meeting policy” outside of usual working hours and designated Friday afternoon a “no meeting zone,” protecting this time to allow employees to have a better balance. This aligned with Kraft Heinz’s commitment to creating a work environment that drives effectiveness but also allows for employees to enjoy themselves outside of the workplace.

Kraft Heinz is united under one vision – to sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally – and its employees bring that vision to life. Kraft Heinz is building a legacy by making life more delicious, for both customers and employees around the world.