Emerald Grain
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    Logistics, Freight & Delivery Services
    At Emerald Grain, our purpose is to support Australian grain growers and their communities.Our network extends to all key grain growing regions of Australia with a network of grain merchants located close to growers in regional areas.Through our grain marketing network, we have access to quality grains and oil seeds from around 10,000 farming families.We have a network of up-country storage and handling facilities in Victoria and New South Wales with an overall capacity of 1.5 million tonnes.We own the Melbourne Port Terminal and have a joint venture partnership for a new terminal at Port Kembla.We export grain from around 17 grain terminals across Australia to 35 countries across the globe.We are owned by Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, one of the world’s largest diversified trading houses with offices in 60 countries worldwideWe are the only business to have a network of grain merchants in every major grain growing region in Australia, providing us with unrivalled access to intelligence about the Australian Grain market.Our purpose is to support Australian grain growers and their communities. We do this by employing local people and customising grain marketing plans to suit each growers needs. These sentiments are supported by our parent company Sumitomo, one of the largest diversified trading houses in the globe.Sumitomo acquired Emerald Grain in 2014 as a strategic move to connect Emerald’s unrivalled position in the grain market in Australia, with Sumitomo’s strong position across the world stage.Together we have strong and capable people across the world, servicing the entire global grain business.Our trading and marketing team based in Australia and Asia are experts in commodity trading in domestic and international markets.We are a trusted supplier of quality Australian grain to over 35 countries across the globe.Linking these international customers to quality Australian grain is our Supply Chain business in Australia. We have 11 up-country grain storage facilities in Victoria and New South Wales, feeding our Melbourne Port Terminal and our new joint venture terminal at Port Kembla.Our strong team across Australia is working alongside growers on the ground and partnering with grain buyers across the globe to feed the rapidly growing populations and economies of the world.Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.

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    Employees at Emerald Grain appreciate the great pay and benefits, as well as the friendly team environment and opportunities for training and development. Some also enjoy working outdoors and operating machinery. However, potential challenges include very long hours, particularly during harvest, and tiring work. There are also concerns about challenging work conditions like operating in bad weather, a perceived lack of career progression opportunities, and issues with management and resistance to change.

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    Recent reviews

    5.0
    Labourer
    Feb 2021
    Great seasonal work
    The good thingsGreat Pay Friendly work crew
    The challengesVery long hours & tiring work
    5.0
    Harvest Casual
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Being given a chance to learn new skills In a new environment by competent people who trusted you to do the job they required
    The good thingsThe people I worked with, working outside, driving machines, being busy.
    The challengesOperating machines in the mud, the wind and cold at Werneth.
    5.0
    Site Manager - Country Operations
    May 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Great opportunities for development
    The good thingsGreat opportunities for training and development if eager to learn Great team environment with interaction across all locations
    The challengesLots of overtime during harvest, but good work/life balance for the rest of the year
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