Farm Hand / Team Leader

Driscoll's Australia Pty; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Mentoring and Coaching

Employee Reward and Recognition

Annual Health Program

Study Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Driscoll’s Australia Pty. Ltd. seeks a hands-on Team Leader for our nursery site in Perth, Tasmania.

You will lead seasonal crews, perform field tasks, operate tractors and forklifts, and ensure production targets are met across your area. You will coach staff, promote safe work practices, monitor quality and productivity, and report issues to Nursery Management to drive continuous improvements. Experience with forklift or tractor operations is preferred; the role offers on-the-job training

Qualifications

• Can communicate well with others.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support small teams (seasonal and casual workers) across daily nursery operations.
• Coordinate day-to-day labour activities in assigned work areas.
• Carry out hands-on nursery tasks including planting, harvesting and general field work.
• Operate tractors, forklifts, ATVs, farm implements and irrigation equipment.
• Assist with irrigation set-up, checks, repairs and basic maintenance.
• Support training of seasonal and labour hire workers to ensure correct procedures are followed.
• Monitor work quality, productivity and plant standards.
• Promote safe work practices and report any safety, performance or personnel concerns to Nursery Management.

Skills

Good communication

Tools

Forklift experience

Tractor experience

Job description

• Leading global brand with operations across Australia, Europe, Middle East, North & South America
  

Looking for a career outdoors?

Join one of Australia's largest nurseries learn on the job and develop your leading skills!

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have multiple exciting opportunities for those seeking a career outdoors, to join our friendly team at our nursery site based in Perth, Tasmania. As a team leader, you will not only be learning to perform important hands on field work, including operating forklifts, tractors, and working with farm implements and irrigation equipment, but leading teams of seasonal casual labour to ensure production targets are achieved for your area. Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead and support small teams (seasonal and casual workers) across daily nursery operations.
• Coordinate day-to-day labour activities in assigned work areas.
• Carry out hands-on nursery tasks including planting, harvesting and general field work.
• Operate tractors, forklifts, ATVs, farm implements and irrigation equipment.
• Assist with irrigation set-up, checks, repairs and basic maintenance.
• Support training of seasonal and labour hire workers to ensure correct procedures are followed.
• Monitor work quality, productivity and plant standards.
• Promote safe work practices and report any safety, performance or personnel concerns to Nursery Management.

ABOUT YOU

• Can communicate well with others
• Preferred: Forklift and/or tractor experience.

ABOUT US

Driscoll’s Australia is an exciting joint venture company owned by Costa Group - Australia’s leading integrated growing and marketer of premium quality fresh produce and Driscoll’s (USA) – the world’s market leader in berries. Partnering with a broad grower base across a national footprint, Driscoll’s Australia supplies year round delicious, branded berries to consumers using exclusively patented varieties developed by our joint venture partners breeding programs. Since our inception we have successfully achieved significant yearly growth and market share, enabling us to become the market leader in our category.

BENEFITS

Want to join Driscoll’s? Our passion for berries extends to nurturing our people, we invest in your growth and prosperity through various benefits:

• Paid Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks’ pay for the primary carer and up to 2 weeks for the secondary carer.
• Mentoring and Coaching: Programs designed to support your professional development with our local and global teams
• Employee Reward and Recognition: Service recognition awards and access to perks and discounted products through our recognition program
• Annual Health Program: Seasonal flu shots onsite
• Study Leave: Support your educational pursuits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Tailored well-being programs, confidential advice and big brand discounts!

Employee benefits are subject to eligibility requirements, please visit our website to learn more about accessing our benefits as a Driscoll’s employee.

Closing Date: Thursday, 26 November 2026