Production & Despatch Coordinator (Fresh Produce)

RGIT Australia; Tongala; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent role

Full-time

Structured operating environment

Competitive salary

Job summary

Goodness Grown in Tongala, Victoria, is seeking an Associate Production Coordinator to oversee the daily flow from picking through packing and despatch. This permanent, full-time role reports to the Production Manager and involves coordinating across teams, maintaining cold chain, and ensuring audit readiness.

The position requires 3 years' experience and familiarity with Freshcare/HARPS. You will work within a modern controlled environment with target-driven daily reports and inventory control

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in a fresh-produce packhouse or similar.
• Working knowledge of Freshcare and HARPS certification requirements.
• Familiar with Horticulture Award 2020 and Victorian OHS legislation.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple teams in a high-pressure, seasonal environment.
• Strong attention to detail across grading, labelling and inventory control.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and inventory/production-tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate the production schedule into daily operational direction for the Picking and Packhouse Supervisors.
• Monitor real-time progress against targets and adjust resourcing and line speed to stay on schedule.
• Coordinate flow from picking through grading and packing to despatch-ready status; provide end-of-day reports.
• Verify grading, sizing, weight and labelling checks and drive corrective action for non-conformances.
• Maintain cold chain integrity from pick to despatch.
• Control packing consumable inventory with FIFO and reordering.
• Coordinate daily equipment readiness with Maintenance Manager and log faults.
• Support audit readiness for Freshcare, HARPS and Fair Farms.
• Coordinate inductions and cross-training to build a multi-skilled team.

Skills

Production coordination

Inventory control

Quality checks

MS 365

Production-tracking systems

Education

Food safety cert (HACCP)

Tools

Inventory software

Production tracking software

Job description

Goodness Grown in Tongala, Victoria, is seeking an Associate Production Coordinator to oversee the daily flow from picking through packing and despatch. This permanent, full-time role reports to the Production Manager and involves coordinating across teams, maintaining cold chain, and ensuring audit readiness.

The position requires 3 years' experience and familiarity with Freshcare/HARPS. You will work within a modern controlled environment with target-driven daily reports and inventory control