Vegetable Packout Operator
This is a hands-on, multi-skilled role working across our vegetable packout operation. You will be trained across multiple stations and may work in different areas of Packout and Processing depending on production requirements.
What you'll be doing
- Operating packout equipment and stations, including case packers, cartoners, palletisers, metal detectors and check weighers
- Inspecting product and removing defects or foreign matter
- Packing, stacking and handling finished product
- Box making and supporting packaging operations
- Checking labels, date codes and product presentation
- Completing food safety, quality and production checks
- Monitoring rework, waste and rejected product
- Supporting the supply of packaging and consumables to production areas
- Maintaining high standards of hygiene, GMP, cleaning and housekeeping
- Completing production, quality and safety records accurately
- Reporting equipment faults, downtime, quality concerns, hazards and near misses
- Working across different packout stations and operational areas as required
- Supporting vegetable processing operations during the season when trained and required
- Following all health and safety, food safety and standard operating procedures.
What we're looking for
Applicants must have:
- A minimum of 2 years' relevant work experience in agriculture, horticulture, food production, manufacturing, processing, packing, production or a similar operational environment
- Good reliability and punctuality
- Good communication skills
- Sufficient literacy and numeracy to complete production, safety and quality records
- The ability to follow instructions, SOPs and quality procedures accurately
- The ability and willingness to learn and work across multiple production stations
- The physical capability to undertake manual handling and stand for extended periods
- The ability to work in a chilled food-production environment
- A strong commitment to health and safety, food safety and quality
- Flexibility to work across different production areas and shifts as operational requirements change.
Further details
- Permanent, full-time position
- Rotating day and night shifts across our 12-hour, 7-day-a-week operation
- Minimum guaranteed hours: 30 hours per week
- Starting Pay rate: $27.00 per hour
- Flexibility to work rostered shifts is required, particularly during peak seasonal production periods.
About you
You'll be a practical, safety-focused team member who is willing to learn, takes responsibility for your work and can adapt to the changing requirements of a busy food-production environment.
If you have experience working in agriculture, horticulture, manufacturing, processing or production and are looking for a hands-on role where you can develop additional skills, we'd like to hear from you.
Apply now with your CV detailing your relevant work experience.
Season's Best Limited is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace.
Permanent
Job no: KBAN60814
Location: Ashburton
Cost Centre: Production / Supply Chain / QA
Closing Date: Sunday, 22 November 2026