Job Title: Harvest Supervisor
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Costa's operations are seeking a harvest supervisor to oversee the day-to-day coordination of harvest workers across one of our farms.
If you are confident leading large and diverse teams, enjoy working outdoors in a fast-paced environment, and have a keen eye for detail, this is your opportunity to contribute to one of Australia's largest citrus operations.
What You Will Do:
Reporting to the Farm Manager, you will lead and support both direct hire and contractor teams to achieve daily harvest targets and quality standards. You will provide clear direction, training, and supervision to your crews while promoting a strong safety and performance culture across the team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Plan and coordinate harvest crews to meet daily productivity and quality targets.
* Provide hands-on supervision, training, and support to workers and crew leaders.
* Conduct pre-harvest checks and ensure compliance with harvest specifications and safe work instructions.
* Organise transportation of fruit to packhouses, ensuring timely and safe delivery.
* Maintain harvest equipment and conduct in-field safety and quality checks.
* Daily pre-starts, toolboxes and assist with inductions.
* Collaborate with internal teams including farm operations, quality control, harvest admin, and transport.
* Support the setting and review of piece rates and assist in workforce performance monitoring.
* Respond to incidents, hazards, or near misses, and contribute to safety reviews and corrective actions.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
We require an individual who has demonstrated experience supervising or coordinating workers in a farm, harvest, or outdoor operations setting. You must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage with a multicultural workforce, supervisors, and stakeholders. Additionally, you should have intermediate Microsoft Excel and Word proficiency.
Benefits:
* A competitive pay structure.
* Access to industry-leading benefits.
* Opportunities for career development and growth.
* A culture that values safety, respect, and continuous improvement.
Why Costa?
At Costa, we're not just growing produce-we're growing futures. We take pride in delivering premium quality produce to customers across Australia and beyond.
Our success is built on innovation, sustainability, and the dedication of our people. Costa's Riverland citrus operations are at the heart of one of Australia's most renowned citrus-growing regions.
With 2,500 hectares of citrus orchards across six farms, two state-of-the-art packing sheds, and up to 1,000 seasonal staff, we grow, pack, market, and export directly from the Renmark region-ensuring the freshest produce reaches customers worldwide.
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