Alice is one of Hume Pack-N-Cool Ltd’s long-standing employees, having been with the company over 30 years but has worked in the Kiwifruit industry with over 40 years’ experience under her belt.

Alice’s knowledge of Kiwifruit is immense, having worked in all areas from orchard picking, pruning, thinning, kiwigreening to all operational aspects of running a packhouse.

Alice is a Katikati local and much of her working career has been in Katikati.

I joined the team at Hume-Pack-N- Cool Ltd in 2007 when relocating from Tauranga to Katikati.

My working career up until then was in retail, so the move to the Kiwifruit Industry has been very different with many challenges.

Outside of work I love cooking, fishing and most of all spending time with my grandchildren.

I have been at Hume Pack-N-Cool Ltd for over 19 years and have worked in a variety of positions, learning about packhouse operations and processes.

I enjoy my role as Coolstore Technical Manager, working with the team to continually improve fruit storability. Outside of work, I am a volunteer fireman with the Katikati Fire Brigade which keeps me active and involved in the community.