About the Business
Sunripe is a family-owned agribusiness and Australia's largest producer of field-grown snacking tomatoes. With multiple farms and a state-of-the-art packing facility, we supply supermarkets nationwide year-round. While we're best known for our premium tomatoes, our range has expanded to include capsicums, zucchinis, and melons.
Our passionate team is always growing. If you share our commitment to quality and innovation in Australian horticulture, we’d love to hear from you.
About the Role
Summary:
As a Production Horticulturist, you will report to the directors and be responsible for supervising workers and planting, growing, and harvesting activities.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Ensure that all land preparations are done as per Sunripe procedures.
- Train and monitor operators where required to ensure tasks are done as per standard procedures
- Lead by example, providing leadership and guidance to workers
- Supervise and prepare work routines and day-to-day production operations
- Assess quality of work and take corrective actions where applicable
- Ensure that all material inputs are adequate for respective operations
- Undertaking minor maintenance of farming equipment and machinery
- Assist with general farm work when required.
- Liaise with Farm Operation Manager and Directors where required
- Oversee and operate the irrigation system.
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pests, weeds, and diseases
- Operate spreading and seeding equipment.
- Identify and report unusual disease or plant pest signs
- Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting
- Oversee and operate the irrigation system.
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pests, weeds, and diseases
- Operate spreading and seeding equipment.
To be considered for this role, you will have.
- Three years employment experience as a Production Horticulturalists with relevant formal training (a qualification equivalent to an Australian Certificate III or Certificate IV) or 5 years employment experience with no formal qualification.
- Attention to detail
- Proactive and self-motivated
- Queensland Open Driver Licence.
- Ability to demonstrate proper use of equipment.
- Ability to follow directions and work unsupervised.
- Basic understanding and knowledge of WHS and ability to apply knowledge.
- Contribute to developing safe work procedures
- Identify and report any hazards or incidents
Knowledge, Skills & Ability:
- Ability to demonstrate proper use of equipment.
- Ability to follow directions and work unsupervised.
- Basic understanding and knowledge of WHS and ability to apply knowledge.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send resume (including two recent referees) and cover letter addressing the ‘key selection criteria’.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $73,000.00 – $78,000.00 per year
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
