“Helping each other transform the way we eat & live.”

CERES is seeking a with a positive outlook who is looking for an exciting role in production and procurement at our Preston warehouse.

• Permanent Part-time role paid at $26.84 per hour (32 hours/week)
• Take on a diverse role with exciting challenges.
• Be rewarded by working towards a sustainable future.

About CERES

CERES Community Environment Park is an award‐winning, not-for‐profit, environment park and urban farm located by the Merri Creek in East Brunswick, Melbourne. Once a landfill site and wasteland, today CERES is a thriving, vibrant community. With over 450,000 visitors a year, CERES is the most visited environmental centre in Australia.

Our Vision

For everyone to fall in love with the Earth again.

CERES is a place for community-based learning and action. Through this, we create better ways of living together in five areas: environmental, social, economic, cultural and spiritual. You can read more about CERES, our educational programs and other social enterprises on our website: www.ceres.org.au.

About Fair Food

Our values of Joy, Courage, Collaboration, Resourcefulness, Care and Customer Commitment make us proud and influence all we do.

CERES Fair Food is an exciting social enterprise initiated by CERES which is building a more resilient food supply system. The service has a number of key objectives, to:

• Reduce the food miles associated with food shopping
• Build a more locally based, self-reliant food economy
• Work with and support local growers who use sustainable farming methods
• Give city people easy access to healthy, organic food

What we are looking for

You will assist in the Production and Procurement Supervisor in the coordination and support of the hardworking team responsible for packing fruit and vegetables, fridge items and dry goods products into customer orders. This role requires a ‘can do’ attitude, solid leadership skills, a friendly disposition and awesome communication skills. It is a demanding, varied and challenging role. You will need to be a good decision maker, be able to work under limited direction, and embrace responsibility.

What we offer

• The opportunity to use your skills to contribute to building a more resilient food supply system
• An excellent team of passionate and experienced individuals to work with
• Flexible working conditions, staff discounts and more!

CERES is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We actively encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from CALD backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ people, people with disability and others who have diverse experiences of our world to apply for this opportunity. CERES believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.