Harvest Assistant Manager - Colignan

Harvest Assistant Manager

Colignan Farm (Mildura and Murray VIC)

Costa is Australia’s largest grower, packer and marketer of

• premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables and has substantial farming
• operations throughout Australia, supplying a wide variety of products to export
• markets and supermarket chains across the nation.
• Who we are looking for:

Reporting to the Harvest Manager, the Harvest Assistant

• Manager will plan and coordinate efficient harvest processes and timely labour
• mobilisation plans to achieve safety, quality, and worker performance and
• productivity standards across consecutive grape harvest (Jan-May), pruning
• (Jun- Aug) and crop manipulation (Sept – Dec) as a full grape seasons.

A high level of adaptability regarding work hours including

the availability to work early starts and after hours and weekends, subject to

operational requirements and weather conditions, is essential.

What you’ll be doing:

The Harvest Assistant Manager is primarily responsible for

ensuring designated worker/labour cohorts carry out in-field operations such as

fruit picking/pruning in accordance with company operating procedures and

technical specifications. The ability to drive a ‘people first’ safety culture

in the field and ensure adherence to stringent food safety and quality

outcomes, is critical to the success of this role.

Other responsibilities:

Coordinate

year-round harvest activities and mobilise labour including contractor

workers to meet operational requirements.

Supervise,

train and performance manage work crews to encourage their initiative and

enthusiasm and increase their productivity and efficiency on a consistent

basis throughout harvest.

Ensure

harvest supervisors and harvest quality controllers conduct daily worker

performance and quality assessments so issues are identified and outcomes

communicated to workers.

Deliver

daily pre start toolboxes, reinforcing safety and quality standards.

What you’ll bring to the role:

We’re looking for someone with…

Minimum

3 years’ experience in a supervisory role, preferably on a large-scale

horticultural property.

Technical

knowledge of grape harvest operations and activities would be

advantageous.

Time

management and the ability to drive workers’ adherence to production

deadlines.

Ability

to communicate with a large and culturally diverse workforce.

* Computer

literacy (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel).

We care for our people:

People are the heart of Costa. Our employees enjoy some of

the best benefits and conditions in the industry. From competitive pay to

health, wellbeing, and further learning and development opportunities. No

matter the role, you will always benefit from a caring environment that

encourages and supports you to thrive, grow and connect.