About the Opportunity

This position is based out of Pakenham, Victoria - Australia. Driscoll’s Australia (DANZ) is currently seeking an experienced Tissue Culture Laboratory Supervisor to join their team based at the newly commissioned Nursery and TC Lab facility in south-east Victoria. Our TC lab produces over 1 million plants annually and is supported by a dedicated team of circa 25 lab staff. Reporting to the Lab Manager, this role will allow you to leverage your technical skills and supervisory experience to guide your team in the execution of production practices extending to clean stock and propagation protocols, as well as ensuring plant production plans (yield, timing, and quality) are achieved.

Responsibilities

Some of your key duties will include: 

• Supporting day to day lab operations extending to; rostering, generating work orders and directions, training, documentation maintenance, hygiene controls, and production reporting. 

• Supporting management in production planning activities, as well as coordination of plant deliveries to nurseries and third-party laboratories.

• Ensuring media inventory availability to specifications as required and oversight of stock controls and record keeping of media inventory.

• Ensuring staff follow high standards of safety across lab activities.

• Recording and reporting on lab production activities including records management.

Candidate Profile

• Must have previous experience working in a plant tissue culture laboratory facility.

• Ability to use Microsoft Excel and data recording systems (Invitrosoft or equivalent software)

• Strong interpersonal and team building skills

• Supervisory experience

• Work authorization in Australia or willingness to relocate to Australia on a long-term basis

Driscoll's internal employees outside of DANZ: Please note that this role is not qualified for an Expat. Since this position requires permanent relocation, please consult with your HRBP prior to applying to this position.

HOW TO APPLY: You can either apply via Workday OR send your application to christine.gomez@driscolls.com.au

About Driscolls

Driscoll's is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll's is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of humility, passion and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world.

Driscoll's exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners.

Driscoll's is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries™.

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Driscoll's es el proveedor líder en la comercialización de Fresas, Frambuesas, Zarzamoras y Arándanos Azules en el mundo. Con más de 100 años de herencia en agricultura y cientos de productores independiente alrededor del mundo, Driscoll's es una compañía apasionada por cultivar Berries frescas, hermosas y deliciosas. Nuestros valores de humildad, pasión y confianza han guiado nuestra misión de deleitar a los consumidores en el mundo.

Las variedades exclusivas de Driscoll's han sido desarrolladas a través de años de investigación usando sólo métodos de mejoramiento natural. De la granja a la mesa, nos enfocamos en ofrecer una experiencia de alta calidad con apoyo de nuestros socios de la cadena de suministro.

Driscoll's es la marca de confianza de sólo las mejores Berries.