Production Operator | Adelaide

Job Description

MAURI, part of the George Weston Foods Group, is a leading supplier of high-quality flours, yeasts, pre-mixes, improvers, grains and animal nutrition. 

We believe in baking, its wholesome goodness, and how it brings people together and that's why every day we work, through insight and innovation, to provide quality products to help bakers across Australia and New Zealand.

Together, we sustainably feed the nation. To learn more about our business, please visit mauri.com.au and gwf.com.au.

About the Role

A new opportunity is available for a Production Operator to join our team in Port Adelaide. This is a full-time permanent role and is key to the Supply Chain element of the business.  The role will be responsible for all packing functions to meet customer demands within business parameters. Ensuring continuous monitoring of the packing operation for optimal performance, while keeping in line with company OHS and quality procedures.

Reporting to the Warehouse & Distribution supervisor your key responsibilities will include:

• Operating counterbalance forklift in a warehouse environment
• To ensure daily production follows the weekly plan to meet sales forecast and customer demands.
• Ensure adequate supplies of packing consumables are always on hand to meet production requirements.
• All products have corrected expiry dates and batch codes
• Loading and unloading trucks, Despatch and receiving goods
• Preforming manual handling duties, moving stock, and loading pallets
• Ability to work in a fast-paced food production environment.
• Contribute to a safe workplace, reporting all risks, hazards, hits and near misses while ensuring that all third-party suppliers comply with company polices.
• Excellent communication skills that ensure you can communicate with a wide range of stakeholders.

Our ideal applicant must have a current forklift licence with previous experience working as a Forklift Operator in a Food or Beverage warehouse environment.

You will also have the following:

• Team player attitude with the ability to be proactive and work autonomously.
• A working knowledge of computerised systems
• Great literacy and numeracy skills
• Good organisational skills and a methodical approach to work

What's on offer at MAURI?

We are a business that promotes diversity, has a flexible working environment and a genuine focus on personal development to help build your capabilities and career.  You will be given an attractive remuneration package and have the potential to participate in MAURI's incentive program.

GWF is an equal opportunity employer and invite applications from diverse backgrounds.  We value social and cultural diversity and are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment. We have a Safe, Courageous, Trusting, and Collaborative culture, in line with our values.

Best of all it is a great place to work, where you can bring your authentic self! 

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, we would love to hear from you. Submit your application today.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disabilities.

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