Senior Ripener

Fresh Produce Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Produce Group in Sydney Markets, Homebush West, is seeking a Senior Ripener to lead the ripening program and team, ensuring customer orders are delivered on time and to specification. You will coordinate daily ripening activities, monitor room gas and temperature, plan stock and orders, and communicate with customers and internal teams to meet forecasted demand.

This role requires hands-on leadership, experience in fresh produce ripening, forklift and driver's licences, and strong planning

Qualifications

• Experience in fresh produce ripening or a similar role.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating day-to-day operations.
• Experience in fresh produce, warehousing, logistics or similar environments.
• A current forklift licence.
• A current driver's licence.
• Strong planning, organisation and time management skills.
• The ability to use warehouse management systems and other computer-based systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading and coordinating the daily activities of the ripening team.
• Managing FPG's Sydney ripening program to meet customer demand and service requirements.
• Coordinating stock allocation and ripening schedules to ensure orders are fulfilled on time.
• Monitoring ripening room gas and temperature levels to achieve quality targets.
• Planning stock availability and ripening activities to align with forecasts.
• Maintaining oversight of stock volumes, on hand, on order and available stock.
• Ensuring orders, stock movements and docs are completed accurately in timeframes.
• Managing communication with customers and internal stakeholders regarding ripening programs.

Skills

Fresh produce ripening

Team leadership

Logistics/warehousing

Forklift licence

Driver's licence

Planning & organising

Warehouse management systems

Communication skills

Job description

About us

The Fresh Produce Group has a range of businesses, including Smart Berries, Treviso, Tumut Grove, and Fruitico Farms. Collectively, we are one of Australia's largest and most innovative produce companies with farms and distribution centres across Australia. We pride ourselves on supplying high quality produce to our Australian and international customers. We thrive on promoting a passionate work culture and reward employees with development opportunities and competitive remuneration. With offices on the east and west coast of Australia, we employ over 600 people and distribute more than 40 produce varieties. You've almost certainly eaten something grown on one of our farms! To find out more about us visit: www.fpg.com.au

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Ripener to join our Logistics team based at Sydney Markets, Homebush West.

This role leads FPG's Sydney ripening program and ripening team to ensure customer orders are delivered on time and to specification.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and coordinating the daily activities of the ripening team.
• Managing FPG's Sydney ripening program to meet customer demand and service requirements.
• Coordinating stock allocation and ripening schedules to ensure customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time.
• Monitoring ripening room gas and temperature levels to achieve optimum product quality and specification requirements.
• Planning stock availability and ripening activities to align with customer requirements and forecasts.
• Maintaining oversight of stock volumes, stock on hand, stock on order and stock available for supply.
• Ensuring customer orders, stock movements and associated documentation are completed accurately and within required timeframes.
• Managing communication with customers and internal stakeholders regarding ripening programs and order requirements.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in fresh produce ripening or a similar role
• Experience leading teams and coordinating day-to-day operational activities
• Experience working within fresh produce, warehousing, logistics, food processing or similar operational environments
• A current forklift licence
• A current driver's licence
• Strong planning, organisation and time management skills
• The ability to use warehouse management systems and other computer-based operational systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills