Assistant Supervisor

Are you a strong team player with leadership potential and a commitment to operational excellence? Bunge is looking for an Assistant Site Supervisor to join our team in Timaru.

About the role

As an Assistant Site Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of our Timaru site. Working closely with the Site Supervisor, you’ll help ensure the site runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently. This includes coordinating staff, overseeing inventory and equipment, supporting health and safety, and maintaining compliance with internal processes and external regulations.

This hands-on role is perfect for someone who enjoys a balance of planning, people leadership, and operational support. You’ll bring strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a can-do attitude to help drive site performance and team success.

You’ll also contribute to a positive workplace culture, promoting safety, quality, and collaboration while ensuring high standards are met across all site activities.

Duties

• Assist with the daily planning and coordination of site operations
• Support and lead Tool-Box Talks, safety meetings, and daily briefings
• Maintain high standards of site cleanliness, equipment condition, and safety practices
• Ensure staff are scheduled and trained appropriately to meet operational needs
• Monitor inventory records in SIMS and assist with physical stock counts
• Identify and resolve stock discrepancies, and process transfer orders as required
• Support feed and food safety compliance and reporting
• Assist with internal and external customer service requests
• Contribute to site compliance, reporting, and administration tasks
• Foster a zero-harm culture and strong customer service mindset
• Operate machinery and undertake store person and loader driver tasks as required

About you

• Strong team focus and a proactive approach to leadership
• Experience coordinating operational teams or tasks
• Good working knowledge of inventory systems and Microsoft Office
• Comfortable conducting stock checks and handling admin or reporting duties
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated understanding of health & safety and compliance requirements
• Full (unrestricted) C class driver’s licence required
• Front end loader license (Desirable)

About us

Bunge connects farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world.

Through our dynamic supply chain, we can move commodities efficiently from where there is surplus to where they are needed. In Australia, we operate around 60 storage and handling sites and seven port terminals across southern Western Australia, South Australia and western Victoria, two import sites in Victoria and New South Wales, and are one of the largest buyers and exporters of agricultural commodities including cereals, oilseeds, pulses and cotton.

By joining Bunge, you will enjoy a varied and interesting career and make a difference to local farmers and the communities we operate in.

In mid-2025, Bunge and Viterra combined, creating a premier agribusiness solutions with around 34,000 employees globally.

Benefits

As well as providing an empowering culture, Bunge promotes a range of employee benefits including:

• Paid Birthday Leave
• Years of service recognition
• Primary and secondary carer paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program – access to confidential and free support

Ready to step into a leadership role and grow your career with Bunge? Apply today and help shape the future of agriculture.

How to apply

To apply please visit the careers page of our website viterra.com.au, or for further information please contact Site Supervisor, Aaron Whyte on 0212215759.

Applications close 11:45pm Sunday 8 November 2026

Please note we are not accepting recruitment agency applications at this time.

We will be conducting interviews as we receive applications. Please note that we reserve the right to close the advertisement early should a suitable candidate be identified prior to the advertised closing date.