Production Assistant

Harris Farm; Sydney; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Farm Markets in New South Wales is seeking a Production Assistant to prepare, pack, weigh and assemble fresh products for sale. You’ll handle product with care, keep the pace up, and get orders out the door on time. No experience needed, we’ll teach you everything.

What you bring is reliability, attention to detail, and pride in doing the job right. It’s honest work with good people. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, follow food safety procedures, and contribute to a quality

Qualifications

• Good communication skills.
• Organised - ability to run multiple admin tasks in parallel.
• Attention to detail with accurate weighing, labeling and packing.
• Experience in food production, warehouse or retail is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Basic understanding of good manufacturing practices and food safety requirements.
• Weigh, pack, label and price product accurately to spec.
• Pick stock to store allocation and keep production line moving with a steady pace.
• Maintain cold chain and keep product at the right temperature throughout the process.
• Manage raw material stock on hand effectively.
• Spot and pull out items not up to standard.
• Follow and comply with all health and safety procedures.

Skills

Communication

Organised

Attention to detail

Food production

Job description

About us

Join a growing fresh food retail business known for delivering quality, value and an exceptional customer experience. At Harris Farm Markets, everything we do is driven by our purpose for the Greater Goodness, for our customers, our community, our planet, and each other.

As a proud family owned Australian business, you’ll be part of something bigger where your work truly matters.

Here, you will:

• Do meaningful work that contributes to something bigger
• Grow your career in more directions than one
• Build real connections with people who feel like family
• Be valued for who you are, every day

We reward our people fairly and offer benefits that genuinely matter because great people deserve great things.

We are currently searching for our next Production Assistant!

You’ll prepare, pack, weigh and assemble fresh products for sale. You’ll handle the product with care, keep the pace up, and get orders out the door on time. No experience needed, we’ll teach you everything. What you bring is reliability, attention to detail, and pride in doing the job right. It’s honest work with good people.

Responsibilities

• Basic understanding of good manufacturing practices & food safety requirements
• Basic knife, hand or equivalent skills
• Weigh, pack, label and price product accurately to spec
• Pick stock to store allocation
• Keep the production line moving, steady pace, clean workstation, no bottlenecks
• Maintain cold chain, keep product at the right temperature every step of the way
• Manage raw material stock on hand effectively
• Spot and pull out anything that’s not up to standard — better a reject than a complaint
• Follow and comply with all applicable health and safety procedures

About you

We are looking for someone who loves food. Additionally, we are looking for someone with:

• Good communication skills
• Organised - you can run multiple admin tasks in parallel without dropping any
• Attention to detail, right weight, right label, right pack
• Food production, warehouse or retail experience is a bonus

Why you should apply

• If you like variety and love to be physically active
• Work with a highly successful business
• Value a career path

At Harris Farm, we welcome everyone, from all walks of life and all abilities. If you think you could be a great Harris Farmer, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the above requirements, please don’t be shy - get in touch!