Senior Dispatch Supervisor — Whitsundays, FMCG & CI

Tassal Operations; Proserpine; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maxxia Rewards programme

Workplace wellbeing support

Job summary

Tassal Group is seeking an experienced Senior Dispatch Supervisor for our Proserpine processing facility. Lead a small dispatch team, manage finished goods stores, and oversee daily inventory controls to ensure on-time dispatches during peak seasons.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you will coordinate with Production, Planning, Quality and Logistics, maintain WHS standards and drive continuous improvement in dispatch operations.

Qualifications

• Proven stock and stores management experience, ideally in FMCG.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a small team.
• Strong attention to detail, inventory control and stock rotation (FIFO/FEFO) knowledge.
• Experience with inventory systems, manifests and dispatch documentation.
• Strong planning and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Exposure to Continuous Improvement (CI) processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a small dispatch team, setting daily priorities, managing shift coverage and handovers, and building capability.
• Maintain finished goods inventory integrity — stock location accuracy, FIFO/FEFO controls, routine counts, variance investigation and segregation of held or non-conforming stock.
• Verify product, quantities, pallets and documentation against approved manifests before dispatch, and exercise authority to stop or delay a load where safety, food safety, accuracy or documentation requirements aren't met.
• Maintain warehouse and cold store standards, including food safety, hygiene, pest control, forklift/pedestrian controls and equipment defect escalation.
• Coordinate with Production, Planning, Quality, Customer Service and Logistics on product availability, holds, order accuracy and load readiness.
• Champion WHS and environmental protocols, and drive Continuous Improvement to reduce miss-picks, product damage, loading delays and inventory variance.

Skills

Stock management

Team leadership

Inventory control

CI / continuous improvement

Planning & coordination

Forklift license

Job description

Tassal Group is seeking an experienced Senior Dispatch Supervisor for our Proserpine processing facility. Lead a small dispatch team, manage finished goods stores, and oversee daily inventory controls to ensure on-time dispatches during peak seasons.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you will coordinate with Production, Planning, Quality and Logistics, maintain WHS standards and drive continuous improvement in dispatch operations.