In celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, The Midfield Group profiled some of the amazing women who work in the business, in recognition of the contribution they make to our organization. We hope you enjoy their stories.
Breanna Lee
Breanna Lee is a Supervisor in our Beef Boning Room. Breanna started with us in 2014 on the packing line, before becoming a meat grader and then Leading Hand on the Mezzanine floor. This role grew to become the Supervisor role Breanna now fulfils. More recently Breanna had the opportunity to oversee the entire Beef Boning Room and 120 staff. “That was a pretty good opportunity
for me,” says Breanna. “I love working here, if you want to go further you can, the opportunities at Midfield are great. I love the people I work with and I learn new things every day.”
Mandy Smart
Mandy Smart is our Microbiologist. Mandy started with Midfield an incredible 24 years ago, splitting her time between export documentation and laboratory testing. Mandy is now full-time in the laboratory, where she is responsible for monitoring overall environmental hygiene, as well as work surface, carcass and finished product hygiene. “There’s always something happening at Midfield,” Mandy says. “There’s certainly no day-to-day grind, every day is different and it’s very rewarding to see how far improvements in hygiene have come. I love the variety and interacting with the floor quality assurance officers on a day-today basis to maximise our quality assurance processes.”
Michelle Scroggie
Michelle Scroggie has been at Midfield since 1998. As a Quality Assurance Officer on the Beef Processing Floor, Michelle is responsible for ensuring product quality is appropriate, hygiene
processes are followed and product is fit for human consumption across the world. Michelle’s Midfield journey began as a computer operator in the Beef Boning Room, before fulfilling roles packing, slicing, cryovacing, as a leading hand and supervising the Beef Boning Room. “I love the challenges that present themselves and working out a way to solve them,” Michelle says. “I love the people I work with and being involved in a company as successful as Midfield. Watching Midfield expand and our product reach grow further and further throughout the world is particularly rewarding.”
Shannon O’Keeffe
Shannon O’Keeffe joined the Midfield family in August 2018. Shannon works in our finance department as an accountant, implementing time-saving finance systems and undertaking general accounting duties. “The diversity of the work is definitely a highlight of my job,” Shannon says. “I work across meat and dairy, and because of the size and breadth of the business there are so many different tasks within my day-to-day job. I love the people I work with and also the work I do, so it’s a win-win having this role at Midfield.”
Alex Lloyd
Our lunchtime profile is of Alex Lloyd, who started with Midfield in October 2018. Alex works in Livestock Administration, processing all the cattle paperwork and making sure our farmers get paid. It’s a demanding role, with thousands of livestock processed at Midfield every day. Alex says: “It’s challenging, there’s a lot to be across and it’s critical records match and are kept appropriately. I like to be busy and the role is certainly that! It’s great to be at the coal face of such a vibrant company.”
Claudia Richardson
Claudia Richardson has been working at The Meat Barn since 2018. Claudia completes our accounts payable, wholesale orders, reception and administrative duties. Claudia completed her VCE at Brauer College in 2017 before undertaking a Certificate III in Business Traineeship at Midfield, and was then offered the position at The Meat Barn. “My job allows me to be independent, which is something I really like,” Claudia says. “There’s a lot of work to be done, but I’m responsible for myself and making sure everything happens on time, which I really enjoy.The people I work with are great too, there’s a real team environment.”
