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SalaryAbout the Job
Duties include:
- Preparing planting growing media before planting.
- Planting seeds in media.
- Grafting plants onto root stock.
- Controlling and maintain irrigation systems.
- Operating nursery technical propagation equipment.
- Monitoring plants for pests and diseases.
- Applying pesticides to control pests and diseases.
- Maintaining records.
- Preparing plants for delivery.
- Strictly adhering to all WHS, quality and hygiene procedures and protocols.
Skills/Qualifications and Experience Required for the Role
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
- Experience in a glasshouse environment, preferably with experience in crop propagation.
- A good knowledge of nursery practices including planting, grafting, nutrition, pest and disease management.
- Proven ability to monitor the plant health, identify and investigate issues and make timely reports and recommendations.
- Good understanding and ability to use relevant glasshouse management systems including Priva.
- Good communication skills and the ability to effectively lead a team.
- Ability to work independently and effectively as part of a team.
- Be outcome focused with a track record of achieving performance, quality and safety targets.
- Excellent attention to detail, time management and organisational skills;
- Good IT skills including the use of MS excel and Outlook.
- Commitment to WHS, quality, hygiene and food safety.
Salary: $63,000 - $65,000 p.a. plus super
Closing Date: 12 May 2024
About Costa
We’re Costa. Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables.
Our produce is supplied to all the major Australian supermarket chains, as well as independent grocers and a range of food industry stakeholders. We also export to Asia, North America and Europe.
About the Tomato Category
Our tomatoes are grown 365 days per year in one of Australia’s largest and most advanced glasshouse facilities, located at Guyra, in the beautiful New England Tablelands region of NSW.
To accommodate our continued business growth, a $67 million expansion project has been completed, increasing our production area by 33% and creating an additional 150 jobs onsite. This expansion project brings our onsite operation to 40ha of glasshouse, 2.5ha propagation nursery, 2 large packing facilities and over 800 staff.
Our state-of-the-art glasshouse technology puts Costa Tomatoes at the forefront of innovation in ecologically sustainable practices and sets us apart in the fruit and vegetable industry.
Summary of role requirements:
- Flexible hours available
- 2-3 years of relevant work experience required for this role
- Working rights required for this role
