Australia's Oyster Coast

Assistant Farm Manager

Australia's Oyster Coast  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Onsite)  •  17 days ago
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Job Description

Please be advised that only applicants with permanent rights to work in Australia will be considered.

At Australia’s Oyster Coast, we believe oysters are the unsung heroes of the sea. With phenomenal health benefits, positive impacts on the environment, and quite simply, a damn fine food shared between friends – we’re committed to continually improving our farm to fork operations to provide consistently better oysters to the Australian market and beyond.

ABOUT THE ROLE

If you want a career that blends your love for the ocean and spending time outdoors with your passion for kicking business goals and making a positive impact on the environment, this position is for you.

Key duties include:

  • Act as the Farm Manager’s second in charge looking after farm systems, processes and operations
  • Identify opportunities to continuously improve operations with respect to quality, safety, and inventory
  • Perform oyster care and husbandry to ensure on-time and to quality level provision of oysters to agreed business supply expectations
  • Ensure the regular and systematics cleaning and maintenance of growing systems and all other related plant equipment
  • Operate farm machinery/equipment where licenced to do so, and general servicing and maintenance of farm vehicles, small motors and other equipment
  • Maintain a tidy and organised workshop and general ad-hoc duties
  • Ensure safe working practices are the centre of your working day
  • Help lead and mentor the farm team to be the best versions of themselves
  • Represent the business to the highest professional standards

This is a great opportunity to take your agriculture career to the next level and gain valuable hands-on management skills in a growing vertically integrated Australian aquaculture business.

Based on the stunning far south coast of NSW in Narooma, management jobs in this regional area are rare.

Please note that a current driver’s licence, coxswain NC 3 and forklift licence are essential for this position.

ABOUT YOU

  • Are you a stickler for detail who understands the importance of being organised and timely when creating an efficient working environment?
  • Are you an excellent communicator?
  • Can you self-motivate and lead by example because you are committed to bringing your A game to work?
  • Are you an endurance junkie with enough stamina and determination to go on the WSL tour?
  • Are you a team player who embraces diversity and culture?
  • Are you happy working in the outdoors and in mixed weather conditions?
  • Do you want a job in a magical coastal location that offers the lifestyle you love – surfing, fishing, hiking, camping?
  • Do you want to build a career with a strong regional employer that lets you be the best version of yourself?
  • If you answered yes to the above, we want to hear from you.

ABOUT US

You will join an amazing team of professional and friendly people who are committed to best practice methods, consistent quality and continual improvement pushing the boundaries on how an oyster company conducts itself. We are passionate about constantly improving, innovating, and evolving our oyster business. Above all, we want more Australians to eat more oysters, more often.

WE OFFER

A competitive salary, career development, great employee benefits, and the opportunity to work in a dynamic and expanding vertically integrated Australian oyster business as part of a collaborative and hardworking team.

HOW TO APPLY

The best way to not get this job is to just submit your resume and hope for the best. We want people who are passionate about helping improve our farm to fork operations to provide consistently better oysters to the Australian market.

Visit our social media pages and website, and make sure you resonate with what you see:

www.linkedin.com/company/australiasoystercoast

www.instagram.com/australiasoystercoast

www.facebook.com/australiasoystercoast

www.australiasoystercoast.com

At Australia’s Oyster Coast, we value diversity, and we actively encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. If you’d like to join Australia’s Oyster Coast as our Assistant Farm Manager at our Merimbula farm, please apply with your resume and cover letter via the “Apply” button below.

Australia's Oyster Coast

About Australia's Oyster Coast

Australia’s Oyster Coast is the world's largest food grade Rock Oyster producer and Australia's largest Rock and Pacific oyster processor.

From working directly with farmers, as well as farming ourselves, to building relationships with wholesalers and retailers including chefs who serve our oysters at our country’s finest restaurants and everyone in between, we are passionate about supplying the best possible oysters to the Australian market and beyond.

As a vertically integrated business, we ensure the highest standards from farm to fork, responsible for growing, procuring, grading, transporting, marketing and selling oysters. Oysters have many reasons to be celebrated, from their environmentally friendly benefits as one of the most sustainable farming industries in the world, to their impressive health benefits, rich nutrients and vitamins and bringing people together over food - to their amazing merroir, flavour diversity and culinary experience.

Industry
Agriculture & Forestry
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Batemans Bay, AU
Year Founded
2013
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