Jump straight into a hands-on role with full training and a supportive team to
help you succeed!
Merriwa is committed to developing the life skills of people with disability. We are a social
enterprise that provides meaningful work in an environment of inclusion and empowerment. We
operate businesses in the packaging, nursery and garden, and community services sectors. Our customers consist of small to large well know retail and manufacturing businesses providing goods and services nationally.
The Opportunity:
The Production Operator role is a hands-on role that contributes to the successful operation of
our Packaging division. You will be required to work as part of a team, ensuring that packaging
priorities and requirements are being achieved in a safe manner. You will play a key role in
ensuring efficient and high-quality production processes are performed and maintained.
You will be operating food manufacturing machinery to produce high-quality food products.
These products include Yeast Flakes, Powders, Greenies, Schmakos and MyDog. The role
requires you to be on your feet and handle physical tasks for the entirety of the shifts. You will
support production operations by performing assembly, packing, palletising, product labelling
and housekeeping duties. You will follow safety protocols, ensure cleanliness and assist with
product changeovers.
About You:
You will positively contribute to a work environment that embraces diversity, all abilities
employees, and where team members feel respected and have purpose. You will conduct
yourself in an appropriate manner respecting the rights of others. This will be achieved by
contributing to the delivery of a safe and healthy working environment through adherence to
Merriwa’s OH&S policies and procedures and taking reasonable care for self and others.
You will be required to work in a food safe environment which requires full PPE to ensure we are
meeting compliance standards.
(Bonus points if you have experience in FMCG and have an understanding of HACCP
regulations!).
Mandatory Checks:
NDIS Worker Screener Check, National Police Check and Working with Children
Check - Vic (the cost of this will be covered by Merriwa)
Applications close on 9th August 2026 (Please note that the application process may close earlier should successful candidates be sourced).
In your application you will need to submit a covering letter, provide a current resume, identifying why you are the best candidate for the role!
Applications can be emailed to: natalie.milgate@merriwa.org.au
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
