Mildura Fruit Company is one of Australia's leading citrus packing and export businesses, sourcing fruit from more than 110 growers across the Sunraysia and Riverland regions. From our state-of-the-art Mildura packhouse, we supply premium citrus to customers across Australia and around the world.

Why join us?

- Leadership Impact: Play a key role in shaping the safety, quality, culture and performance of our Mildura production facility.

- Meaningful Work: Lead the processing and packing of premium Australian fruit for domestic and international customers.

- Operational Ownership: Take responsibility for production flow, labour deployment, equipment uptime and dispatch execution.

- Growth and Variety: Work in a dynamic seasonal environment where priorities change and continuous improvement is encouraged.

- Proud Regional Business: Join a well-established organisation with robust grower partnerships and a global customer base.

What you’ll be doing

- Lead the day-to-day and weekly operation of the packing facility, including processing, grading, packing, storage and dispatch.

- Develop and manage production schedules to align fruit intake, operational capacity and customer orders.

- Monitor and optimise labour efficiency, overtime, throughput and other key operational performance indicators.

- Plan shift structures and labour requirements across a permanent and large seasonal workforce.

- Maintain a visible, hands-on presence on the production floor, particularly during peak season.

- Respond quickly to changes in fruit quality, labour availability, customer demand and equipment uptime.





- Work closely with Operations, Maintenance, Grower Services, Sales and Quality teams to optimise production flow.

- Lead a safety-first culture and maintain high standards of food safety, GMP, hygiene and housekeeping.

- Support the recruitment, induction, training and performance management of production employees.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety, quality, productivity and operational performance.

What you’ll bring

- Proven management experience in large-scale fresh produce processing, packing or food manufacturing.

- Strong hands-on experience leading permanent and seasonal workforces in a fast-paced operational environment.

- Practical knowledge of production flow, labour planning and productivity improvement.

- Sound understanding of GMP, food safety and workplace health and safety requirements.

- Strong leadership skills and a demonstrated ability to build capable, accountable and high-performing teams.

- Experience with production scheduling, performance metrics and operational efficiency measures.

- Commercial and financial capability within a large processing or packing operation.

- Strong communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills.

- Flexibility to work extended or irregular hours during peak seasonal periods.

- Experience in large-scale citrus processing and packing will be highly regarded.

Ready to lead a high-performing production operation? Join Mildura Fruit Company and help us safely and efficiently deliver premium Australian fruit to customers around the world. Apply now.

📌 Production Manager (Mildura)
🏢 Mildura Fruit
📍 Mildura