Prawn Harvest Specialist

4 weeks ago


Proserpine, Australia Tassal Group Full time

About the Role:

As a Casual Harvest Operator, you will be responsible for operating a variety of machinery to harvest prawns while prioritizing the safety of your team, the prawns, and yourself. This may involve operating site machinery such as backhoes, excavators, skid steers, moxies, graders, tractors, and trucks.

Location:

Nestled in the picturesque Whitsundays, our Proserpine Prawn Farm offers a unique opportunity. Located halfway between Airlie Beach and Bowen, this role provides a stunning backdrop for your daily commute.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Harvesting Prawns: Skillfully operate machinery to safely extract and transport prawns from our aquaculture ponds to our processing facilities.
  • Safety Focused: Deliver high-quality work while maintaining a safe and productive work environment.
  • General Tasks: Deliver civil works needs as required when harvest timing allows. This may include waste pile removal, roadworks, firebreaks, groundskeeping, seaweed harvesting, truck driving, or any other relevant works.

Requirements:

  • A backhoe or excavator licence is essential for this role.
  • Basic technology skills and experience using an iPad.
  • Aquaculture/agriculture experience is highly desirable but not essential.
  • Heavy Rigid Licence (desirable).

What's in it for you?

  • Earn an extra $360 per fortnight from our prawn farming allowance.
  • Ongoing career development opportunities.
  • Amazing work/life balance.
  • Work with a great team.
  • Access to Maxxia Rewards – an online app where you can purchase discounted movie tickets, Red Balloon Vouchers, get discounts at many entertainment venues and restaurants, plus more.
  • Access to Workplace, Health and Wellbeing Support for yourself and your family including but not limited to Personal Challenges, Mental Health, Grief, Separation or Financial challenges.

Our 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 safely.



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