Address- Competitive remuneration + vehicle + phone + laptop
- Contribute to the development of sustainable growing practices in Australia
- Supported professional development opportunities
- Consult across WA to monitor pest and disease activity
Positions available within WA, however applicants must be flexible to attend occasional training and work interstate.
About the Opportunity
This role is a development opportunity for either diploma/degree graduates or industry experienced candidates who are looking for the next step in their careers.
As an IPM Consultant you will visit clients to monitor pest activity and determine the efficacy of management programmes.
Consulting responsibilities will include:
- Monitoring pests/ beneficials and disease levels in relevant horticultural crops and organize beneficial orders between distributors, growers and the WA/SA offices.
- Developing reports that detail recommendations, and actively follow up any grower issues or concerns to find solutions.
- Developing monitoring schedules, arranging to visit growers and distributors.
- Delivering beneficials to growers and demonstrate release methods.
- Taking samples from crops for laboratory analysis and prepare for dispatch.
- Building strong relationships with growers, by giving them regular, high-quality service.
- Frequent visits to the horticulture growing regions around Perth, with fortnightly long-distance travelling to Geraldton and the South-West (Pemberton) during peak season
This position will suit you if you are looking for a long-term opportunity to build and develop a career as an IPM Consultant. Occasional long-distance travel will also be required.
About You
To be successful in this role you need to be an effective communicator who can build strong relationships with growers.
You are either a recent graduate or have learnt experience in the industry or similar field. You will need the capability to apply an understanding of the breeding cycle of beneficials and their prey; as well as an eagerness and willingness to learn and develop in this role.
You will:
- Competently work autonomously, managing own time and workload
- Be capable and willing to manage the admin requirements of the role
- Be committed to observing quarantine and restricted movement rules to ensure that cross contamination does not occur
- Demonstrate high proficiency in all types of communication
- Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel and Outlook
- Be strongly aligned to our values, including contributing to the development of sustainable growing practices in Australia
- Be physically fit, with good eyesight, and capable of spending long hours in outdoor and protected cropping growing environments
- Be a constructive team member by actively contributing to team activities and strictly complying with company policies and procedures, such as submitting orders, timesheets, and annual leave applications on time
Ideally you have completed a Diploma or Degree in entomology or a similar science discipline. Experience in horticulture, agriculture or nursery environment will be highly regarded.
About Our Client
Biological Services have offices in Muchea WA and Loxton SA and are the first commercial insectary established in Australia - servicing growers nationwide. Through a combination of experience, passion, innovation and ongoing research and development, Biological Services has developed rearing techniques for a range of biological control agents which target many of the key pests in horticulture today.
Biological Services provides viable alternatives to regular broad spectrum insecticide programs in a range of horticultural crops.
For more information on their important work click here: https://www.biologicalservices.com.au
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