Extruder Machine Operator

• Work Close to Home at our Clean and Dry Manufacturing Site


• Discounted Pet Food!


• Competitive Hourly Rate + Career Progression

Real Pet Food Company has built a reputation for the freshest products you can find. Disrupting the market, we are serving real, locally sourced and manufactured pet food - wet, dry, fresh, chilled and treats. No one knows pets quite the way we do!

We are a fast-growing, innovative FMCG Manufacturer with strong ethics and a love for keeping it real. Our success comes from having a great team of people behind some pet favourites with brands such as Billy & Margot, Farmers Market, Ivory Coat & Nature’s Gift!

The Opportunity

We are excited to welcome the newest member of our Operations team to our Dubbo Site. This site is known as a 'dry' site, and is where we manufacture our #1 Grain Free Kibble Brand "Ivory Coat" and other ambient products.

We are looking for a mechanically-minded and safety-aware machine operator to work Monday to Friday, 6.55am-3.00pm on our Extruder Machine. We have a competitive Enterprise Agreement and if you are required to work overtime you will receive penalty rates.


What you’ll do

• Operation of extrusion & further processing equipment


• Read & follow product specifications to produce high quality product to company standards


• Perform quality testing to product specifications


• Ensure the safe unloading of liquid materials in tank farm


• Cleaning & set up of extrusion line between work orders


• Scheduled cleaning tasks attended daily and as required


• Monitor & record all production data


• Filling in of all production paperwork thoroughly & in a timely manner


• Forklift operations

What will help you succeed

The right candidate will possess the following:

• Ability to work as part of a team and equally as well working independently.


• Great attention to quality and safety


• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.


• Attention to detail, and the ability to work unsupervised.


• Able to perform all tasks as assigned.


• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out simple tasks.


• Mechanically minded and the ability to adapt this knowledge to the position.

Relevant Experience

• MUST HAVE FORKLIFT LICENSE

The ideal candidate would have previous experience in Extrusion & Forklift operation within a similar industry, but this is not essential. This experience will be supported by some product knowledge coupled with maturity and a common-sense approach to process work. Experience will also be gained from on-the-job training.

What we’re about

Welcome to RPF, where we believe in keeping it Real.

Since 1994, we have been Australia and New Zealand’s pioneers in fresher dog and cat nutrition. Our story is one of passion for a better way to care for pets, a belief in fresher nutrition, and an unwavering commitment to delivering this to pet parents and pets worldwide.

We're dedicated to fostering authentic partnerships, encouraging real ambition, and providing real career opportunities for our employees to make a difference.

Real means fresher ingredients and fresher methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We compete in every pet category and channel, creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, and Love ‘Em & Fussy Cat!

Since the establishment of RPF, we have grown to over 900 people across Australia and New Zealand, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

With the pet industry growing rapidly (a $15 billion industry!) and pets becoming increasingly important in our lives and homes, this is a unique opportunity to be a part of our remarkable growth story and advance your career.

Why join us?

Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re restless, creating a better life for our pets.

Make an impact and change the game. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to do your best work – and to make a real difference. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global. We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.

Pets our part of our family: bring your pet to our Crows Nest office, access our Pawrental leave when you adopt a new cat or dog, pet carer and compassionate leave.

Generous perks including day off for your anniversary, product discounts, volunteering days to help the community, novated leases, a rewards program and parental leave.

What’s next?

If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you! Next steps will include:

• 2 face to face interviews


• 2 work references


• Pre-Employment Medical

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles