Educational requirements: Diploma or trade qualification
English requirements: Proficient English
Requirements for skilled employment experience for years: 1-3 years
Required residence status: Temporary visa, Permanent resident, Citizen
Accept remote work: Accept all the time
The business supplies produce to the national supermarkets as well as for export. The business is seeking a full time qualified Horticulture Grower.
superannuation.
Job duties and responsibilities include:
• Monitoring the growing conditions of vine to identify the optimum humidity, moisture, temperature and other cultivation procedures to ensure the suitability of the quality control systems
• Undertaking fertigation and moisture management
• Overseeing all vine and plantings throughout the production cycle to ensure all tasks are routinely performed in accordance with the standard as per the requirement
• Planning the irrigation, fertilisation, weed, and pest & disease control schedules to ensure the work is completed as per crop requirement
• Determining the optimal plant nutrition, health and overall quality.
• Ensuring the production schedules are met for each step in a timely manner for all plantings, growing and harvesting.
• Monitoring crop health and fruit maturity to forecast volume and quality
• Work alongside with external agronomists, agriculture technologist and consultants.
The applicants will have the following skills and experience:
• AQF Certificate III or IV in the horticulture, viticulture or in a related field
• Extensive grower experience with knowledge in crop health, production procedure and pest control
• Computing/administration skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge and experience of agricultural production principles
• Driver’s licence
