AddressHarvesting Supervisor
Vertical Farming - Casuarina, Western Australia
Why Costa Group?
Costa is Australia's leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. From our farms to your door, we nurture our fruit and vegetables every step of the journey.
The Costa Mushroom team is passionate about growing the best quality mushrooms. Our carefully managed crops are tendered by our highly skilled team of committed growers. With full ownership of our farms, we retain control of the entire growing and distribution process and can confidently deliver the freshest, highest standards. The Costa Mushroom team provides employment for more than 1200 people from many diverse backgrounds in various types of jobs across a range of broad and specialised fields.
What's in it for you?
- Learning & Development: Our 6 month training program is just the beginning. We're all about ongoing opportunities for growth and development, from honing your skills to career progression.
- Career Takeoff: We're not just a job - genuine career progression opportunities await those ready to soar.
- Flexibility: Enjoy a 4 day working week with bonus days in lieu for public holidays worked!
- Site Perks: Regular social activities on site, cultural diversity embraced and celebrated each month, reward and recognition for employees consistently kicking goals & overall good vibes across the farm.
About the role
We have an opportunity for a Supervisor to join a supportive team reporting to the Harvest/Post-Harvest 2IC. The hands on position will be responsible for supporting the Harvesting Team to pro-actively assist and implement the harvesting function through the supervision of harvesting teams, providing daily direction and resolution of workflow issues to maximise product yield and quality.
As an approachable, hands-on supervisor, you enjoy problem solving and will be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to Health, Safety and Quality policies and procedures. Internal training will be provided to the right person in all the interesting and sometimes challenging work that is mushroom harvesting.
Rotational weekend work and public holidays will be a requirement for the position.
Tasks involve:
- The organisation and setup of the harvesting area
- Daily and weekly forecasting of yield
- Resolving daily and weekly workflow issues
- Monitoring harvesting practices, quality and hygiene and ensuring that all training is up to date
- Monitoring rosters and attendance
- Ensuring appropriate staffing levels are maintained
- Identifying, raising, and resolving conflicts and issues of urgency
- Leading and motivating a large team of employees
- Assist in managing performance and development of team members
- Maintain compliance with all Company policies and procedures
- Passion and bring positive vibes to the team
- Demonstrated supervisory experience (we don’t need you to know about mushrooms – we will teach this to you)
- Initiative and drive and a good problem solver
- Excellent communication skills
- High levels of attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritise competing tasks
To apply for this role, please send an email with your CV & Cover Letter. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted as applications are received, so do not wait until the deadline to apply!
