Forklift Operators (Full-Time) Douglas-Daly

Rombola Family Farms; Griffith; On-site; AUD 31,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Passionate & energetic team culture

Progressive, vibrant business

Job summary

Rombola Family Farms seeks a motivated Forklift Operator to join our growing produce operations near Griffith, NSW. You will support harvest logistics, handling bins, weighing, packing, and loading for cool room storage and truck transport.

A current forklift license and valid driver’s license are required. Role involves working in a busy environment with flexible hours, including weekends and public holidays.

Qualifications

• Evidence of work rights.
• Current unencumbered Driver's License.
• Forklift license.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude.
• Team player who can work effectively with people from different backgrounds.
• Awareness and ability to adhere to rules and procedures.
• Flexibility in hours worked, including weekends and public holidays.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good level of physical fitness and ability to lift light to moderate loads.

Responsibilities

• Ensure trailers are loaded in a timely manner.
• Stack bins in correct groups of 3.
• Load and stage products in the cool room as directed.
• Load bins on and off scales and transport to destinations.
• Inspect equipment and perform daily forklift checks.
• Ensure weights and bin labels are correct.
• Keep pallets and packing materials ready for use.
• Enter packhouse information accurately into the system.
• Assist with loading trucks as directed by management.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Team player

Good communication

Adaptability

Tools

Forklift license

Driver's license

Job description

Rombola Family Farms is currently seeking passionate and driven Forklift Operators to join our team

• Become a part of a progressive, vibrant business.
• Ongoing, full-time positions with excellent career opportunities.
• Busy and energetic work environment with varieties of activities

At Rombola Family Farms, we offer exciting career opportunities in a supportive and innovative work environment. We are involved in a range of agricultural enterprises including melons, pumpkin, broccoli, citrus, wine grapes and almonds, with operations spanning growing, packing, and marketing of produce. Reporting to the Production Manager, the Forklift Operator will support harvest operations by carrying out a series of jobs including bins’ receival, weighing, packing, transporting, and loading of produce into the cool room and trucks as directed.

About the role:

• Ensure trailers are loaded in a timely manner (No 1 priority)
• Stack bins in correct groups of 3
• Load cool room as directed by Packhouse Manager
• Stage loads as directed
• Ensure seedless cool room drains are clear and flowing
• Load bins on and off scales
• Stack up made bins
• Ensure pallets and cardboard ready for bin makers
• Daily Forklift checks completed. Inspecting and controlling equipment to identify wear and damage
• Ensure weights in bins are correct
• Ensure correct size seedless used when finalising weight
• Blow and wipe down bins and seedless
• Pallet cap finish goods
• Ensure all bin labels are on bins and label info is correct
• Ensure Pack Manager is entered correct
• Ensure truck is loaded as directed

To be successful in the role you will possess the following:

• Evidence of work rights
• Current unencumbered Driver's License
• Forklift license
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude
• Team player who can work effectively with people from different backgrounds
• Awareness and ability to adhere to rules and procedures
• Flexibility in hours worked to achieve operational targets, including weekends and public holidays
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good level of physical fitness, including ability to kneel, grasp, bend/twist, lift light to moderate loads (up to 10-15kg) and be able to work in temperature extremes and dust
• Flexibility in hours worked to achieve operational targets, including weekends and public holidays.

In return we offer you

• A passionate and energetic team culture.
• Become a part of a progressive, vibrant business.

Number of positions available: 5

Commencement: January 2027. This role will be permanent and ongoing.

Renumeration: $26.84/hr (Horticulture Award 2020, Level 3)

Who we are?

Rombola Family Farms are located 20kms North of Griffith, NSW and in Mataranka (NT). Our company is a progressive, vibrant, privately owned agricultural business.

We are involved in a range of agricultural enterprises including melons, pumpkins, broccoli, citrus, wine grapes and almonds, with operations spanning growing, packing, and marketing of produce.

More information

For more information or a confidential discussion please contact **@rombolafamilyfarms.com.au To learn more about working with us, we encourage you to visit our website http://www.rombolafamilyfarms.com/