Control Room Operator
Are you someone who thrives under pressure, loves working with technology, and can make fast, confident decisions? This could be your next move.
At T&G Global, we’re passionate about growing healthier futures. Our Whakatu Packhouse is a fast paced, high performing environment, and we’re looking for an Operations Technician to take a key seat in the heart of our operation, the Control Room.
About the Role
This is a key operations role where you’ll help keep packhouse production running smoothly. You’ll work in real time, coordinating people, systems, and fruit flow to support efficient operations.
You’ll monitor production, adjust where needed, and work closely with the team to resolve any issues as they arise.
What You’ll Be Doing
Oversee packhouse production from the Control Room
Coordinate fruit flow and team communication
Monitor performance and adjust settings as needed
Respond to production issues and support quick resolutions
Work closely with supervisors, quality, logistics, and production teams
Maintain accurate system information (Compac and SAP)
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
What We’re Looking For
Able to stay calm and make good decisions under pressure
Strong organisational and multitasking skills
Confident communicator in a fast-paced environment
Comfortable using computers, including Excel
Willingness to learn systems and machinery
Highly regarded:
Experience in packhouse or production environments
Control room or operations coordination experience
What’s in it for You?
Competitive hourly rate
Structured shifts
Overtime opportunities during peak season
Hands-on experience with advanced systems
Opportunities to develop leadership and technical skills
Supportive team environment
Pathways into other roles
Seasonal Rhythm
During peak season, you’ll work longer shifts in a fast-paced environment, which may include night shifts for around six months of the year. For the rest of the year, shifts move to days, with a focus on maintenance, continuous improvement, and development, giving you variety across the year.
Why T&G?
At T&G, we live by our mindsets:
Be Bold – push boundaries and think ahead
Do the Mahi – take ownership and deliver results
One Team – work together to win
Take Good Care – of our people, produce, and planet
Proof of eligibility to work in New Zealand is required for all applicants and any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory drug test and security check.
We want T&G to be a place where everyone is accepted, respected and celebrated for who they are – regardless of our similarities or differences. It’s essential that everyone can be themselves and thrive, and that together we create a diverse and vibrant workplace.
- Team
- Operations & Supply Chain
- Locations
- Hastings
- Employment type
- Full-time
Grow your career with us
Help us grow healthier futures, and your own too.
At T&G, you do more than join a company. You grow healthier futures. Not only your own future, but everyone and everything around you – your whānau, community and our natural environment.
This single purpose – to grow healthier futures – is what gets us out of bed every morning and why we do what we do.
How we make this happen is through our 2,000+ people. It takes a diverse range of great people, united by our energy, care, creativity and drive, to grow, distribute and sell delicious fresh fruit and vegetables to Kiwis and consumers around the world. And with our incredible 124-year history, we’re passionate about growing an even stronger and better T&G for generations to come.
If you’d like to be part of our exciting journey, come and join us. We offer unlimited opportunities to grow your future with us.
About T&G Global
Our story began more than 125 years ago as Turners and Growers, a fruit auction business in Auckland. Today, as T&G, our fresh, delicious produce nourishes people in more than 60 countries around the world. Together, we’re united in growing healthier futures.