Somercotes Cherries · Ross, Tasmania
Join Our Orchard Harvest Team
Play a key role in moving freshly picked cherries, coordinating our picking teams and maintaining harvest quality.
Find Your Role
We are looking for practical, reliable people who can communicate clearly and help keep our orchard harvest safe, efficient and focused on quality.
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Orchard Logistics
Orchard Transport Operator
Safely transport freshly picked cherries and harvest equipment between orchard blocks and collection points.
- Confident and experienced driving a ute
- Competent operating a tractor
- Reliable, practical and safety focused
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Key responsibilities
- Collect harvested cherries from picking teams and transport them safely to designated collection or packing areas.
- Operate a ute and tractor confidently across orchard roads and blocks.
- Coordinate collection priorities with orchard supervisors and picking teams.
- Complete basic vehicle and equipment checks and report any faults.
- Follow farm traffic, load-security and workplace safety procedures.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience driving a ute and operating a tractor.
- Current Australian driver’s licence.
- Good awareness of orchard safety and changing ground conditions.
- Availability throughout the cherry harvest season.
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Orchard Leadership
Orchard Supervisor
Allocate trees and rows, coordinate picking teams and monitor the overall progress and quality of the harvest.
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Confident coordinating and assessing picking teams
- Previous orchard or harvest experience preferred
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Key responsibilities
- Allocate trees, rows and orchard sections to picking teams.
- Coordinate picker attendance, workflow and daily harvest priorities.
- Monitor picking progress, fruit handling and work quality.
- Assess picker performance, provide clear feedback and address issues promptly.
- Communicate staffing, productivity and quality matters to orchard management.
Requirements
- Strong verbal communication, leadership and people-management skills.
- Ability to make fair, consistent decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Previous supervisory, orchard or harvest experience is preferred.
- Availability for early starts and peak harvest hours.
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Orchard Quality
Orchard Quality Control Officer
Inspect picked cherries, weigh harvested fruit and communicate quality feedback to pickers and supervisors.
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Accurate weighing and record keeping
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Key responsibilities
- Inspect cherries picked by harvest teams for ripeness, damage, stems and overall picking quality.
- Weigh harvested fruit and record results accurately.
- Provide clear, respectful feedback to pickers about quality standards.
- Report recurring quality or performance issues to the orchard supervisor.
- Help maintain consistent harvest quality across all picking teams.
Requirements
- Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and accurate record keeping.
- Ability to work confidently outdoors and move between picking teams.
- Previous orchard, fresh-produce or quality-control experience is preferred.