The Business
Are you a proactive and a detail-oriented professional with a passion for keeping things running smoothly? Do you excel at organising, coordinating, and supporting teams to achieve their best? Are you ready to make a meaningful contribution to a growing business? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you
Our lawn is delivered daily across South Australia to garden centres, homeowners, landscapers, and commercial projects. We have over 60ha of lawn, watered by centre pivots, growing multiple varieties using the latest in on-farm management technologies.
This role is critical to the success of the business. You will be a part of the administration team in the smooth running of our daily logistics and working alongside the sales team and business administration. You will be in charge of organising our two medium rigid trucks in Adelaide and our semi rigid truck from Pinnaroo to Adelaide and all this entails. By supporting the sales team your duties will include tasks such as order processing, answering the phone and record keeping. You will also work alongside the sales and production team to ensure our customers' orders are delivered and installed on time, every time. Teamwork makes the dream work
As part of this family business, you will be encouraged to strive for excellence, and to dare to be different as you help us contribute to providing lawns for the future. We are a welcoming and friendly workplace where we see everyone as part of our extended family. To us, it is important to be connected to our local community, as a part of our on-farm team, and with the industry more generally. We work hard to create this connection and encourage you to do the same.
In 2023 we celebrated our 20th anniversary in the turf industry. We have built a successful business on accountability and connection. Accountability and honesty are important to us at The Turf Farm. We will ask you to strive to maintain our reputation. We ask for you to be accountable for your actions, and to work with us to continue to grow, inspire and innovate.
The Turf Farm is part of the Lawn Solutions Australia Group, a network of 43 Australian-owned and family-operated businesses that collectively research and market lawn varieties across Australia. Together, this group brings the best turf varieties onto the market and cooperates in the largest turf research facilities in the Southern Hemisphere.
Our mission is simple – We believe the best Aussie memories start with the smell of freshly mowed grass and the sound of a sizzling BBQ inspiring green space living.
We encourage you to ask about our business to see if it is a fit for you; and to contact us with any questions you may have.
Your Responsibilities:
Office Administration tasks and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Organising logistic runsheets each day through our freight program Radaro for our two trucks in Adelaide.
* Ensuring freight is organised each day from farm to Adelaide and from our Adelaide depot to the customers.
* Liaising with the truck drivers and production team.
* Order processing, invoicing, pallet labels, and other record keeping
* Answering phones and email responses as required
* Editing and proofreading
* Complete LSA online quotes, as required
* Monitoring and replying to online chat on our website
* Attend and contribute to weekly sales team meetings
* Manage office supplies and inventory
* Any other general duties as required.
What You'll Need to Grow:
* Strong communication skills – You'll be speaking with customers, suppliers, and team members daily, so a friendly and approachable attitude is key.
* Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
* Organisational skills with a high attention to detail to manage daily logistics and sales orders efficiently.
* Experience using Microsoft Office and Google suite programs
* Bonus points if youknow your way around CRM systems & Xero (we use them to keep track of our turf-loving customers).
What Else is in It for You:
* Growth Opportunities with potential to grow into office management.
* A Fun Work Environment: Join a team that values creativity, collaboration, and a good sense of humour.You will become a part of our Turfie Tribe where no birthday is forgotten, great staff shows occur and the ability to work for someone where the family farm feel is essential to them.
Type of employment:
Full-time – 40 hours per week. Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm.
For more information on this role, please contact the Business Manager Chloe Hardie on or