Site Manager - Ultima

GrainCorp; Ultima; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and safety programs

Paid parental leave

Birthday leave

Family inclusive workplace

Job summary

GrainCorp in Ultima, VIC is seeking a Site Manager to lead the storage and distribution site, overseeing a small team of Grain Handlers while ensuring safe receipt, storage, and on-time dispatch of grain.

You will drive day-to-day operations, coach staff, and maintain high safety standards as part of a zero-harm culture. This role offers meaningful community engagement with local growers and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising and developing workgroups/individuals
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours
• Capacity to work at heights and in confined spaces
• Current unrestricted driver licence and basic IT literacy

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a small team of Grain Handlers to receive, store and dispatch grain safely, on time and to quality standards
• Coordinate day-to-day activities, coach team members and support development
• Uphold safety culture and risk management in line with the enterprise agreement
• Manage maintenance planning and site presentation to ensure standards

Job description

Role: Site Manager

Location: Ultima, VIC

Salary: up to $130K incl. Super + bonus + vehicle

What did you have for breakfast today? Whether it’s the flour in your toast or the grain in your cereal, it’s highly likely that GrainCorp helped get it onto your plate.

As we find new ways to connect rural communities with food, animal feed and industrial customers around the world, we are proud to say we’re leading the way in sustainable agriculture.

This is an opportunity to play a part in that story.

As the Site Manager of our Ultima grain storage and distribution site, you'll supervise a small team of Grain Handlers and actively take part in day-to-day operations: You will also be:

• Working shoulder-to-shoulder with your team to ensure all commodities are received, stored and out loaded safely on time, within budget and to the required quality standard. This is a roll-up-your-sleeves kind of leadership role.
• Coordinating day-to-day activities of the team; coach and support development of team members
• Getting to know, understand and apply our enterprise agreement and people processes
• Developing and maintaining close relationships with local growers, customers, and the local community
• Coordinating and preparing for area maintenance and pest control teams to deliver required services
• Identifying and reporting on maintenance requirements and maintain site presentation and standards
• Managing programmes and initiatives related to safety ('zero harm' culture) and risk management.

Our busiest time of the year is the annual post-winter harvest period, which can last for up to three months and involves managing several harvest casuals and contractors in receiving thousands of tonnes of grain from local growers. It's an incredibly rewarding experience seeing local grain fill up silos and bunkers, delivered by diverse, hardworking and passionate teams.

About your experience

You’ll succeed in this role if you've had experience in plant operations (ideally the Grain industry) and:

• Experience supervising, supporting and developing workgroups / individuals
• Ability and willingness to work flexible hours to meet operational demands
• Capacity to work at heights and in confined spaces
• Current unrestricted driver licence and basic IT literacy.

What you’ll get:

• Ongoing training and safety programs
• Paid Parental leave and birthday leave
• We’re also a Family Inclusive Workplace accredited employer, committed to supporting you both on and off the job.