Geelong Leather situated in Culcairn, NSW produces wetblue leather & pickled skins and currently require 20 Hide/Skin Graders within the production department for Immediate start. This role is integral to the preservation & preparation of bovine hides to grading & packing of the hide leather and pickled skins.

What the role requires:
Inspect, test, and sort green, salted, and wet blue hides and skins based on size, cleanliness, colour, thickness, and overall quality
Grade and categorise hides and skins, under direction, and record data related to quantity and quality
Inspect wet blue leather hides or tanned skins for thickness, size, weight, and quality, and sort into lots for further processing or dispatch
Participate in the collection and stacking of hides, skins, or leather products
Load/unload, hook up, or feed hides and skins into machines and operate production equipment such as conveyor belts and production chains, as directed
Check products, reject defective hides or skins.
Pack skins and hides in the required manner, as per production requirements
Perform secure knife handling to trim and open hides and skins.
Maintain a clean and safe working setting
Assistant in trimming, stacking, folding and baling
Record information such as quantity and quality of hides





We are looking for Applicants who can:
Work Monday to Friday with some optional overtime Saturdays.
Be available for varying work hours from 8 – 10hr days (start/finish times vary depending on department).
Be physically capable of repetitive manual labour including sorting, lifting up to 20kg, trimming and packing of cattle hides, wetblue leather and small skins.
Willing to undertake a pre-employment functional assessment and Drug & Alcohol Testing prior to starting.
Be vaccinated for Q-Fever or willing to be.

What we can offer:
We offer the security of a Full-time position of 38 hours a week that pays above the current Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award, with an annual salary of $56,197.44 (this does not include overtime/allowances or bonuses).
Annual leave, sick leave, and long service leave are also inclusive of the Full time position as is superannuation.
Overtime is available.
Any external training requirements will be paid for by Geelong Leather.

This job will be open till the 14th of August 2026 and employment starts immediately once pre-employment procedures are completed and approved.

📌 Hide & Skin Grader Culcairn
🏢 Geelong Leather
📍 Culcairn