Viterra has announced that the company is looking for seasonal workers - with 40 jobs available at their Dooen terminal and 15 jobs at Werrimull.

Viterra Human Resources manager Alyson Gilbey said the harvest presented an opportunity for people of all ages to earn money and learn new skills.

"The prerequisite is nothing. If you like working outside, like working in teams and want to earn a bit of cash that is our criteria. We provide full training," she said.

"It does vary - obviously there is basic training, you are working on an operational site so there is a fair bit of safety training.

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"We are also looking for people with leadership experience, such as supervisor or team experience. Out of those groups of extra people we need people to be able to get the team together and go out and do the job everyday."

Available roles include things such as grain-handling, working on the grain bunkers, and grain classification. Each role has differing levels of training requirements.

"If you were being a classifier you would be doing a full week's course. If you were working on the bunker team, you would probably have a couple of half-day sessions," she said.

"We provide that training so you come along, get put into your teams, get trained, assessed and then off you go and do the job."

Ms Gilbey said the company employed a wide range of people in their seasonal workforce, from retirees to university students.

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"It really is all sorts. Last year we actually saw an increase. We had the younger grey nomads, so between 50 and 60 year olds who normally would just have an extended holiday, thought they would get themselves into one state for a while, do something interesting and get some work," she said.

"Even with COVID last year, we had an ex QANTAS pilot work for us at one of our terminals. He just wanted to do something different, and get out and keep active. So it really is all sorts for us."

Work will begin in late October, with a training period beforehand.

Ms Gilbey said all seasonal work for Viterra would be conducted in-line with COVID-19 protocols.

"We are an essential service, so we have had a fair bit of practice at making sure we follow government guidelines.

"For example, when the growers deliver the grain, they have to do paperwork - so last year we made sure that was all contactless. We changed our practices which the growers were happy about. That is something that, as a decent sized company we have had to refine and change our processes.

"Safety is our number one priority, it has a big impact on how we do things."

Applications are open at viterra.com.au.

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