18/08/2026
Meet Jade Waleadau, our Shipping Co-Ordinator/Admin Manager 🖊️💻
• How long have you been with the company?
9 years
• Can you sum up your role in a couple of sentences?
End to end on purchasing from creating the purchase order to receiving stock into our system. Maintain price lists, complete tender documentation.
What does a typical day look like?
• Typically my day involves generating any new purchase orders that have come through and send to suppliers, collate documents received from suppliers, check off and receipt containers received into our coldstores.
• What do you like most about your job/working at Markwell Foods?
The team, we are like family.
• What do you like to do outside of work?
Spending time with family & friends.
• Do you have a memorable moment or lesson learned from your experience that has shaped your approach to your current role?
Learn from other people’s experience and be open to finding new ways to do things.
• What do you think sets Markwell Foods apart in the competitive landscape of Australia?
Our ability to adapt to the changing market and our wide range of products.
• How do you stay up to date on industry trends, challenges and opportunities, and how does this knowledge inform your approach to serving our diverse set of customers?
Mostly through news articles, for my role I need to be aware of issues with shipping routes so the news has been an integral part of having that information.
• If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be and what Markwell Foods products would you serve?
My mum, and I would serve Authentic Asia Skin On Roasted Duck Breast.
• Favourite Quote?
"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says I’m possible."
