Flower Grower/Crop Farmer
Plants Whitsunday
Posted 24 days ago
Plants Whitsundays are currently looking to recruit experienced and qualified Crop Farmers/Flower Growers to join their team in Cannon Valley QLD 4800.
The successful candidate will need to undertake and possess:
- Implementing growing plans to ensure delivery in full and on time can be achieved. Sign off on all plants that are being dispatched from the nursery.
- Oversee preparation of daily water, fertigation and spray programs and product movement.
- Develop and implement preventative and reactive spray plans.
- Continuous monitoring of plant health to ensure the nursery is free of disease, grubs, pests and other threats.
- Ensure the standard grow profile in regards to watering/EC/disease and insect control is followed.
- Raise any plant health/specification issues to Nursery Manager.
- Manage the production of flowering plants and plants with decorative foliage
- Manage all chemicals required for the production growing process.
- Other reasonable duties as directed by the Nursery Manager.
- May train and supervise staff.
- Must have current drivers licence with own transport
Skills and Abilities:
- Qualifications in Horticulture, Agronomy, Ag Science or similar discipline and /or significant experience in a large horticultural production facility.
- Sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Must have experience in Chemical Spraying
- Experience working in a tropical climate.
- Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and commitments and an ability to work under pressure.
- People management and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and implement growing processes with minimal guidance.
- Possess an ability to work effectively as part of a team, providing leadership and co-ordination in a complex environment.
- Well developed written and oral communications skills with the ability to negotiate and liaise successfully experience in managing and developing people both as direct reports and indirectly - to influence business outcomes.
Salary range is $70,000-$73,150pa commensurate with experience
2 Fulltime Positions available
Applications open 20th February of 2025 and closes on 20th March of 2025.
If you are interested in this role APPLY now. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
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