Discover Your Next Role
Are your ready for a hands-on role in a great team environment? Wilmar is looking for a Crushing Operator to join our team at Plane Creek Mill. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career with a leading sugar processing factory that values safety, teamwork, and innovation.
As a Crushing Operator, you'll be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of our milling train, including turbines and boiler generators. You'll also provide support to shift trades, operators, and the Operations Coordinator. This role involves shift work during the crushing season, including weekends and overtime, and day work during the maintenance period.
Located in North Queensland, Sarina offers a laid-back lifestyle, with stunning beaches and exciting outdoor adventures right at your doorstep. Whether you're into hiking, water sports, or just chilling by the beach, Sarina has it all waiting for you.
Your Role in Action
* Keep things running smoothly: Monitor mills, turbines, alternators, gearing, bearings, oil pressures and temperatures etc to ensure crushing of the cane is efficient and productive
* Challenge your computer skills: Operate complex sequences, and through individual operation of equipment, conduct station operations using a computer interface.
* Monitor and maintain quality: Identify leaks, process problems and report to the supervisor with accompanying paperwork to allow progression of repairs
* Keeping clean and safe: Maintain good housekeeping practices around the shredder and milling train turbines and platforms, keeping the area safe.
* Ensure efficiency: Carry out minor and regular maintenance on mills to ensure efficient and smooth running of the milling train and assisting trade persons.
* Learn and Improve: We will support your development through formal theoretical training and hands-on experience to help you progress to a Level 6 Operator.
Your Winning Combination
If you have excellent communication skills, attention to detail and a strong focus on safety, and are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, we want to hear from you! Make sure to highlight any additional skills or tickets you have in your application. It will be highly desirable if you have:
* High Risk Work License - Turbine
* Confined Space Entry
* Working Safely at Height
What's that, you don't have these tickets? We believe in investing in our team, so while the following qualifications are required, we are prepared to provide training to those who show the right aptitude and fit.
What Wilmar Will Offer You
At Wilmar, you'll be embraced as a valued member of our team, appreciated for your unique contributions. We offer competitive pay and benefits, including additional leave and superannuation entitlements and exclusive partner discounts. Our emphasis on safety and innovation creates a supportive work environment where you can thrive.
How To Apply
If you think that you are the perfect fit for this role, we invite you to apply online via Wilmar Careers before midnight on 15/6/2025. Got questions or need a helping hand with your application? Shelley from our friendly People & Culture Team is just a call away at 0427 533 537. We look forward to receiving your application. Hurry, this opportunity will not be available long.
About Wilmar Sugar & Renewables
Wilmar Sugar and Renewables is Australia's largest manufacturer and exporter of raw sugar, and among the top 10 producers globally.
We own and operate eight sugar factories across the Herbert, Burdekin, Proserpine and Sarina regions and employ more than 2,000 people during the annual sugar production season.
We are one of Australia's largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass and one of only two bioethanol producers in Australia. We are also the largest sugarcane grower in Australia and a leading supplier of sustainable liquid fertiliser and stockfeed products.
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