Team Leader (Dehusking)On-Site

Aruma; Alstonville; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Aruma’s Summerland Farm in Alstonville, NSW, seeks a hands-on Team Leader to run daily macadamia dehusking operations. You’ll oversee the team, organize the day’s work, coach staff, and ensure safety and quality across post-harvest processes.

You’ll lead a diverse team, including employees with disability, building capability through practical support and fostering an inclusive, high-performing workplace culture in the Northern Rivers region.

Qualifications

• Experience in agriculture, horticulture, food production, packing sheds, or post-harvest operations.
• Enjoys leading teams and creating positive workplace culture.
• Understands the rhythm of seasonal agricultural operations.
• Takes pride in delivering high-quality products and customer outcomes.
• Values community, inclusion, and supporting others to succeed.
• Wants to build long-term relationships within the Northern Rivers agricultural sector.
• Mechanically minded.

Responsibilities

• Leading macadamia dehusking operations
• Trouble shooting equipment
• Coordinating seasonal and permanent team members
• Ensuring quality, food safety, traceability, and production standards are met
• Managing workflow, productivity, and team performance
• Building capability through coaching and practical support
• Maintaining a safe, positive, and inclusive workplace culture.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Mechanical minded

Job description

We're looking for a hands-on team leader to run the day-to-day work in our macadamia dehusking shed. You'll work alongside the team, organise the day's work and help keep the shed running safely and smoothly.

We're looking for a hands-on team leader to run the day-to-day work in our macadamia dehusking shed. You'll work alongside the team, organise the day's work and help keep the shed running safely and smoothly.

Team Leader - Macadamia Dehusking

Summerland Farm | Alstonville, NSW

Why join Summerland Farm?

You'll work alongside a team that processes macadamias for Northern Rivers growers. At Summerland Farm, part of Aruma, you'll help create a supportive workplace where people with disability can build their skills, contribute to the team and take pride in their work.

If you enjoy working with machinery and helping a team to get the job done we'd like to hear from you. Experience in a packing shed, on a farm, in food production or in a similar hands-on role is welcome.

About the Role

You'll oversee daily operations across our post-harvest facilities, ensuring products are processed safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You'll also lead and mentor a diverse team, including employees with disability, helping create meaningful and rewarding employment outcome.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading macadamia dehusking operations
• Trouble shooting equipment
• Coordinating seasonal and permanent team members
• Ensuring quality, food safety, traceability, and production standards are met
• Managing workflow, productivity, and team performance
• Building capability through coaching and practical support
• Maintaining a safe, positive, and inclusive workplace culture.

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Preferably have experience in agriculture, horticulture, food production, packing sheds, or post-harvest operations
• Enjoys leading teams and creating positive workplace culture
• Understands the rhythm of seasonal agricultural operations
• Takes pride in delivering high-quality products and customer outcomes
• Values community, inclusion, and supporting others to succeed
• Wants to build long-term relationships within the Northern Rivers agricultural sector.
• Mechanically minded

What You'll Love About This Opportunity

• Work close to home in the Northern Rivers
• Be part of a well-respected local organisation with strong community roots
• Support meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability
• Build relationships with more than 100 local growers, businesses, and community partners
• Combine commercial agriculture with genuine social impact
• Enjoy variety across fruit packing, macadamia processing, team leadership, and operational improvement.

Join a Farm That Gives Back

At Summerland Farm, success isn't measured solely by tonnes processed or production targets achieved. It's measured by the opportunities we create, the people we support, and the positive impact we make across the Northern Rivers community every day.

If you're passionate about agriculture, leadership, and making a difference locally, we'd love to hear from you. Join a team that's helping grow produce, careers, and stronger communities.

Our Commitment

At Aruma, we're committed to building a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are focused on creating an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

Closing Date: Friday 4th December 2026