Coolstore Operations Coordinator

Job Title: Coolstore Operations Coordinator
Employer: CentralPac Ltd
Location: Cromwell, Central Otago

About the role
CentralPac Ltd is seeking a Coolstore Operations Coordinator for the 2025-26 cherry harvest season. This fixed-term position is responsible for overseeing all coolstore and dispatch operations, including on-site and off-site facilities. The role has a strong focus on cool-chain management, dispatch logistics, and staff supervision, and is directly influenced by seasonal conditions, weather, and crop maturity.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee daily coolstore and dispatch operations, including on-site and offsite coolstore facilities, ensuring efficient workflow, cool-chain compliance, and product quality
• Manage temperature controls, storage conditions, and dispatch schedules for outgoing fruit, coordinating pickups and deliveries with logistics personnel
• Lead and supervise the coolstore team, including the 2IC and seasonal staff; manage rosters, provide training, and monitor performance
• Maintain accurate operational records, including shipment documentation and temperature logs
• Liaise with Packhouse Management and other departments to align dispatch priorities with production and shipping schedules
• Conduct quality and compliance checks to ensure adherence to food safety standards and organisational policies
• Promote and enforce health and safety practices, completing hazard assessments and reporting as required
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for coolstore and dispatch operations to optimise efficiency, compliance, and quality outcomes

Minimum requirements

• At least 2 seasons (five months) experience in a relevant role
• Strong knowledge of cool-chain requirements, fruit storage standards, and food safety processes
• Experience with dispatch documentation and inventory management
• Skills specific to the understanding of cherry fruit management and handling
• Supervisory experience managing seasonal staff in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Strong communication and leadership skills for managing teams and coordinating with transport operators and management
• Familiarity with health and safety requirements in packhouse or coolstore environments
• Preferable experience with FreshPack Software
• Current forklift license
  
  

Job Details

Term: fixed-term, 17 November 2025 – end of harvest or 28 February 2026 (whichever is sooner)
Pay Rate: $36 per hour
Hours: Depending on harvest conditions, minimum 30 hours per week, maximum 50 hours per week hours of work will be per a roster Monday to Sunday between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm. You may be required to work Statutory Holidays and must be available to work the whole harvest period.

Full Job Description can be provided on request.

Please apply with your CV, including 2 x references.

Applications close on 17.10.2025.