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What this job is
A fruit and vegetable factory worker performs routine processing, packaging, and quality control tasks in a food production facility. They operate machinery for washing, sorting, cutting, or grading produce, monitor product flow on conveyor lines, and package finished items according to food safety and customer specifications. The role requires compliance with food safety standards and workplace health and safety legislation.
Pay
A$1,647 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Administer ingredients in food productioncore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Clean food and beverage machinerycore
- Goods Receipt Processingcore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Stock Counting and Stocktakecore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Act reliably
- Adhere to organisational guidelines
- Carry out checks of production plant equipment
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Problem Solving
- Process Improvement Identification
- Regulatory and Legislative Awareness
- Returns Processing
- Risk Identification
- Verbal Communication