Truck Driver

About the Business

Sunripe is a family-owned agribusiness and Australia's largest producer of field-grown snacking tomatoes. With multiple farms and a state-of-the-art packing facility, we supply supermarkets nationwide year-round. While we're best known for our premium tomatoes, our range has expanded to include capsicums, zucchinis, and melons.

Our passionate team is always growing. If you share our commitment to quality and innovation in Australian horticulture, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

Summary:

As a Truck driver at Sunripe, you will play a crucial role in our operations. You will collect bins of fruit from the fields, drive trucks around the farms and packing facilities, and assist forklift operators where necessary.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Safely drive and operate heavy trucks to transport goods to assigned destinations.

Position and manoeuvre vehicles accurately for loading and unloading.

Loading and unloading field fruit bins (tomatoes, capsicums, zucchini, etc.)

Keeping up the supply of empty bins for harvesting (checking clear of foreign objects)

Loading and unloading pad cleanliness, including dust control

Shifting tomato stakes, end posts, wire, chemicals, and fertilisers from farm to farm.

Estimate weights to comply with load limitations and ensuring safe distribution of weight

Ensure the load is properly restrained and securely covered to prevent loss or damage.

Helping with any other general duties shifting equipment.

Helping load and unload other Sunripe trucks to ensure fruit transportation efficiency.

Conducting daily pre-start checks and reporting any issues.

Report all damage or incidents to supervisors.

To be considered for this role, you will have:

HC unrestricted Truck Licence or higher.

Forklift Licence

At least a relevant Certificate II Driving Operations or equivalent and 1 year of highly relevant work experience OR 2 years of relevant experienced without qualification.

Strong understanding of Australian road laws, vehicle weight limits, and fatigue management.

Attention to detail with a focus on safety and efficiency.

Knowledge, Skills & Ability:

Ability to demonstrate proper use of equipment.

Ability to follow directions and work unsupervised.

Basic understanding and knowledge of WHS and ability to apply knowledge.

Benefits:

1. Full-time position.

2. A salary range between $71,000 to $77,000 per Annum plus superannuation.

3. A friendly Culture of support and collaboration.

4. Be part of an ever-growing family-run business.