Forklift / Packhouse Operator / General Farm Duties

1 week ago

New Zealand Lovett Family Farms Full time

Large Established Family-Run Farm With Over 1000 Hectares of Diverse Crops
- Great Location With a 5 minute Journey To Ashburton &Less Than An Hour To Christchurch
- New state-of-the-art Machinery and well-Maintained Plant, Linde Forklifts, JCB, Eqraft, VHM, Skals.

Lovett Family Farms is a highly established family farm which has been in the family for 3 generations. It has developed into a vastly successful operation with a variety of crops being grown over its 1000 hectares of land including a range of vegetables and grains (potatoes, carrots, onions, blackcurrants, wheat, barley, peas, grass seed, radish). The modern facilities of the farm also include an onion packhouse,
potato store and carrot wash, in addition to state-of-the-art machinery.

Lovett Family Farms is seeking an experienced Forklift Operator / Packing Line Operator / General Farm Duties to join their company inAshburton, NZ.

The primary purpose of this position is to operate the Forklift in our Onion Packhouse assist with the day-to-day operating of our Packing and Sorting machinery. In the off season general farm duties would be carried out.

**Some of your responsibilities include**:
Operate a forklift in our Onion, Blackcurrant Packhouse and Potato Storage facilities
Operate Onion, Blackcurrant and Potato sorting and packing machinery
Maintaining Product lines and Machinery.
Accurate Daily Paperwork and Record Keeping
Produce receivals during harvest
Production driven
Selecting and prioritising product to meet export orders
Stocktake of product and consumables
Liaising with auditing representatives
Be able to work as part of a team
Assist packhouse manager

To be successful in this role you will haveexperience working with Forklifts and operating in a dynamic Packhouse or Warehouse environment.

You will also havesome farming knowledgeand be able to adapt to the changing pressures of the farm and seasonal production demands.

You will have to be happy working with your Hands and not scared of doing All Jobs on farm.

They will also havea strong business mind and understanding of cost management.

Pay rate will depend on experience, but starting rate of $27.76 per hour. A minimum of 40 hours per week. Health Insurance provided after 3 months.

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