Production Operator/Machine Operator, Erskine Park

Goodman Fielder; Sydney; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Fielder is seeking multiple Production Operators/Machine Operators to join our Liquid Grocery team at the Erskine Park site. Reporting to a Team Manager, you will help ensure products are processed and packaged in a safe, timely and cost‑effective manner that meets quality and food safety standards.

Shifts available are 2x Day 6am–2pm and 2x Afternoon 2pm–10pm. Pay rate is $39.41 per hour, with a 15% loading for the afternoon shift.

Qualifications

• Previous machine operation or manufacturing experience.
• Food industry knowledge and GMP exposure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Commitment to learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Operates automatic, semi-automatic or single-purpose machines with supervision.
• Performs quality checks to ensure products meet specifications.
• Maintains sanitation and hygiene in the work area.
• Learns procedures and safety guidelines per company SOPs.
• Assists new employees and supports team leaders in training.

Skills

Machine operation

Teamwork

GMP knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is to create food that people love. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of Australians have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week. At Goodman Fielder our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food solutions business in the Region. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end to end value chain when making decisions to optimize our business. We drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking muliple Production Operators/Machine Operators to join our Liquid Grocery team. This role will make a strong contribution to a high performing production team and team culture within the Erskine Park site. Reporting into a Team Manager, you will work as part of the production team to ensure that our products are processed and packaged in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner that meets quality and food safety standards.

Available shift times: Full time positions

• 2x Day shift: 6am – 2pm
• 2x Afternoon shift: 2pm – 10pm

Payrate: $39.41 per hour (Afternoon shift attrcats a 15% loading per hour

All training and support will be provided to the successful candidate.

• Undertakes all relevant training on Company procedures and safety guidelines
• Repetition work on automatic, semi-automatic or single purpose machines or equipment
• Perform the process work in vinegar plant like filtration, pasteurization, transfer the vinegar from one tank to other using SCADA system and manually operate valves and change connections in key stations
• Perform basic transfer operation in SAP and do paperwork and load the Bulk vinegar tankers and fill the pallecons.
• Operating specific machinery with proficiency and minimal supervision.
• Following all SOPs for the assigned workstations
• Performs general duties and follows instructions as directed by Manager.
• Operates within all safety guidelines and recommendations as set by the Company.
• Performing quality checks and ensuring products meet customer specifications.
• Perform general labouring and cleaning duties, including but not limited to general product handling, labouring, and cleaning duties, tidying of work area, stacking crates, removing rubbish etc.
• Assist new employees by acting as a work buddy and support leaders and managers in delivering on-the-job training
• Collaborating with fellow team members to ensure smooth line operation.
• Performing basic machine fault finding and reporting any complex machine faults or issues to team manager
• Operation of mobile equipment including forklifts (where applicable)
• Maintains sanitation/hygiene standards of work area and has awareness of hygiene and importance of microbiological containment
• Monitoring line operation at a workstation for quality and consistency
• Demonstrates good housekeeping procedures and standards.

About you:

• Previous machine operation or manufacturing experience highly desireable
• Food industry knowledge and exposure to GMP
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Commitment to learning and development