Woolworths

Fruit Ripener - Western Australia (Afternoon shifts)

Specifically focus on the fruit ripening process to continually improve the quality and freshness of our Fruit and Vegetables through the ripening process for our stores and customers.

• If you are passionate about quality, you will work with an end to end Fruit & Veg business fueled by passion, driven by innovation and loved by customers every day.

• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

• Based in Perth, Western Australia with shift work at our ripening centre near the airport.

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Come and join us at 52 Colquhoun Rd, Perth Airport WA 6105. We have recently upgraded and extended our ripening facilities where we ripen avocados and bananas. The role will be based at our Distribution Centre, full time hours with shift work from Monday to Friday 3pm - 12am.

What you’ll do

• Manage and optimise the fruit ripening process to ensure consistent quality and colour standards through regular monitoring and room adjustments.

• Conduct thorough intake and outturn inspections to assess all consignments against quality and labelling specifications, ensuring compliance with Woolworths requirements and relevant legislation.

• Collaborate with commercial and operations teams on fruit planning, scheduling, and capacity management, and help resolve store feedback to align supply with demand.

• Coordinate distribution centre (DC) activities including room loading and unloading, supervising MHE operators, and managing accurate system movements and pick location allocations for ripened fruit.

• Carry out routine product testing (including maturity assessment such as Dry Matter), and use sampling data to refine ripening processes and account for seasonal variability.

• Perform regular in-store quality checks and on-site audits to evaluate ripening effectiveness, ensure best practices are followed, and maintain hygiene and equipment standards.

• Monitor and maintain all ripening equipment, identifying and addressing maintenance needs in collaboration with DC teams and service contractors.

• Proactively foster continuous improvement by building strong knowledge of products, suppliers, growing conditions, and seasonal trends to enhance ripening strategies.

What you’ll bring

• Ripening experience highly valued but not a pre-requisite

• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to identify opportunities and proactively share insights with relevant stakeholders. Problem identification and resolution.

• Willingness to learn, collaborate with the wider team and adapt with changing conditions

• Excellent organisation and time management skills

• Demonstrated experience in basic computer literacy

• Driven and self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously

• Ability to understand business processes

• Be passionate about fruit and veg and agriculture

• Willingness to work set rostered hours; Monday to Friday 3pm - 12am

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

• Parental Leave provision - applies to permanent team members, and excludes casual team Members, fixed term team members and contractors.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.