Harvest Supervisor

Costa's Citrus operations in the heart of the Riverland, South Australia, are seeking a **Harvest Supervisor** to oversee the day-to-day coordination of harvest workers across one of our farms, located 5 minutes out of Loxton, SA. This hands-on leadership role plays a key part in ensuring high standards of productivity, safety, and fruit quality during our citrus harvest.

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'll 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.
- Deliver 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

**What You'll Bring**:

- A valid Australian Drivers License
- Certificate in Horticulture (desirable but not essential).
- Practical knowledge of citrus harvest techniques (picking, thinning, pruning) is desirable.
- Demonstrated experience supervising or coordinating workers in a farm, harvest, or outdoor operations setting
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage with a multicultural workforce, supervisors, and stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to adapt quickly to changing conditions.
- A commitment to safety and compliance with workplace policies.
- Current licenses for mobile equipment, included forklifts (desirable).
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel and Word proficiency.
- ** Applicants must have full and unrestricted work rights in Australia. Sponsorship is not available for this role.**

**Key Challenges**:

- Leading a multicultural workforce with varying levels of English proficiency.
- Managing productivity, quality, and compliance across large, fast-moving harvest operations.
- Working flexibly across early starts, weekends, and peak harvest conditions.

**What We Offer**:

- A hands-on leadership role in a nationally recognised horticulture business.
- The opportunity to build your leadership and harvest management skills.
- Support from experienced operational, safety, and HR teams.
- A competitive pay structure.
- A culture that values safety, respect, and continuous improvement.

**Why Costa**:
At Costa, we're not just growing produce—we're growing futures.

As Australia's leading grower, packer, and marketer of fresh produce, we take pride in delivering premium quality citrus, avocados, berries, mushrooms, and tomatoes 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.

Working at Costa means being part of a dynamic, supportive team where you'll have access to industry-leading benefits, career development opportunities, and a workplace that values your contribution. From competitive pay and wellbeing programs to a culture of learning and growth, we ensure our people are supported every step of the way.

Join us and be part of a company that values innovation, sustainability, and the people who make it all possible.

**Ready to apply?**

**Costa is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.