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With over 35 years of aquaculture experience, we focus on providing healthy, sustainable, and nutritious food, including salmon, prawn, and barramundi. We are committed to producing accessible food, supporting communities, and delivering strong economic results, all while prioritising sustainability to ensure a prosperous, healthy planet for future generations.
The role:
Join our dynamic team at Tassal’s Proserpine processing facility as a Forklift Operator. This is a hands‑on, essential role where you will be responsible for the safe and efficient movement of our premium prawn products and supplies. Your expertise will ensure our cold storage and production lines run smoothly and efficiently.
Season:
Early November 2025 until mid‑May 2026
Responsibilities:
Safely operate a forklift to load, unload, and transport pallets of prawns, bins, and packaging materials.
Manage the movement of supplies between storage, production, and dispatch areas.
Strictly adhere to all WHS and food safety & hygiene protocols.
Work collaboratively with the processing team to meet daily production targets.
Role requirements:
Valid forklift licence (LF) is Essential.
Proven experience operating a forklift in a warehouse, cold storage, or food processing environment (highly preferred).
Reliability and a robust safety‑first mindset.
Ability to work early morning starts (potentially as early as 5:00 AM).
Availability to work on a couple of Saturdays and Sundays in December to support production peaks.
Own reliable transport to get to site.
Role offerings:
Hourly rate starting from $30.83 per hour (including 25% casual loading).
Work with a supportive, passionate, and collaborative team.
Huge potential for career development and progression.
Workplace health and wellbeing support for you and your family.
Company culture:
Our people each contribute in different ways, embracing our business values and harnessing our can‑do – safely culture with purpose and intent. Our shared values are an essential part of our business culture, they define us. They underpin and guide our commitment, attitude, how we work and the quality of our products. We are passionate, we achieve together, we own it and we can do it safely.
We encourage early applications as we review on a daily basis.
Tassal Group is the largest vertically integrated seafood producer in Australia. With more than 35 years experience in aquaculture, our passion drives our commitment to meet the growing market and customer demand for healthy, sustainable and nutritious food. We believe in sustainably produced food, through responsibly harnessing our precious water resources and playing our part in ensuring a prosperous, healthy planet for future generations. Tassal is recognised as the Australian aquaculture leader.
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