Machine Operator

2 days ago

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Don Full time

Machine Operator
- Health & Safety focussed workplace
- Located 40 minutes from Bendigo

**About Us**
GWF is one of the largest food manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand, employing around 6,000 people across 60 sites. GWF's product range is diverse and includes leading brands of breads, baked goods, smallgoods, flour, milled products, and animal feed. GWF's business units include Tip Top, DON, Yumi's, MAURI and Jasol.

DON's heritage goes back to the late 1800's. Since the beginning, we have been passionate about crafting great-tasting meat products that Australians love. We produce ham, bacon, salami, smallgoods, and fresh pork.

We take great pride in our skills, techniques and brands, which have evolved over more than a century. We've grown from a small family business to become one of Australia's largest food manufacturers, now part of the GWF group.

DON is also a leading Australian employer with offices and facilities in metropolitan and regional locations across the country. We take pride in being a responsible employer and a great place to work. We offer a safe and supportive environment where everyone can achieve their full potential.

**About the role & key responsibilities**

Due to internal growth, we are currently recruiting for a Machine Operator for our Farm, located around 40 minutes from Bendigo, Victoria

**In this role you will support the team in a combination of duties as outlined below**:

- Machinery pre-start checks and preventative maintenance
- Cleaning out straw-based pig sheds
- Placing straw bales into clean sheds
- Offloading and stacking of straw deliveries
- Assisting in moving of loading ramps on site
- Pig mortality removal and composting
- Compost turning
- Grounds maintenance and site clean up
- Operating machinery and equipment

Safety is a key focus of the site; you will be required to adhere to quarantine control procedures and abide by and promote all safety procedures and regulations across the piggery.
- Experience working in a farming environment and are able to cope with the physical demands of the role
- Telehandler ticket (>3ton) preferred
- Tractor driving experience
- Skid steer driving experience
- HR or HC license preferred (optional)
- A certificate in Agriculture (optional)
- High regard of OH&S and animal safety

**You will also ideally be able to**:

- Work flexible hours that might require some weekend and public holiday work (penalty pay rates apply)
- Be prepared to learn new skills and train others

**Applications**

**Please note**:
Prior to commencing, you are required to complete a pre-employment medical assessment, this will include a drug and alcohol screen.

Additionally, you are required to be vaccinated for Japanese encephalitis. If you haven't been vaccinated, the business will cover the cost of doing so for the purposes of working at our Farms.

At DON and George Weston Foods, we are an equal opportunity employer. We embrace inclusion and diversity and celebrate what makes us unique. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment.

Is DON. Is Good.

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