Hey there—

I’m Candice Pardy, the Founder and CEO of Jobloads. People often ask me why I started Jobloads, intrigued by the story behind the platform. So, let me take you through the journey that brought Jobloads to life.

Originally, I was a retail merchant in Sydney, enjoying a successful career. However, I felt a calling to return to my roots in Gisborne, so I moved back and bought a persimmon orchard. As the fruit ripened, the workload increased dramatically. My plan was to manage everything and support our site manager by outsourcing the extra work to a contracting team while keeping our focus on fruit quality. But things didn’t go as smoothly as planned. Sound familiar?

We had the capability, but the sheer volume of tasks and communications was overwhelming. Searching for a contracting team, conducting due diligence checks, coordinating with the packhouse for labels, inducting and training workers, booking the truck – the list was endless. As a result, we became disorganised, stressed, and lost sight of our core focus: fruit quality.

Unfortunately, our packhouse noticed the drop in quality before we did. It was a painful and costly lesson, realising the time and money wasted on growing, harvesting, and shipping fruit that wasn’t fit for market.

Determined to find a better way, I initially created a basic marketplace app for seasonal workers and ran Jobloads as a labour contracting service for a few years. This experience highlighted the need for a comprehensive job management solution to handle the multitude of tasks, people, clients, expectations, and compliance requirements each season, without compromising on quality. This necessity inspired us to build Jobloads from scratch – a job management solution tailored for seasonal businesses.

With Jobloads, you can manage everything from finding a contracting team to assigning on-the-job tasks. The platform provides visibility to scheduled and ongoing jobs, allowing all parties – seasonal businesses, contractors, and supply chain leaders – to collaborate in one place. Everything is recorded and organised, so everyone knows where to find what they need and communicate effectively.

We also integrated a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that connects contractors with businesses in need of their services. Like a holiday rental app, it leverages ratings and reviews to build trust in the contractors who join your team, use your equipment, and execute their work.

I’m excited to share our early access beta with you. This platform is a reflection of my passion to alleviate the stress and costs of seasonal operations and my belief that by doing so, we can create better job experiences and foster vibrant, resilient communities.

Thanks for giving the Jobloads BETA a try. Take a look around our website, and if you have any questions, send me a message in the chat or email [email protected].

Best regards,

Candice Pardy

Founder & CEO