In the horticulture industry, a cold storage manager is responsible for overseeing various activities involved in the storage of produce in cold storage environments such as large-scale freezer or cool rooms. They are responsible for running, directing and monitoring a team of other workers and ensure the efficient movement of goods in cold storage.

Courtney Thies oversees the cold storage, dispatch and quality assurance of freshly picked pineapples at Piñata Farms operation in Mareeba, Queensland. With close to 3 million plants picked per year, Courtney’s role involves a lot of labelling, wrapping, stacking and storing the pineapples in cool rooms in the packing shed, which is located near the pineapple fields on the property. Once stored, the product is then transported to major retailers who have markets across Australia, including Coles.