Our Company
Rockcote is one of Australia’s most loved and trusted brands and manufacturers of Coloured Render, Textures, Paint and Natural Materials coatings for residential and commercial buildings. Proudly Australian owned and operated, our factory is based on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and our products can be found throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Rockcote is a family owned, customer centric business, with a passion for creating quality, innovative, and high-performance coating systems. Our products create naturally beautiful spaces for all, whilst always looking to protect our environment.
Recognised as a 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice, we continually strive to create a nurturing place of work that is safe, inclusive, and aspirational. Embracing work-life integration over balance, bringing our best selves to both work and home.
Our Position
Rockcote have Fulltime Production Operator positions available with an immediate start, to work in our texture and paint manufacturing plant at our Yandina factory.
You will be responsible for a range of tasks including weighing and measuring raw materials as per batch cards, mixing, decanting into buckets, quality testing and stacking pallets.
Working on a weekly 4 day rotating shift, each shift works 9.5hrs per day and does not work on Fridays, this equates to a fulltime 38hr week. The hours are 5am-3pm Monday to Thursday one week and 1pm-11pm Monday to Thursday the next week. So you can enjoy a 3 day weekend every week!
Due to working on a rotating shift, you will receive a 15% shift loading on your base rate every week. Above award wages are paid with the opportunity to continually increase your hourly rate by meeting competency levels.
About You
You must be able to demonstrate the following experience, abilities and personal attributes:
- A positive attitude with ability to take directions
- Reliability
- Accuracy and safe handling of raw materials
- Professional approach and collaborative working manner
- Physically fit & strong with the ability to handle heavy & repetitive lifting up to 25kg
- Ability to operate heavy machinery
- Sound literacy, reading and numeracy abilities to record data
- Knowledge of Safe Work Practices
- Experience in a similar manufacturing environment is desirable
- Forklift ticket is an advantage, but is not essential
Our Benefits
- Family owned and operated business
- Located on the beautiful Sunshine Coast
- Promoting a Positive Workplace Culture
- Supporting a healthy work/life balance
- Employee Wellbeing Program
- Counselling available through our Employee Assistance Program
- Above award wage paid
- Training and Development Planning
- Staff discount on Rockcote products
If you would like to be part of a tight knit team and work for a local Sunshine Coast manufacturer, then we want to hear from you.
Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Rockcote is an equal opportunity employer.
Applicants must be willing to undergo a standard company medical if successful.