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SalaryOperator Tailem Bend
Murray Mallee/South East
Closing date: 07/01/2024
- Permanent part-time and full-time positions available
- Located across our Tailem Bend group
- Exciting and challenging roles in a leading agribusiness
We are Viterra, we connect Australian growers with domestic and international consumers through our world-leading, fully integrated agriculture network.
Viterra operates a storage and handling network of strategically located sites and port terminals spanning key growing regions in 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
Viterra is looking for multiple hardworking, enthusiastic and focused individuals who are not afraid to get their hands dirty. We have full-time and part-time opportunities to work across our Tailem Bend group (Tailem Bend, Monarto South, Strathalbyn, Apamurra). Our country operator roles are responsible for the daily operations of the site from loading and unloading trucks, operation of hoppers, stackers and forklifts, maintaining bunkers, grain sampling and general cleaning duties. This role will be part of a supportive team environment during the harvest season and will work closely with the seasonal workforce.
Viterra has a dedicated safety culture where you will follow strict safety procedures to maintain a safe work site ensuring the safety of yourself and others around you.
Duties may include but are not limited to
- Loading and unloading trucks
- Forklift and loader operations
- Grain classification and quality control
- Responsible for keeping grain storage areas clean
- Grid attendant and manual grain handling work tasks
- Monitoring of bunkers, tarps and silos
- Training and leading seasonal staff
- Maintenance of site and equipment
- Pest management
- Work well in a team environment with the ability to learn quickly and accept new challenges
- Strong communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
- Proven effective leadership and team building skills
- Knowledge of commodity classification preferred but not essential
- Previous grain handling experience is preferred but not essential
- A current drivers licence
As well as providing an empowering culture, Viterra promotes a range of employee benefits including:
- Training and development is offered to all employees and is managed through the Skill Based Career Path (SBCP) structure, which enables an Operator to increase their skill and levels of responsibility. The scheme provides multi-skilling within the workforce.
- Employee assistance program – access to confidential and free support
- Corporate health insurance funds, financial services, computer and vehicle offers
To apply please visit viterra.com.au and go to the Careers tab or for further information please contact Operations Coordinator, Anthony Gregurke on 0408 226 147.
Applications close 11:45pm Sunday 7 January 2024.
Please note we are not accepting recruitment agency applications at this time.
