Apteds Orchards is a fifth-generation family orchard in Arthurs Creek, growing apples, pears and cherries and supplying customers across Victoria.
We're looking for a practical, reliable Packing Shed Supervisor / All‐Rounder to join our team.
This is a hands‐on role for someone who likes variety, takes responsibility and isn't afraid to jump in wherever needed. You'll help keep our packing line running smoothly, coordinate the team working on the line, operate a forklift and tackle the many different jobs that come up in a busy fruit packing shed.
Some days you'll be supervising. Other days you'll be on the line alongside the team, moving bins, preparing orders or helping solve whatever needs solving.
About the role
Your day‐to‐day work will include:
Supervising and coordinating staff on the fruit packing line
Keeping packing jobs organised and the line running efficiently
Working on the packing line alongside the team when required
Operating forklifts to move fruit bins, pallets and packed product
Loading, unloading and moving stock around the packing shed and cool rooms
Assisting with order preparation and dispatch
Helping with general shed organisation, cleaning and maintenance
Troubleshooting the everyday issues that arise during packing
Pitching in with other orchard and shed jobs when needed
Occasionally assisting with our Pick Your Own and farm visitor operations
Some optional weekend work during busy periods
This isn't a role where you'll spend the day standing back and directing others.



We're looking for someone who is comfortable taking charge when required but equally happy to roll up their sleeves and get the job done.
About you
You'll suit this role if you are:
Reliable and able to take responsibility for getting a job finished
Practical, organised and good at thinking on your feet
Comfortable coordinating and working with a small team
Someone who notices what needs doing without always needing to be told
Calm when things get busy or plans change
Physically capable and happy working in a hands‐on setting
Willing to help across different areas of the business when required
Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team
Experience
Experience in fruit, produce, warehousing, manufacturing, packing or a similar hands‐on environment would be highly regarded, but we're also interested in people from other practical industries who have the right attitude and skills.
A
forklift licence and forklift experience are highly desirable
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Previous experience supervising staff or coordinating a small team would also be an advantage.
About Apteds Orchards
Apteds Orchards has been growing fruit since ****. While we're a long‐established family orchard, the business is diverse and busy, with wholesale fruit, packing and cool storage alongside farmers markets, farm‐gate sales, deliveries and Pick Your Own events.
That means this role offers plenty of variety and the opportunity to become an important part of the day‐to‐day operation of the orchard.
Interested?
If you're a practical all‐rounder who likes being busy, enjoys working with people and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Packing Shed Supervisor / All-Rounder (Melbourne)
🏢 Apteds Orchards
📍 Melbourne