Farm Maintenance - Tasmania

Costa is Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables.  We nurture our people, cultivate our growing sites and invest in ongoing research and development. 

All of the products we grow, and sell are fresh, nutritious, unprocessed and grown on our very own farms or those of our partner growers

We are currently looking for enthusiastic and motivated people to join our Maintenance teams at our farm located in Wesley Vale and Devonport!

About the roles

We are currently recruiting Farm Maintenance workers. The roles will involve working across multiple tasks, to keep our operations running smoothly. The roles will involve the following.

• Planting
• Trellising
• Bag Prepping
• Dripper Removal
• Tucking
• Weeding
• Pruning
• Potting
• Roping
• Tunnel Building
• Netting
• Runner Removal/Deflowers
• Other duties

Tasks could vary on a daily or weekly basis and include both piece rate and hourly paid positions.

About you

We are looking for people who extensive experience of working in a farm environment, and who can demonstrate experience in multiple roles.

To be successful in this role you will;

• Have experience of working within a farm environment across multiple roles
• Be organised and able to meet deadlines
• Have the ability to undertake strenuous work activities for extended periods of time in adverse weather conditions
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Have effective problem-solving abilities
• Have the ability to communicate well and work within a team
• Be self-motivated
• Must have car licence and own transport
• Be fit and able manage a variety of manual labour farming activities
• All training provided on site
• Any white card/Height card, Tractor experience, equipment tickets or trade qualifications desirable but not required.

Workplace Health and Safety Responsibilities

We take health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees very seriously. We are looking for someone who will take reasonable actions within their authority to ensure compliance with work health and safety legislation and Costa policies, protocols and procedures for the health and safety of all workers and visitors within the workplace.

What we offer: 

• All Costa Berries sites are classed as regional for Working Holiday 2nd and 3rd year visas
• Costa harvest trail – ability to transfer and travel between sites as the season changes! 
• Access to clean toilets, drinking water and free on-site car parking 
• Full-Training provided for all tasks creating work flexibility and consistency 
• Celebrate Cultural Days (Occasional BBQ's and Free Drinks) 
• Paid in line with the Costa Berries Enterprise Agreement 
• Free Access to an Employee Assistant Program 
• Opportunities for Learning, Development, and progression 
• Make new friends, learn new skills, learn about new cultures. Costa is a diverse organisation - we have people from all walks of life
• Values based organisation – Costa has culture of CARE

Check out “Costa Well Grown” at https://vimeo.com/333655457

Costa prides itself on the diverse nature of its employees and welcomes applications from anyone who is interested in working for a large organisation at the forefront of growing innovation.

If you are interested in joining us, please submit your application. There will be a merit-based recruitment process for all applications. 

To submit your application, you will need the following: 

A copy of your passport or Australian birth certificate with photo ID. 

After you have submitted your application keep your eye on your emails - that is how we will contact you about the progress of your application. Once we have assessed your suitability for the role.