Field Service Administrator x 2

In Australia, the J.R. Simplot Company’s core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and foodservice customers and are part of Simplot’s Global Food business. With 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, Simplot Global Food serves retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, and employs 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

In Australia, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating food that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

At Simplot, we are fueled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:
 

• Respect for Resources
• Spirit of Innovation
• Passion for People

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.

Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.

• Annual incentive (bonus) programme
• Discounted health insurance options
• Income protection insurance
• Novated car leasing agreements
• Fully supplied & laundered uniform, boots & PPE
• Training & development opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

• Multiple "All Rounder" administrative opportunities
• Customer (internal & external) focused
• Option of permanent, full-time employment or 0.8 FTE (by negotiation)

Simplot are seeking applicants for the position(s) of Field Services Administrator to join our Raw Procurement division based at our Ulverstone manufacturing facility.  Raw Procurement comprises farming and harvesting operations to support our annual sourcing of 450,000 tonnes of potatoes and vegetables in addition to leading innovative R&D activities throughout Australia and beyond.

Reporting to the Agricultural Manager or Seed Manager (position dependent), these Mon-Fri positions (day work only) will provide focused & general administrative support to the wider Raw Procurement (Ulverstone) team by collaboratively partnering with both internal & external stakeholders in ensuring business support requirements are met (& exceeded). 

Working as part of a busy, operationally focused team - duties for both opportunities may include (but are not limited to);

• Liaising with external growers for enquiries
• Processing of crop & seed grower payments
• Coordinating PO requests & receipting of POs
• Administrate seed inventory program
• Field Officer support
• Maintaining quality documents within Simplot's QMS (Reliance)
• Trimble Ag administrative support
• Data entry, analysis & reporting
• Maintaining of, and contributing to development of database / systems
• Coordination and maintenance of training records
• Organising of grower events
• Calendar management 
• Ad-hoc administrative tasks
• Facilitating group visits 

• 100% commitment to health & safety in the workplace
• Demonstrated experience with a busy administrative role (3 years minimum) - Admin related agricultural experience would be beneficial
• Customer service mindset with the ability to liaise with a diverse group of stakeholders
• Possess a high attention to detail with outstanding organisational skill set
• Intermediate user of the MS Office suite of products - namely MS Excel, Outlook, Word
• Proactive in working methods
• Willingness to undertake a pre-employment medical (incl. urine based drug & alcohol screening)

Please click on the "Apply" button to submit your application, ensuring a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role AND an up-to-date resume are included (noting that you will be redirected to the Simplot Careers portal).

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MIDNIGHT SUNDAY, 10th NOVEMBER 2024 - Simplot reserve the right to commence shortlisting prior to advert closing date.

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Job Requisition ID: 20341 

Travel Required: Less than 10% 

Location(s): GF Warehouse - Ulverstone 

Country: Australia 

Simplot is an equal opportunity employer and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. If you feel you would be a great addition to our team please apply online today, we would love to hear from you. If you require technical assistance, please email us at careers.contact@simplot.com