Growing General Hand

At Flavorite, we grow, pack, market, distribute and supply fresh produce to all major supermarkets and independent green-grocers throughout Australia and the Asian export market. Our glasshouse production enables us to control all aspects of the growing environment. With access to state of the art technology, extensive growing experience and a global growing network at our fingertips, we are constantly pushing into new and ground breaking initiatives.

We value teamwork, honesty, responsibility and accountability in all we do. Our employees are the lifeblood of our business. By supporting, training, and developing our employees we strive to promote career development and greater work-life balance for our people.

Flavorite is undergoing a high level of growth & to continue our focus on excellence in all facets of operations, we are looking for a dynamic individual to join our leadership team based at our Tatura location, which currently employs over 400 employees.

If you passionate and want to learn more about the horticulture industry, this could be your next role!

About the role:

Reporting directly to the Grower, the Growing General Hand is responsible for assisting the Growing team to complete manual tasks associated with the life cycle of our Tomato and Cucumber crops and perform a variety of required checks on plant, irrigation and equipment daily. 

Primary responsibilities for this role will include:

• Ensure completion of daily, weekly and monthly duties such as drain checks, EC and pH checks, and growing medium uniformity.
• Enter and review data
• Responsible for goods consumption recording and reporting
• Conduct routine basic maintenance and basic repairs on all equipment such as calibrating and replacing EC and pH probes and cleaning equipment filters
• Moving and mixing of fertiliser in line with procedure
• Participate in spraying schedule

The successful candidate will possess:

• Safety awareness 
• Sound judgement 
• The ability to follow instruction 
• A strong Attention to detail
• Intermediate computer skills (desirable)
• Forklift Licence (desirable)

Previous experience in Horticulture or Agriculture is desirable but not essential as successful applicants will be provided with training to understand the quality and performance standards required.

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Why work for us?:

• We are Australia's largest glasshouse producer of fresh fruit and vegetables
• Supportive team environment, approachable leaders
• Sustainability is a core pillar for Flavorite and we have a number of exciting projects underway in this space
• We prioritise innovation and process improvement, implementing the latest technologies to increase efficiencies and production
• We hold Staff Celebrations throughout the year where key milestones and top performance is recognised through our Annual Awards

We recognise the value that a diverse and inclusive culture brings, and actively employ people from various cultural backgrounds, genders, ages and skillsets to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of society.  A diverse, inclusive workplace gives our people a safe space to bring their whole selves to work and give their best every day.