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Retail Manufacturing

Join Coles Manufacturing and deliver to the nation

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Welcome to Coles Manufacturing.
Our Operations and Supply Chain teams play an important role in how Coles is able deliver our purpose of helping Australians eat and live better every day.

With strong partnerships with over 8,000 Australian suppliers, we operate 3 manufacturing facilities: Chef Fresh in Geelong (VIC)Banksmeadow (NSW)Retail Ready Operations in Erskine Park, and Fresh MilkCo in Laverton and Erskine Park. Together, we produce and supply convenience and fresh meat products and milk to supermarkets across the nation.

Join us and experience the impact of your work by helping Australians eat and live better every day.

Fresh MilkCo

Fresh MilkCo is our milk processing facility, sourcing over 200 million litres directly from Australian dairy farmers each year for our fresh milk products. Our three-litre Coles Brand fresh milk is one of our top-selling items annually.

Join us at our locations in Laverton North and Erskine Park, where you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the quality and freshness our customers love across the nation.
Three team members inside a fresh milk processing facility, with machinery in the background dispensing milk into plastic bottles

Chef fresh

At Chef Fresh, we offer the ultimate convenience in meal preparation at our two locations in NSW and VIC.

In Banksmeadow, NSW we create convenience meals that are cooked and packaged. You can experience the whole process from ingredients to the dinner table.

Over at Chef Fresh VIC in Geelong, we focus on preparing and packaging meat products, ensuring they are ready for our customers to savor and prepare for a delightful dining experience.
Two female team members preparing meals on a conveyor belt machine.  Each has safety headphones on, blue plastic vests and white coats and hair nets on their heads

Retail Ready Operations Australia

Retail Ready Operations Australia prepares and packs red meats and poultry in a cool room.

Join our Erskine Park, NSW location, work in a diverse team of over 1000, and find a flexible roster that fits your lifestyle.
Five male and female team members working on a conveyor belt preparing food. Each have safety gear on with headphones, white coats and hair nets

A day in the life

Meet the Coles Chef Fresh team
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Hear from some of the team

Profile of Donna
“I find it’s a good Work/Life Balance here at Chef Fresh, and a good company culture that cares for and looks after Employees. I enjoy being a part of a Team supplying excellent products for all to enjoy.”





Milan
Safety Manager
Profile of Anne-Marie
“I really thrive on the challenges and fast pace of leading my team, and performing my role in Food Production for our Consumers.”







Anne-Marie Production Team Leader
Profile of Donna
“I’m grateful for the opportunity for Internal promotions and Career Advancement within the Company. I began My Coles Career as a Process Worker and progressed to the role of Quality Officer."
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Donna Quality Officer
Profile of Albert Lyden
“I’m proud of the products our Team manufactures, and I actually enjoy eating them too! I also like that my workplace is only a short drive from my home”.






Albert 
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