Rombola Family Farms has a great opportunity for an energetic and organised individual to join the team as Grower at our operation at Mataranka in the Northern Territory.
• Great opportunity for an energetic and organised Grower.
• An attractive remuneration package based upon relevant experience and expertise.
• Become a part of a progressive, vibrant business.
The Grower is a key member of the Rombola Family Farms production team. This role will oversee the entire
cropping process from ground preparation, irrigation, fertigation, seeding, through to picking of vegetable crops. Supported by in-house industry agronomy and irrigation personnel, implementation of crop, management practices will be key to increase vegetable yield and success in this role.
Key operational accountabilities include:
• Monitor the agreed production schedule to ensure all tasks are completed in line with agreed timing for all plantings.
• Monitor all plantings throughout the production cycle to ensure all tasks are routinely performed to agreed standard and produce the required outcome operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees.
• Liaise with the production team to alter irrigation, nutrition, weed, pest & disease control, and sun screening in a planting as required.
• Monitor crop health and fruit maturity to forecast fruit volume & quality by week.
• Actively and effectively communicate with outsourced agronomists and consultants.
• Select, train, and supervise staff and contractors when require.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
To be successful in the role you will possess the following:
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a management capacity within the horticulture industry.
• Extensive grower experience with row cropping.
• Skilled at crop health, production planning and pest and disease management.
• Tertiary qualifications in agriculture will be highly regarded.
• Excellent communicator.
• Good with numbers: analysing trends, calculating water and nutrition budgets.
• People manager, negotiator and all-round good person that will thrive working in a proactive team (must be a team player).
• Flexibility in hours worked to achieve operational targets.
• Sound working knowledge of WH&S requirements.
• A current driver’s licence.
In return we offer you
• An attractive remuneration package based upon relevant qualifications and experience, salary range between 65,000 and 85,000 plus superannuation.
• A passionate and energetic team culture.
• Become a part of a progressive and vibrant business.
Who we are
Rombola Family Farms is a large scale, progressive, privately owned horticultural business based 20kms North of Griffith, NSW. The company operates a counter seasonal operation at Mataranka in the Northern Territory enabling us to supply our melon and pumpkin customers year-round.
More information
For more information or a confidential discussion please contact HR [email protected]. To learn more about working with us, we encourage you to visit our website http://www.rombolafamilyfarms.com.
• Great opportunity for an energetic and organised Grower.
• An attractive remuneration package based upon relevant experience and expertise.
• Become a part of a progressive, vibrant business.
The Grower is a key member of the Rombola Family Farms production team. This role will oversee the entire
cropping process from ground preparation, irrigation, fertigation, seeding, through to picking of vegetable crops. Supported by in-house industry agronomy and irrigation personnel, implementation of crop, management practices will be key to increase vegetable yield and success in this role.
Key operational accountabilities include:
• Monitor the agreed production schedule to ensure all tasks are completed in line with agreed timing for all plantings.
• Monitor all plantings throughout the production cycle to ensure all tasks are routinely performed to agreed standard and produce the required outcome operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees.
• Liaise with the production team to alter irrigation, nutrition, weed, pest & disease control, and sun screening in a planting as required.
• Monitor crop health and fruit maturity to forecast fruit volume & quality by week.
• Actively and effectively communicate with outsourced agronomists and consultants.
• Select, train, and supervise staff and contractors when require.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
To be successful in the role you will possess the following:
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a management capacity within the horticulture industry.
• Extensive grower experience with row cropping.
• Skilled at crop health, production planning and pest and disease management.
• Tertiary qualifications in agriculture will be highly regarded.
• Excellent communicator.
• Good with numbers: analysing trends, calculating water and nutrition budgets.
• People manager, negotiator and all-round good person that will thrive working in a proactive team (must be a team player).
• Flexibility in hours worked to achieve operational targets.
• Sound working knowledge of WH&S requirements.
• A current driver’s licence.
In return we offer you
• An attractive remuneration package based upon relevant qualifications and experience, salary range between 65,000 and 85,000 plus superannuation.
• A passionate and energetic team culture.
• Become a part of a progressive and vibrant business.
Who we are
Rombola Family Farms is a large scale, progressive, privately owned horticultural business based 20kms North of Griffith, NSW. The company operates a counter seasonal operation at Mataranka in the Northern Territory enabling us to supply our melon and pumpkin customers year-round.
More information
For more information or a confidential discussion please contact HR [email protected]. To learn more about working with us, we encourage you to visit our website http://www.rombolafamilyfarms.com.
