Distillery Operator

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About The Company

FGB is a thriving Australian-owned company with the head office based in Melbourne and farms located in Inglewood and Glenalbyn in Regional Victoria. We manufacture and market a range of safe, natural and effective eucalyptus based products. With a range of proprietary brands including Bosisto's and Euky Bear, the company is also the exclusive distributor for Vicks Home Health and Braun Health & Wellbeing.

About The Role

We're looking for a practical, safety-minded Distillery Operator to work at our Glenalbyn/Inglewood site. This is a hands-on role where you'll be operating Isimek 5,000kg/hr Biomass steam boiler, its ancillary equipment, tractors and other farm machinery to keep our distillery running smoothly. If you like working outdoors, operating machinery, and being part of a close-knit team, this could be the job for you.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role

• Operate boiler and ancillary equipment including biomass feed silo, automated control system.
• Operate distillery equipment including separators, water softening apparatus, crane operated vat lids, tractor, forklift, side tipping vat trailers and telehandler (loading).
• Arrange removal of ash, blowdown water and distilled oil.
• Assist with accurately weighing and recording eucalyptus oil produced and arrange for shipping pickups to Oakleigh South site.
• When distillation is complete, remove lids, move and unload spent material.
• Carry out routine maintenance and repairs as required.
• Loading and unloading of vats using telehandler.
• Provide occasional support to Harvest and Haulage team as directed.

Ideally, You Will

• Current Boiler Certificate – essential
• Current Victorian Driver's licence – essential
• Experience working in an agriculture, horticulture or forestry operations.
• Ability to work autonomously in an isolated farm environment.
• Ability to operate farm and harvesting machinery with care and safety.
• Mechanical aptitude with solid experience in basic farm equipment repairs.
• Experienced in tractor operation, loading and unloading vats and trailers.
• A desire to learn and improve ability by becoming multi-skilled.

Being Part Of The FBG Team Means

At FGB, we're all about people You will be joining a family-owned organisation that engages with our team and offers exceptional hands-on training and support. In addition, you will be rewarded with an attractive salary and a dynamic, inclusive, and friendly team culture.

• You'll live and be a part of strengthening our values of being committed to health and wellbeing, always looking for ways to impress our customers all the while keeping a do right mindset front and centre in all that we do.
• Birthday leave - enjoy a day off in your birthday month
• Cooperative feedback from seasoned professionals
• Yearly allowance to use on our fantastic products
• Flexibility – we support helping you achieve work/life balance

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Farming and Machinery Manufacturing

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