Wilmar Sugar Australia is part of Wilmar International, a leading global agribusiness with around 100,000 employees working across more than 30 countries and regions.
Across Australia and New Zealand, we operate two major business units, Sugar & Renewables and Sweeteners, employing 2,400+ people during peak/ seasonal operations with corporate offices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville, and Auckland.
As Australia’s largest raw sugar manufacturer and a top 10 global producer, Wilmar Sugar & Renewables runs eight sugar mills across North Queensland. We are also one of the nation’s largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass, a major producer of bioethanol, the largest sugarcane grower, and a key supplier of sustainable fertiliser and stockfeed.
About the Role
In your role as Operations Coordinator at Invicta Mill, you’ll play a pivotal part in driving the performance of our site operations. As a key member of the on-site team, you’ll lead and monitor cane crushing and sugar recovery activities, ensuring production plans are achieved safely, efficiently, and consistently.
You’ll take ownership of the shift team’s day to day performance, guiding them to meet targets across rate, reliability, and recovery. This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where your ability to coordinate workflows, solve problems in real time, and communicate effectively with both your team and a wide range of stakeholders will set you up for success.
What sets this opportunity apart is the environment you’ll be stepping into. Invicta Mill offers a supportive, close-knit team with strong communication and a collaborative culture, along with excellent career progression opportunities for those looking to grow and make an impact. Think you have what it takes to lead a high-performing operation? We’d love to hear from you.
Role responsibilities
- Oversee and coordinate shift operations across cane crushing, sugar production, and power generation to achieve safe, efficient, and reliable outcomes.
- Foster a strong safety-first culture by identifying risks, promoting continuous improvement, and ensuring compliance with safe work practices and procedures.
- Monitor, analyse, and report on plant performance, using operational data to drive improvements in productivity, efficiency, and process optimisation.
- Coordinate daily operational activities, including maintenance planning, shutdown execution, resource allocation, and shift reporting.
- Lead, coach, and support operational teams to achieve performance targets while promoting a collaborative, accountable, and positive workplace culture.
- Work closely with production, maintenance, and technical teams to resolve operational issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure production targets are met while maintaining a strong focus on quality, reliability, and environmental compliance.
Essential Skills
- Experience in a heavy industrial or operational environment, or a relevant engineering/trade qualification
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across teams and stakeholders
- Ability to adapt quickly, work under pressure, and make sound operational decisions
- Proven leadership capability, with experience guiding and influencing diverse teams
- Strong commitment to safety and alignment with company values of Integrity, Excellence, Passion, Innovation, Teamwork, and Safety
Desirable
- Experience in the sugar industry
- Understanding of WHS and environmental legislation, regulations, and Codes of Practice
- Knowledge of the Sugar Industry Act and Sugar Industry Code of Practice
- Experience using SAP and other milling/operational systems (e.g. Databank, Cane Systems)
- A growth mindset with a focus on learning, continuous improvement, and sharing knowledge
Recruitment Process
Applications are assessed independently and on their individual merits against the requirements of the advertised role. As part of our recruitment process, shortlisted candidates may be required to –
- Complete interviews, assessments, reference checks and verification of qualifications, licences and work rights.
- Successful candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete any role-specific pre-employment checks, which may include a pre-employment medical assessment (including drug and alcohol screening).
- A National Police Check and other compliance requirements.
- Due to the volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the job ads expiry, please consider your application unsuccessful.
- We encourage you to apply for future opportunities with Wilmar that align with your skills and experience.
Wilmar Sugar & Renewables is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
