Ipm Consultant

Competitive remuneration + vehicle + phone + laptop
- Contribute to the development of sustainable growing practices in Australia
- Supported professional development opportunities

Consult across WA and VIC to monitor pest and disease activity and develop your skills and knowledge working in the Insectary.

Positions available within WA and VIC, however applicants must be flexible to attend training and work interstate.

**About the Opportunity**

As an IPM Consultant you will split your time between visiting clients to monitor pest activity and efficacy of management programmes. You need to be flexible around the hot season (i.e., occasional work on public holidays/weekends)

Consulting responsibilities will include:

- Monitoring pests/ beneficials and disease levels in relevant horticultural crops and organise 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.

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 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 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
- Be strongly aligned to our values, including contributing to the development of sustainable growing practices in Australia
- Be physically fit and healthy
- Be able to work outside in all weathers and within greenhouse conditions

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.