Horticulture Grower

Established in August 2019, Bulla Mushrooms (Aust) Pty Ltd (trading as ‘Bulla Park’) is the largest organic mushroom producer in Australia. We currently operate two mushroom farms located at Bridgewater and Diggers Rest and our business requires a full-time Horticulture Grower. The salary offered is $60,000 - $80,000 per annum plus superannuation.

Job duties and responsibilities include:

- Performing agronomic management of mushroom growing/harvesting system trials, data collection, data compilation and report writing
- Managing mushroom yield of 25% of substrate weight
- Achieving mushroom quality as per our supermarket specifications
- Managing remote AEM air handling unit & technology
- Managing growing cycle in line with customer demand
- Adhering to Freshcare, HARPS, ACO certification requirements and regulations
- Watering schedule
- Humidifier operation and monitoring
- Maintenance of growing equipment
- Substrate manufacturing and ordering
- Substrate filling & emptying
- Advising harvest team on picking strategy
- Training up other team members of shiitake growing strategy
- Working with other farm managers to achieve weekly goals
- Create a weekly growing report including projections for the following weeks yield
- Liaising with the external agronomists, agriculture technologist and consultants

The applicants will have the following skills and experience:

- AQF Certificate III or IV in the horticulture, viticulture or in a related field
- Extensive grower experience with knowledge in crop health, production procedure and pest control
- Computing/administration skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge and experience of agricultural production principles
- Driver’s licence

**Salary**: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift