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Form of workManage the Irrigation program and systems at goFARM's Sandmount Farms in the Goulburn Valley based on their growing horticultural asset.
The CompanygoFARM is an Australian owned, high-conviction agricultural investor, developer and manager. They specialise in leading transformational investment opportunities to develop investment-grade agricultural assets linked to the growing global demand for healthy, nutritious crops.
They focus on high-growth opportunities in Australian agriculture, identifying underutilised or undercapitalised assets, and transforming them through land-use change, asset reconfiguration and investment in people, technology, productivity and sustainability.
The Position
Due to the continued growth of goFARM Australia, an outstanding opportunity exists for an experienced and professional Irrigation Manager at their 6,300ha ‘Sandmount Farms’ that farms a mixture of annual crops.
As Irrigation Manager your primary responsibilities will be:
- Contribute to overall efficient operation of the property by providing effective irrigation.
- Monitoring of crop health to ensure production requirements are achieved.
- Initiate and supervise the servicing, inspection, installation and repair of irrigation systems across the property.
- Monitor irrigation water quality and water supply levels.
- Promote a safe work environment aligned with goFARM’s culture and vision.
To be successful in this role, the following experience, skills and attributes are considered critical:
- Experience managing and overseeing an irrigated cropping program;
- Experience with horticultural cropping would be advantageous, however experience in the cotton, sugar cane or winery industries would be suitable as well;
- Outstanding and highly developed organizational skills;
- An innate vigilance for setting and maintaining high standards; and
- A preparedness to be a collaborative, results-orientated team member
