About Flavorite
At Flavorite, we’re proud to be Australia’s largest glasshouse producer of fresh, premium produce. We grow, market, distribute, and supply high-quality produce both nationally and internationally, driven by a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and excellence in plant cultivation. The driving force behind our story is our people. With over 1,200 team members across our sites, we’re passionate about supporting personal growth and career development. Our goal is to grow the most flavoursome produce in the most sustainable way. We foster a safe, inclusive, and connected environment where every individual feels empowered to contribute and grow alongside us. We invest in innovation, growth, and most importantly, our people!
About the role
This is a great opportunity for an organised, systems-savvy maintenance professional to take on a pivotal support role within our Maintenance team. As our Maintenance Officer, you’ll be the engine room behind the scenes, managing work orders, coordinating contractors, and keeping our CMMS (MEX) system running smoothly so our trades and Maintenance Leadership can stay focused on execution.
This role suits someone who thrives on structure and process, enjoys working with data and systems, and wants to make a genuine impact on how a maintenance team runs day to day.
What You’ll Be Doing
Based at our Tatura site (near Shepparton), you’ll play a critical coordination role across maintenance operations, safety, and continuous improvement. Key areas include:
- Maintenance Operations: Maintain CMMS (MEX) data integrity, support the preventative maintenance schedule, coordinate contractor onboarding and compliance, manage workshop inventory, and support spare parts procurement and purchasing.
- Health, Safety & Wellbeing: Report hazards, incidents and injuries to keep the workplace safe, flag anything that could compromise food safety or production, ensure safe storage of chemical goods, and champion PPE and OHS compliance across the team.
- Administration & Reporting: Support maintenance planning and budgeting, deliver weekly performance reports, track labour hours against forecast, validate timesheets, support stocktakes and goods receipting through SAP, and maintain SWMS, risk assessments, and SOPs.
- Continuous Improvement: Champion a culture of continuous improvement, using maintenance data to identify opportunities, support change management, and drive innovation across the department.
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for someone with strong commercial acumen who’s comfortable working across systems, budgets, and people in a fast-paced environment. Here’s what will help you succeed:
- Experience working in a fast-paced maintenance or operations environment.
- Confident using CMMS and accounting software, with advanced Microsoft Office skills.
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience assisting with budgets.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently across trades and leadership.
- Analytical and data-driven, with an agile, detail-oriented approach to work.
- Energetic, self-motivated, and comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively.
- Project management experience (desirable).
- A current driver’s licence; a forklift licence is highly regarded.
Why join Flavorite?
At Flavorite, we’re committed to building an inclusive and diverse team that reflects the communities that enjoy our fresh and delicious produce. We want people to feel they belong and can bring their whole selves to work. We provide a collaborative environment for our people with a keen focus on innovation, growth and continuous improvement.
Our Perks & Benefits
Retail Perks: Save on hundreds of everyday items, including groceries, fuel, movie tickets, homewares, electronics and more through exclusive discounts.
Wellness Discounts: Access a variety of offers to support your physical, mental, and financial well-being, plus helpful resources on topics like budgeting, saving for your first home, and improving sleep.
Lifestyle Benefits: Enjoy savings on health insurance, gym memberships, superannuation, and home loans, with easy access to our wellness resources and discounts.
Fresh Produce Giveaways: Regular team giveaways of fresh produce at our farm sites.
Recognition & Rewards: We celebrate service anniversaries, special milestones, and team achievements with recognition and rewards.
We’re growing. That means you can too.
We’re expanding beyond 100 hectares in the next five years and we’re growing careers just as fast. Whether you’re upskilling, stepping up, or chasing new goals, we’re here to grow with you.
We’re Serious About Sustainability.
With over 30 years of growing experience, we set ourselves apart by our flavour and sustainability through our greenhouse-grown produce and our investment in cutting-edge technology.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Flavorite, is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
Please note: Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the right to work in Australia. We kindly request that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this vacancy.
