Casual Picker / Packer

Casual Picker / Packer


Company
Drakes Supermarkets
Location
Mawson Lakes, South Australia, Australia
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
1054 days ago
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Job Description
South Australia - It's Fresh Produce SAAustralia's leading independent retailerMust be available to work from 2amOwn reliable transport and Forklift license is preferredDrakes Supermarkets is a retail industry success story. A family owned and operated private company, we are Australia's largest independently-owned supermarket chain. Due to our unprecedented growth, we have expanded our business beyond supermarket retailing and now also ventured into fruit and veg wholesaling.It's Fresh Produce, Drakes fruit and veg wholesaler based at the Adelaide Produce Markets in Pooraka, allows the company to take total control of the supply of quality fruit and veg to our stores.Working as a part of an energetic team, in a fast paced environment, duties will include:Maintaining WHS practicesPicking/Packing fruit and veg produce boxes (experience in similar environment preferred)Lifting and moving boxesLoading produce onto trucks with forkliftsIf this sounds like you, Apply Now!

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