Loadout Supervisor

Loadout Supervisor - Afternoon Shift

Plant/Site: Hemmant Cold Store

Date Posted: 20 Sept 2025

About Us

JBS Australia, part of the global JBS business, is the largest and most respected meat and food processor in Australia with a strong portfolio of leading beef, lamb, pork, salmon and value-added products. Globally, JBS is the largest animal protein business and the largest food company in the world, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Strategically located in Hemmant near the Port of Brisbane, the JBS Cold Store facility receives a high volume of truck and container loads of product from all the JBS sites around Australia, which are then re-loaded for our domestic and international customer orders and readied for transport. Our Hemmant facility employs approximately 140 team members, operating 5 days per week.

About the Role

Our Hemmant Cold Stores leadership team is currently recruiting a Loadout Supervisor to join the afternoon shift team (approx. 2pm to 10pm) in a full-time capacity. Reporting to the Cold Store Manager, you will be responsible for all load-ins, storage and load-outs of chilled and frozen goods (export and domestic product).

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Provide positive leadership, coaching and support in an effort to enhance and improve the culture of the Cold Store
- Ensure safe systems of work are implemented and maintained
- Ensure effective communication is maintained with all key stakeholders, both internal and external
- Organise work sections to ensure strategic and operational objectives and targets are achieved at maximum efficiency
- Form a team and work effectively with production to develop best practices
- Ensure all employees are aware of cold stores AA and regulatory procedures
- Complete all necessary data entry and documentation
- Ensure all Task Descriptions are up to date and all team members are trained accordingly
- Investigate all procedural faults and document corrective action to rectify
- Liaise with maintenance regarding breakdowns or failures to ensure down time is kept to an absolute minimum
- Maintain good quality control results in cold store
- Utilise manning to maximise resources and to facilitate smooth operations
- Plan and coordinate shipping/loadouts to ensure shipping schedules are met and any loadout priorities are met
- Ensure all criteria in AA program are met and tasks carried out accordingly
- Ensure corrective action is taken and that procedures are put in place to prevent of non-conformities from recurring
- Attend Management Meetings
- Monitor and Control Inventory

About You

- Previous team leader/supervisory experience in a cold store environment advantageous
- Demonstrated computer literacy in MS Office
- Ability to respond calmly in difficult situations whilst maintaining a strong customer service focus
- Exceptional ability to prioritise and multi-task
- Takes other’s perspectives into consideration
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong organisational and leadership skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and within a team environment
- Energetic, passionate and enthusiastic with a demonstrated focus on system improvement
- Makes self fully available as required
- Ability to work overtime as needed operationally

Why work for JBS Australia?

- Competitive remuneration
- Access to heavily discounted JBS products and retail discounts with national partners
- Health insurance discounts on Bupa Health and Medibank Private
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities

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