Job Description
About the company Our client is a substantial, family-owned Australian fresh produce business with integrated growing, harvesting, packing and distribution operations. Its multi-region model supports year-round supply of potatoes, carrots and onions to national markets.
About the role
Based in Parilla, South Australia and reporting to the Head Agronomist, you will bring specialist knowledge to a multi-region fresh produce operation. The immediate focus is practical crop support and stronger agronomy capability, with regular travel initially. As the senior agronomy structure develops, the workload and travel are expected to become more focused.
- Guide commercial onion, potato and carrot crops across planting, irrigation, crop monitoring and harvest
- Work closely with farm managers to make practical and timely crop decisions
- Contribute progressively to fertiliser and input programs, budgets and procurement
- Support seed planning and broader agronomy planning with the Head Agronomist
- Mentor junior agronomists and strengthen practical capability across the team
- Use production data and technology to support sound agronomic decisions
- Travel across growing sites, including regular travel in small aircraft
About You
- You are a commercial agronomist with genuine, hands-on experience.
- Your overall career stage is flexible: you may be ready to develop into a broader senior remit or bring strong expertise from an established career.
- In either case, you make grounded crop decisions, work well with farm teams and build trust before changing established systems.
- Practical commercial agronomy experience, ideally with root crops like onions, potatos and carrots
- Sound knowledge of crop health, irrigation, inputs and production decisions
- Hands-on experience working with farm managers through the full crop cycle
- Ability to learn an established production system and improve it thoughtfully
- Clear communication and the capability to mentor developing agronomists
- Comfort working across multiple sites and travelling regularly
- Data, technology or precision-agriculture capability will be well regarded
The Benefits
- This is a strong opportunity to develop your agronomy career with a growing, family-owned business, including potential progression toward a Head Agronomist role.
- $150,000-$200,000 + Super, dependent on experience and expertise
- Company housing, including family-suitable accommodation
- Company vehicle
- Travel across diverse growing regions
- Potential retention or KPI-based incentive
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