Kalfresh is an innovative, fast-growing Queensland horticultural company, focused on farming, processing and marketing fresh conventional and certified organic vegetables across Australia and select export markets. Our head office is situated in Kalbar, just one-hour’s drive from Brisbane and the Gold Coast, in the beautiful Scenic Rim. We have exciting new opportunities to join our business across a number of full-time roles.
FACILITY / PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
(Salary range $70,000 – 75,000)
Supporting the Production Manager, you will:
- Help to ensure the smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production operations to meet customer’s requirements, including grading, packing, cold-chain, hygiene and dispatch.
- Supervision and training of a rostered packhouse team, including the safe and proper use of packing equipment.
- Ensuring required standards of hygiene are at their highest level within the facility
- Continuous review of production practices, utilities and equipment, to identify opportunities to improve product quality, efficiency, safety, and reduce waste.
- Work closely with our maintenance team in problem solving technical issues
- Ensure compliance with all food safety standards and support the food safety team as directed. This includes assessing incoming product, ensuring all QA records are correct, allowing for complete traceability.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- 3+ years Production supervisor experience ideally gained within a food manufacturing environment.
- Proven success leading a team within a production or manufacturing facility. Your strong leadership skills will ensure the development, guidance and motivation of your team.
- Well-developed relationship building, communication skills and ability to engage at all levels of the organisation
- With your keen eye for detail and process improvement mindset, you will be able to spot growth opportunities and proactively manage risks
- Flexible approach to work with the ability to solve problems in a time-pressured environment and reorganise work plans to manage conflicting priorities
- A strong focus on Quality Assurance, Safety and environmental standards Individuals with a trade qualification or suitable tertiary education will be highly regarded
FORKLIFT DRIVER
(Salary range $70,000 – 75,000)
You will be responsible for:
- Operating a forklift to transport fresh food stock.
- Organising and maintaining the production room to optimise traffic movement for maximum efficiencies and safe loading Keeping records of dispatch temperatures and load plans for cold chain compliance.
- Coordinating with Production and Dispatch teams to ensure packed product meets logistic timelines.
- Ensuring required standards of hygiene are at their highest level within the facility
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Current valid forklift licence 1+ years forklift experience ideally gained within manufacturing environment
- A strong focus on Quality Assurance, Safety and environmental standards
MACHINERY OPERATOR & SUPERVISOR
(Salary range $70,000 – $80,000)
Washing, grading and packing of fresh vegetables relies on the proper set up, maintenance, operation and cleaning of relatively complex machines and equipment.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Developing and modifying instructions used for operating, or training people how to operate machines used at Kalfresh.
- Hygiene and adherence to cleaning directions including monitoring performance of others used to clean machines and equipment.
- Set up and safe start up of machinery using documented task instructions
- Regular verification of machine and equipment performance, including:
- Quality of output (e.g. carrot brush, bag seal, under or overweight product)
- Weigh head effectiveness
- Rotating equipment condition (e.g. rollers, bearings etc)
- Refrigeration system effectiveness
- Chlorination system effectiveness
- Packing machine effectiveness
- In process and end of line product quality (i.e. are your machines doing the best thing by the vegetable?)
- Grade verification and communication of shifts in grade %
- Fault diagnosis and, where appropriate, basic repairs of equipment
- Timely communication to maintenance and the production manager of issues found
- Ensure chemical storage areas are clean and cages / cabinets locked
- Safe and proper shut down of machines and equipment using established procedures
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- 3+ years experience in setting up, operating and improving complex machines and processes
- Individuals with a trade qualification or suitable tertiary education will be highly regarded
ABOUT YOU
These roles would suit those who are passionate about fresh produce, continuous improvement, and being a part of a diverse team environment who are energised about what we do and where we are heading.
Interested? Apply now!
If you have a vision of becoming a major contributor to the growth of a leading Australian Horticultural company, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please submit a current resume and cover letter clearly outlining which job that you are applying for and demonstrated suitability.
FACILITY / PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
(Salary range $70,000 – 75,000)
Supporting the Production Manager, you will:
- Help to ensure the smooth and cost-efficient flow of our production operations to meet customer’s requirements, including grading, packing, cold-chain, hygiene and dispatch.
- Supervision and training of a rostered packhouse team, including the safe and proper use of packing equipment.
- Ensuring required standards of hygiene are at their highest level within the facility
- Continuous review of production practices, utilities and equipment, to identify opportunities to improve product quality, efficiency, safety, and reduce waste.
- Work closely with our maintenance team in problem solving technical issues
- Ensure compliance with all food safety standards and support the food safety team as directed. This includes assessing incoming product, ensuring all QA records are correct, allowing for complete traceability.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- 3+ years Production supervisor experience ideally gained within a food manufacturing environment.
- Proven success leading a team within a production or manufacturing facility. Your strong leadership skills will ensure the development, guidance and motivation of your team.
- Well-developed relationship building, communication skills and ability to engage at all levels of the organisation
- With your keen eye for detail and process improvement mindset, you will be able to spot growth opportunities and proactively manage risks
- Flexible approach to work with the ability to solve problems in a time-pressured environment and reorganise work plans to manage conflicting priorities
- A strong focus on Quality Assurance, Safety and environmental standards Individuals with a trade qualification or suitable tertiary education will be highly regarded
FORKLIFT DRIVER
(Salary range $70,000 – 75,000)
You will be responsible for:
- Operating a forklift to transport fresh food stock.
- Organising and maintaining the production room to optimise traffic movement for maximum efficiencies and safe loading Keeping records of dispatch temperatures and load plans for cold chain compliance.
- Coordinating with Production and Dispatch teams to ensure packed product meets logistic timelines.
- Ensuring required standards of hygiene are at their highest level within the facility
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Current valid forklift licence 1+ years forklift experience ideally gained within manufacturing environment
- A strong focus on Quality Assurance, Safety and environmental standards
MACHINERY OPERATOR & SUPERVISOR
(Salary range $70,000 – $80,000)
Washing, grading and packing of fresh vegetables relies on the proper set up, maintenance, operation and cleaning of relatively complex machines and equipment.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Developing and modifying instructions used for operating, or training people how to operate machines used at Kalfresh.
- Hygiene and adherence to cleaning directions including monitoring performance of others used to clean machines and equipment.
- Set up and safe start up of machinery using documented task instructions
- Regular verification of machine and equipment performance, including:
- Quality of output (e.g. carrot brush, bag seal, under or overweight product)
- Weigh head effectiveness
- Rotating equipment condition (e.g. rollers, bearings etc)
- Refrigeration system effectiveness
- Chlorination system effectiveness
- Packing machine effectiveness
- In process and end of line product quality (i.e. are your machines doing the best thing by the vegetable?)
- Grade verification and communication of shifts in grade %
- Fault diagnosis and, where appropriate, basic repairs of equipment
- Timely communication to maintenance and the production manager of issues found
- Ensure chemical storage areas are clean and cages / cabinets locked
- Safe and proper shut down of machines and equipment using established procedures
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- 3+ years experience in setting up, operating and improving complex machines and processes
- Individuals with a trade qualification or suitable tertiary education will be highly regarded
ABOUT YOU
These roles would suit those who are passionate about fresh produce, continuous improvement, and being a part of a diverse team environment who are energised about what we do and where we are heading.
Interested? Apply now!
If you have a vision of becoming a major contributor to the growth of a leading Australian Horticultural company, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please submit a current resume and cover letter clearly outlining which job that you are applying for and demonstrated suitability.
