AddressJob Details
- Location: Rowville (VIC)
- Position: Full Time Permanent
- Shifts: 4-day work week from Monday – Thursday - 6am – 4pm (3-day weekend every week!)
- Selection Process: Phone conversation with our recruitment team, online assessment, interview with manager, site tour, pre-employment medical and reference checks
A bit about us:
Orchard Manufacturing (our brand is known as NU-LAX) has been proudly supporting Australian gut health since 1937. Today NU-LAX knows that good gut health is essential for keeping us strong, healthy and happy. Our range continues to be all natural, fruit based and delicious to make it easier to keep your microbiome working optimally. Australian made and owned since 1937, NU-LAX – Your body with thank you!
We’re incredibly proud of the work have done but there’s still a lot more work to do…. that’s where you come in. Let us provide you more information.
What does the role involve
We have exciting opportunities for Process Operators to join our team. Reporting to the Production Manager, these roles are at the very heart of our business by making our NU-LAX products, which we are known and loved for! Working at our immaculate and impressive Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) licensed facility in Rowville, we have two separate teams – Process and Packing.
Process Operators will primarily prepare batches of NU-LAX products and follow a standardised recipe. The batch process has several stages, which involve good written and numeracy skills, some repetitive lifting (up to a maximum of 12.5kg), weighing, measuring, and batch mixing. Working and documenting to high quality standards will keep you stimulated physically and mentally!
Responsibilities
- Monitor and operate equipment, troubleshoot any issues that may arise, and ensure procedures comply with our OH&S, Quality and performance standards
- Daily and weekly external cleaning of machinery, workstations and surrounding areas to the highest standard.
- Maintaining health, safety and hygiene standards to ensure all policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are met
- Assisting in trialing and implementing New Product Development (NPD) initiatives
- Assisting in implementing new and improved processes to contribute to the continuous improvement of the Company
- Maintaining equipment in working order and raising any equipment repair requirements
- Working autonomously and as team member to deliver daily production requirements against performance criteria
Why you should work with us?
You will be joining a dedicated team with a fun and hardworking culture who love what they do, you will also get access to all our amazing perks:
- Attractive remuneration, with the opportunity for career development
- Free products, staff allowance and enticing discounts on all our amazing products (noting that our products aren't just limited to NU-LAX, but also include our sister brand ‘Melrose Health’ with a huge selection of health foods, snacks and supplements!)
- Loads of benefits to help support you live a longer, happier life, including paid birthday leave, paid volunteer leave, fresh fruit weekly, a quit smoking program and a very active social club that keeps us having fun and connecting with our colleagues all year round!
- Employee Assistance Program - confidential service for employees and their immediate families, which is available to support them through any personal or work matters that they might experience
- Ability to undergo further training and development with the potential for leadership roles in the future.
- Free on-site car parking
- United by a core set of values that we live and breathe each day, we have a well-established employee recognition program with cash prizes for those who demonstrate excellence in living our values.
The Ingredients for Success
- A strong commitment to safe working practices and a proven history of following work instructions, procedures and policies
- A working knowledge of production and systems and the ability to operate various pieces of equipment in a plant
- Adequate literacy and numeracy skills to read and follow safe work practice documentation and calculate formulation measurements.
- Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours a day, 4 days a week 6am - 4pm
- The ability to work independently and with minimal supervision as well as work effectively within a team environment
- High levels of punctuality and attendance
- Physical stamina and capability for manual labour and repetitive tasks
If you would like to join our team and be a part of our growing success story, then please click on the apply link and send your resume AND cover letter. If you have any questions, please call Hayley on 0420 941 ***.
Please note: You must be willing to undertake a pre-employment medical and drug and alcohol test as part of our selection process (paid for by Orchard) and allow us to undertake work reference checks. You must also be able to provide current work rights, which allow you to work full-time in Australia.
** Must have full Australian working rights ***
*** Only short-listed candidates will be contacted ***
We are not accepting enquiries from recruitment agencies at this stage.
