Why join us?
At Southern Fresh, located just 10 minutes out of Hamilton in Tamahere, we’re passionate about growing and delivering top-quality salads, herbs, and baby vegetables. As a proud family-owned New Zealand business, we value teamwork, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.
Our operations are always evolving, and we’re looking for skilled problem-solvers like you to help us operate and optimise our salad processing machinery. If you’re an experienced Machine Operator ready to step up into more responsibility, this is your chance to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking production team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Machine Operator to join our salad washing and processing team. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our machinery runs smoothly, products meet quality standards, and daily production targets are achieved safely and efficiently.
This is a full-time afternoon shift, working Monday to Friday from 2pm. Finish times depend on daily production volumes and generally range from 11:30pm to 1:30am. Applicants must be available to work until 1:30am when required.
What’s in it for you?
Please note: only candidates with current NZ working rights will be considered for this role.
With over 30 years of growing experience, Southern Fresh was established in the fertile, lush growing area in the heart of Waikato. This family-owned and operated company has now progressed into one of New Zealand’s leading professional growers and processors of high quality baby vegetables, salads and herbs – both fresh and processed.
Our goal is to provide our discerning clientele with inspirational cuisine solutions. ‘Quality’, ‘freshness’ and ‘flavour’ are our vital ingredients. We pride ourselves on offering a superior product to the New Zealand food industry. Our stringent harvest procedures, thorough grading processes and multiple wash lines all contribute to only the finest quality product leaving our door!
