Fruit Packing and processing line supervisor Needed
About Job Location
Gosford is a suburb of the Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast region, about 76 kilometres (47 mi) north of Sydney. The suburb is situated at the northern extremity of Brisbane Water, an extensive northern branch of the Hawkesbury River estuary and Broken Bay.
The suburb is the administrative centre and CBD of the Central Coast region, which is the third largest urban area in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle. Following its formation from the combination of the previous Gosford City and Wyong Shire Councils, Gosford has been earmarked as a vital CBD spine under the NSW Metropolitan Strategy. The population of the Gosford area was 169,053 in 2016.
Brief Background on What a Packing House is
A packing house is a facility where fruit is received and processed prior to distribution to market.
Bulk fruit (such as apples, oranges, pears, and the like) is delivered to the plant via trucks or wagons, where it is dumped into receiving bins and sorted for quality and size. In the case of citrus, ripe fruit with a greenish tint is placed in special storage rooms where ethylene gas is used to bring out the color. Obvious "culls" (fruit that is not suitable to sell for eating due to cosmetic defects) is removed and sold for juice or other uses. Fruit that is ready to be packed into crates or flats is run through a washer and then air-dried. A light coating of natural wax is applied to help the fruit retain moisture and enhance its appeal.
The fruit is transported via conveyor belts to the grading tables where it is visually sorted into three grades: top quality, average, and orchard run, and is then carried via belts to the packing tables. During the late 19th century top-grade fruit would be wrapped in printed tissue paper (a technique developed in the town of Orange, California in the 1880s) and placed in the boxes so that the printed names showed between the slats. In the 1920s tissue wrappers were replaced with printed logos, and ultimately paper stickers. Packed fruit is designated by size, based on the average number of pieces it takes to fill a box. In the days of wooden crates, sizes generally ranged from the 100s to the 390s, demonstrating the wide range of sizes. The sizes for the smaller cardboard boxes introduced in the 1950s and still in use today range from the 40s to the 210s, depending upon the variety of fruit being shipped.
Today, packing is often still performed by hand, even though Sunkist developed robotic packing machines in the 1980s. Packed boxes are stored in a "pre-cooler" to prepare them for the trip to market by truck or rail. Fruit was shipped across the country in ventilated railroad cars or insulated boxcars before the advent of the refrigerator car.
Key responsibilities will include
- Conduct fruit packing line setup and changeovers
- Operate as a part of a assembly line to make sure quality of product is satisfactory
- Lead and manage alittle team to make sure efficient fruit processing, loading and unloading
- Complete the specified production paperwork
- Ensure fruit packing machinery is running smoothly
- Work collaboratively with the broader production team
The ideal candidate will have the subsequent skills, knowledge and experience:
- Fruit processing, loading and unloading experience a requirement (min 2 years)
- Experience working within the fast-moving commodity industry (min 2 years)
- Experience operationally working during a factory environment
- Exceptional problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills essential
- Forklift license a requirement
- Understanding of how a assembly line operates preferred
To achieve success in your application, you'll got to be:
- Professional with a robust work ethic
- Be self-driven, confident and motivated to succeed
- A love for fruit and juice
- Be prepared to figure flexibly (Morning shift 6AM start)
- Flexible and adaptable during a growing business
- A team player and powerful communicator
- Quick to think and act accordingly
- Love what you are doing
The application form will include these questions:
- Which of the subsequent forklift licences does one have?
- Do you have experience with inventory management?
- How many years of individuals management experience does one have?
- What's your expected annual base salary?
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