Production Horticulture Supervisor (Harvest) – Walkamin

Costa is Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables. We nurture our people, cultivate our growing sites and invest in ongoing research and development. All of the products we grow and sell are fresh, nutritious, unprocessed and grown on our very own farms or those of our partner growers.

We are looking for a Production Horticulture Supervisor (Harvest) to join our Costa Banana team in Walkamin.

About the Role

This role is responsible for ensuring that the coordination of Banana Production Operations (Harvest) are carried out, in accordance with safety, quality and operational requirements on the particular farm/s that you are responsible for.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supervise day to day farming activities, including but not limited to harvesting of fruit, bell injection, bagging, de-suckering, de-leafing and stringing.

• Be proactive with safety – identify hazards, identify unsafe work practices and provide solutions, work closely with the safety and QA staff to ensure all incidents and hazards are recorded and ultimately closed out.

• Actively participate in daily toolbox meetings and run them when required.

• Ensure staff are aware and trained in safety obligations and internal safety requirements i.e. SWP’s, PPE etc.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Banana farming

• Ability to supervise (or lead) and engage teams

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Work well autonomously and in a team environment

• Self-motivated and self-starter

• Ability to multitask and fulfil multiple roles

• A strong commitment to safety and quality

• Good general literacy, numeracy and basic computer skills

• Communication skills both verbal and written

• Good Time Management skills

What we can offer

A role working within a collaborative environment with a team that has a high-performance mindset.

Significant scope for growth and professional development within Costa.