At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team as a Production Operator and help create quality food products.
- Company: Simplot, a leading food manufacturer with a rich history in Australia.
- Benefits: Earn $41.89/hour plus overtime, enjoy on-the-job training and a supportive team.
- Other info: Flexible shifts available, with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in a dynamic environment with real impact on food production.
- Qualifications: Commitment to safety, teamwork, and a forklift licence for specific roles.
The predicted salary is between 41.89 - 41.89 $ per hour.
Location: Quoiba, TAS, AU, 7310
Company: Simplot
In Australia, the Simplot Company's core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to major retail and foodservice customers in Australia and New Zealand.
Culture and Benefits:
- Ordinary base rate of $41.89 per hour (inclusive of 25% casual loading) + shift loadings and overtime (Saturday and Sunday hours paid at double time)
- On-the-job training provided
- Fully supplied and laundered uniform, boots and PPE
- Supportive team environment
- On-site soft tissue specialist appointments
- Income Protection Insurance
- On-site canteen
- On-site parking
About Our Role:
Production-based opportunities within a market-leading food manufacturing environment. Shift-based roles working across a 7-day roster, including day, afternoon and night shifts. Devonport based, commencing late October / early November 2026.
Simplot Devonport is seeking motivated applicants for opportunities within our Production department ahead of the 2026/2027 season. These opportunities will contribute to the intake, processing, packing, transport and storage of a range of crops including peas, beans, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, onions and Brussels sprouts.
What You Will Do:
- Inspection of incoming raw materials
- Safe operation of fixed plant processing and high-speed packaging equipment
- Cleaning and sanitising production lines
- Accurately completing daily shift logs and system entries
- Forklift operation (for suitably licensed and experienced candidates)
- Adherence to GMP and food safety practices
- Contributing to continuous improvement (CI) processes
- Working within an active manufacturing environment
For candidates with demonstrated forklift experience, additional duties may include:
- Safely transporting finished goods between production areas across the site
- Use of fork-mounted RF systems and radio communications
- Operating within our cold store and freezer
- Performing pre-start checks on forklift equipment
- Refuelling gas-powered forklifts and changing and charging batteries for electric forklifts
About You:
- Possess a 100% commitment to workplace safety
- Ability to work a variety of 8-hour day, afternoon and night shifts across a 7-day roster (mandatory, including weekends)
- A current LF Forklift Licence and demonstrated operating experience (mandatory for applicants seeking roles with forklift duties)
- Ability to follow Standard Operating Procedures
- Experience within a manufacturing, processing or mechanically related environment will be advantageous
- High attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with effective time management and the ability to work to production schedules
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment
- Positive communication skills
- Ability to undertake in-house aptitude testing as part of the recruitment process
- Willingness to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment, including urine-based drug and alcohol screening
APPLICATIONS CLOSE MIDNIGHT, MONDAY 26 OCTOBER 2026 - Simplot reserves the right to commence shortlisting prior to the advertisement closing date.
Production Operator – Devonport employer: Simplot
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