Fresh Leaf is a fast growth fresh herb and leafy greens business with significant growth opportunities from operational expansion and optimisation of our sustainable farming models. We’re focused on evolving a traditional industry of leafy vegetable growing from diminishing market gardeners to a new technology driven and sustainable format.
The Role:
We have an opening for a Production Team Leader to help manage the day-to-day activity of the production team at our Devon Meadows farm.
The ProductionTeam Leader works to oversee the harvesting and packing of all daily orders of culinary herbs dispatched to supermarkets, wholesalers and retailers, while ensuring all stock is packed to the correct product specifications and completed by the required deadlines each day.
Currently our team of 30+ pickers and packers process and dispatch in excess of 30,000 units of product each day across a 6-day week, with production continually expanding.
We offer an opportunity within a fantastic team, with room to grow and progress your career in a fast pace, exciting environment. With direct support and guidance from the Production Manager, you will be supported throughout your career to become a true leader. With a dedicated workforce and a passionate leadership team, Fresh Leaf will work with you to achieve your development goals.
If you have experience leading a team in any industry, including retail and fast-food, we would be happy to train you up on herbs and how our state-of-the-art farms work.
Please note; this role will be a full-time role on a rotating roster Monday – Saturday.
Key Tasks:
• Oversee team of 30+ harvesters and packers to ensure produce meets specifications and is completed on time.
• Daily set up for operation start up and shut down procedure.
• Responsible for daily production scheduling and allocation of team members
• Ensure all staff work within and comply to the company’s processes.
• Responsible for quality assessments of products produced by the team.
• Maintaining a safe and clean work area
• Ensuring staff are adhering to food safety principles at all times.
• Assign daily tasks to each staff member, ensuring KPIs are met and increase efficiency and productivity of teams.
Skills and Experience:
• Experience in a supervisory position, preferred but not required for the right candidate.
• Fantastic communicator with co-workers, management, and customers from a diverse range of backgrounds
• Good physical fitness
• Excellent interpersonal, time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure to tight daily deadlines.
• Highly motivated to succeed and work as a team.
• Results orientated.
• Multitasking
Candidates with the following will be looked on favourably:
• Experience in fresh produce
• Good with numbers
• Computer literate
• Understanding and commitment to food safety practices
This position will be based at Devon Meadows, Victoria.
