DiOrsa Farms is a vertically integrated horticulture business producing premium stone fruit, pome fruit and citrus in the Cobram region of Victoria. The business farms approximately 500 hectares of orchards with fruit packing, storage and dispatch facility in Cobram allowing supply of high-quality fruit to both domestic and international markets. The business now needs a Site Operations Manager to oversee the daily site operations in Cobram.

Why join us?

- Meaningful Leadership: Play a key role in ensuring packed fruit is stacked, handled, and dispatched safely and accurately.

- Supportive Team: Work closely with Production, Packing, Marketing, Logistics, and Transport partners.

- Hands-On & Varied Role: No two days are the same in this operational leadership position.

- Vertically Integrated Operations: Join a well-established business with end-to-end control from farm to packhouse and a solid peak-season rhythm.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the General Manager, you will take ownership of daily site operations, balancing labour, production, and customer demand. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure operational excellence, safety compliance, and consistent product quality.

- Lead day-to-day packhouse operations including receival, grading, packing, and dispatch

- Monitor and improve production output, efficiency,



and equipment uptime

- Actively manage daily and weekly schedules to meet customer orders

- Lead, coach, and develop frontline teams

- Ensure appropriate labour planning aligned to production needs

- Build a high-performing, accountable site culture

- Drive process improvements across packing, throughput, and waste reduction

- Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks

- Implement practical, on-the-floor improvements

- Champion a strong safety-first culture

- Ensure adherence to food safety, quality, and compliance standards

- Maintain visible leadership presence, particularly during peak periods

What you’ll bring

- Proven experience in a fresh produce packing or food manufacturing operation environment

- Strong operational leadership with a hands-on approach

- Experience in managing seasonal workforces

- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced setting

- Sound understanding of production planning and workforce optimisation

- Passion for continuous improvement and team development

- Willingness and ability to work long and irregular hours during peak season

If you’re an operational leader who thrives on being close to the action and driving results through people and process — we’d love to hear from you.

📌 Site Operations Manager (Cobram)
🏢 Diorsa Farms
📍 Cobram