AddressAre you a highly motivated individual looking for an exciting and rewarding career opportunity? Viterra is currently seeking a talented leader to join our team at Tailem Bend.
About us
Viterra is a leading global agribusiness company, committed to providing solutions to enhance the productivity and sustainability of agriculture.
With a focus on delivering exceptional service to our customers, Viterra operates a diverse range of grain storage, handling, and marketing facilities across South Australia and western Victoria. We receive growers’ grain into our network, store it and move it to international and domestic markets.
Our unique culture empowers our employees to think innovatively and develop their careers in an exciting and supportive environment.
About the Role
We are currently seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to lead the teams across the Tailem Bend group. As the Operations Supervisor, you will co-ordinate grain operations and resources across the sites to achieve high levels of safety, quality, efficiency and customer service.
Reporting to the Operations Coordinator, this role has operational responsibility for all storage and handling functions, including staff and systems performance. This is a hands-on role that requires strong leadership skills, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and a passion for delivering results.
Duties
- Collaborate with other departments to streamline processes, resolve issues, and achieve organisational goals.
- Oversee daily operations, including grain handling, storage and receiving activities.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and work with managers on the results.
- Plan and co-ordinate grain operations to meet or better the agreed targets, which will include safety, quality systems and efficiency targets.
- Build strong relationships with local grower customers and develop an understanding of their operations.
- Effectively co-ordinate and safely manage all bulk commodity handling, storage, protection, and movement activities across the sites.
- Support the development and implementation of processes to ensure existing capital infrastructure and equipment is operated and maintained in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Lead and motivate a diverse team, providing coaching, training, and development opportunities.
About You
- Excellent leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to motivate and engage a diverse workforce.
- Strong interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills.
- Proven experience in supervising a team.
- Relevant operational experience, preferably gained in a bulk grain handling environment.
- Certificate IV in Frontline Management is highly desirable.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritise tasks, and adapt to changing priorities.
Benefits
By joining Viterra’s operations, you can experience varied, active work where the day goes by quickly and less or no time at a desk.
But you’ll also be joining an established world-leading global agriculture company which has been operating in South Australia for more than 70 years, and benefit from:
- Employee assistance program – access to confidential and free support
- Corporate health insurance funds, financial services, and computer offers
- Novated leasing
- Birthday leave
- Years of service recognition
- Rigorous safety practices
- Gender-inclusive paid parental leave
- a supportive environment which prioritises respect and teamwork.
How to apply
To apply or to see a detailed position description, please visit the careers page of our website viterra.com.au, or for further information please contact Operations Coordinator Anthony Gregurke on 0408 226 ***.
Applications close 11:45pm Sunday 14 July 2024
Please note we are not accepting recruitment agency applications at this time.
These positions are available to those who have the unrestricted right to live and work in Australia.
Viterra is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.
