Facility Plant Manager

Wood Wood VIC
Farming, Animals & Conservation, Horticulture
Intermediate / Mid-Level

Wood Wood VIC
Farming, Animals & Conservation, Horticulture
Intermediate / Mid-Level

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Full-time
On-site
Posted on: July 19
Deadline: August 14
$ – $ Yearly

Perks & Benefits

Bonuses & incentives

Job Description

About the Position

This position organises, controls and coordinates the strategic and operational management of horticulture facilities to ensure efficient physical operations and safe, productive environments for staff and facility users.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the shed floor on a day-to-day basis.
Ensure all cool rooms are operating correctly.
Ensure all produce is packed to specifications efficiently and without compromising quality.
Ensure the logistics supervisor has product available in a timely fashion and to the required quality standard so product can be delivered in full and on time.
Lead a team of staff who manage the packing shed floor efficiently.
Maintain a high standard of work practices at all times.
Assist the post-harvest operations manager in supervising staff engaged in quality control, residue limit monitoring and protocol requirements for all markets, especially export markets.
Liaise with grower services teams and farm managers to ensure smooth delivery of fresh produce for packing.
Ensure protocol and MRL requirements advised by technical services, and customer requirements set by marketing, are implemented in the packing and logistics process, especially traceability, labelling and documentation.
Supervise quality control of produce being packed to ensure it meets packing instruction requirements.
Assist to oversee procurement of temporary labour, consumables, freight and other services required to move produce from farms through the supply chain to customers.
Operate traceability management systems and processes to ensure the shed floor is run cost effectively without compromising quality output, and recommend improvements where required.