Address Our tomatoes are grown year round in one of Australia’s largest and most advanced glasshouse facilities, located in Guyra, NSW. Our state-of-the-art glasshouse technology puts Costa Tomatoes at the forefront of innovation in ecologically sustainable practices and sets us apart in the fruit and vegetable industry.
About the roles
We are looking for up to 500 enthusiastic people who are interested in working in a variety of roles available in our glasshouse operations located in the heart of the beautiful NSW Northern Tablelands.
These are casual positions, with work available all year across multiple departments. Up to 100 roles are available on an ongoing full time basis.
Job roles and tasks include:
Crop Work
These roles involve:
Caring for our tomato plants (leafing, pollinating, twisting, lowering)
Working in large Glasshouses with high humidity and warm temperatures (up to 30 degrees)
Standing or walking for 8 hours per shift, with breaks
Repetitive low muscle load movement of hands, wrists, arms, elbows, shoulder, neck
Working at heights (depending on )
Shifts are mostly rostered Monday to Friday
Picking
These roles involve:
Picking our tomatoes
Working in large Glasshouses with high humidity and warm temperatures (up to 30 degrees)
Standing or walking for 9.5 hours per shift, with breaks
Repetitive low muscle load movement of hands, wrists, arms, elbows, shoulder, neck
Working at heights (occasionally)
Shifts are mostly rostered Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Packing
These roles involve:
Packing our tomatoes
Working in a large indoor packing facility which may be cooled to 12 degrees
Standing for 9.5 hours per shift, with breaks
Repetitive low muscle load movement of hands, wrists, arms, elbows, shoulder, neck
Shifts are mostly rostered Monday - Saturday
Nursery Hand
These roles involve:
Planting seeds and grafting tomato plants
Caring for our young tomato plants (crop work)
Working in large Glasshouses with high humidity and warm temperatures (up to 30 degrees)
Some tasks require standing or walking for 8 hours per shift, with breaks
Repetitive low muscle load movement of hands, wrists, arms, elbows, shoulder, neck
These may be worked any day of the week.
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Other Roles
A variety of other skilled roles are also available all year round, including:
Maintenance / Trade (including welding, irrigation) (Level C10)
Quality Control / Quality Assurance (Level M1)
Administration (Clerks Level 1)
Cleaning (Level A)
Agronomy/Technical role (Level M1)
Forklift / Machine Operators (Level B)
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You can select from these roles in the application form. Pay rates are in accordance with the Costa Tomato EBA 2023.
These roles are classified and paid in accordance with the Costa Tomato Enterprise Agreement 2023, and depend on your skills and experience.
Crop, Pick, Pack roles commence at Level A casual rate: $23.81+25% casual loading per hour.
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About you
Successful candidates must:
Have access to reliable to and from the work site
Be available to work for at least 6 months for at least 30hrs per week (on average)
Be willing and able to work overtime when required
Be physically fit with the ability to stand and/or walk for extended periods of time
Be able to work in a warm and humid environment (crop and picking roles)
Work cooperatively and respectfully in a multicultural workforce
Have a commitment to Occupational Health and Safety, Food Safety, Quality and Personal Hygiene
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