AddressOur Company
MSF Sugar is a leading agribusiness company – we are an integrated grower, processor, marketer and exporter of raw sugar and supplier of renewable energy. MSF Sugar, whose heritage in Australia spans more than 125 years, envisions a future that centres on being a leader in the biofutures sector. With multimillion-dollar investments in green power plants, novel farming systems and agricultural infrastructure, together with our grower partners, we are committed to developing the sugarcane industry in Australia.
Our Corporate Head Office is located in Gordonvale, just south of Cairns, and our major milling assets are located in the Far North. Internationally, we are part of the Thai-based Mitr Phol Group. Our current assets include three sugar mills, which are located at Gordonvale, South Johnstone and the Tablelands, supporting infrastructure (including cane railway networks), agricultural property and water rights to support our cane growing activities.
In addition to our milling and farming operations, we have built an $86M green energy power station at our Tablelands Sugar Mill. The power station uses a 100% renewable sugarcane fibre known as bagasse to produce 24 megawatts of electricity – which, after commissioning, will be enough to power every house in the Tablelands region.
The MSF Sugar team are always searching for people that complement our core principals and company culture to join our ever-growing team.
The Role
Applications are invited for the position of Loader Operator to join the MSF Sugar team. This is a fixed-term seasonal full-time position, located at our Tableland Mill, which is approximately 25km west of Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands.
The position forms part of the site operations team on shift and is responsible for safely operating the mobile plant to carry out the transportation and stockpiling of bagasse.
Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Safely operating the mobile plant to carry out the transportation and stockpiling of bagasse.
- Operating a Loader and truck to reclaim biomass for Co-Generation
- Conducting prestart checks and reporting any defects and carrying out general pre start maintenance on mobile plant associated with this task.
- During times of high crush rates, surplus bagasse is produced and needs to be managed; this involves transporting surplus bagasse to the site stock piles via 55m³ trucks and profiling the stockpile with the loader to the site standard.
- Ability to perform work while wearing appropriate PPE (e.g. long clothing, hearing and eye protection, etc.)
- Ability to work in a hot environment.
- Ability to perform work in a standing position for long periods in a vibrating environment.
- Ability to walk and climb stairs regularly as well as the ability to bend and work with back hunched for short periods.
Additional skills are highly desired.
Culture
Most importantly the candidate will be able to demonstrate how they work within the MSF Sugar company values of:
- Excellence
- Innovation
- Integrity
- Trustworthiness
- Care and Accountability
We are proud of the MSF Sugar culture as it is key to the company's significant growth and low employee turnover.
What we offer
- Great Team Culture
- Strong Safety Focus
- Wellness and Employee Assistance Program
- Uniforms
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a major player in Australian agribusiness.
Applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment Drug & Alcohol testing.
Further information can be found by contacting Peter Chohan - Mill Manager via email at: ***********@msfsugar.com.au
