Fruit Ripener

We have created three new positions across our Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide DC’s that will specifically focus on the fruit ripening process to continually improve the quality and freshness of our Fruit and Vegetables through the ripening process for our stores and customers.

Passionate about quality, you will work with an end to end Fruit & Veg business fueled by passion, driven by innovation and loved by customers every day.


About the Role

You will be responsible for managing the Fruit ripening process to outturn the optimum quality and colour stage for our stores and customers.

Within this role you will also be responsible for:

• To monitor and assess Avocados and Bananas delivered to the distribution center (DC)
• Conduct daily / weekly retention sampling programs to monitor take at home quality for outturned fruit
• Complete weekly in store checks and monitoring to validate current practices. Apply learnings and adapt to current ripening rhythms
• Monitor equipment performance and manage site specific challenges to optimise performance
• Conduct NIR or other relevant maturity testing on products
• Provide monthly insights / analysis to the Commercial team through supplier tracking and scorecard measures, develop a greater understanding of the growing conditions & locations of where product comes from to improve the ripening process E2E
• Collaborate with the Commercial Buying Team at all levels to ensure we are delivering the best quality offer for store operations to enhance the customer experience. Actively participate with the Buying team to manage & design the green load scheduling
• Reporting to the Fruit & Vegetables Operations Manager (FVOM) ( QLD, VIC & SA) and working alongside the commercial teams to deliver safe, quality products in line with Woolworths specifications and company KPI’s

About You

Ideally you will have an Agricultural science qualification with post harvest experience. You will be comfortable utilising data to inform the business on commercial decisions including insights around growing regions, product quality and recommendations on buying decisions.

You will be passionate about fruit and veg and will enjoy working within a wider team. You will bring to this role exceptional knowledge of the fruit ripening process and will be comfortable in working with a wide range of stakeholders.

Please note with the holiday period here, we will be advertising this role until the 10th January and will be reviewing applications that week. We will have an update to you on your application by close of business Friday, 14th January 2022 at the latest.

We are driving inclusion and diversity as Ways of Working. If you meet a number of requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application.

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We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.

We’d love to hear from You

If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI #work180.

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