Production Horticulturist

**Production Horticulturist**
**Location**: Waterloo Corner SA 5110
**Tenure**: Full-time, Permanent
**Comprehensive salary package** from **$68,865** pa (plus superannuation)

**Required Skills and Qualifications**
- At least relevant AQF Cert III or Cert IV qualifications or equivalent OR
- Three (3) years employment experience as a production horticulturalist with relevant formal training OR
- Five (5) years employment experience as a production horticulturalist with no formal training

**Required Experience**:

- At least two (2) years of relevant work experience.

**Position Summary**:
**On behalf of our client, Dojo Legal Australia**is looking for skilled and experienced **Production Horticulturists**who can use their knowledge and skills in horticultural farm and is responsible for the entire lifecycle of horticultural crops, from planting to harvest and post-harvest processing, ensuring high-quality produce and efficient operations.

This is a full-time position which may involve weekend or public holidays work and some unplanned hours of work where the need arises (paid accordingly).

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Ensure that all land preparations are done as per established procedures.
- Train/monitor operators where required to ensure tasks are done as per standard procedures.
- Prepare working programs daily/weekly/monthly to facilitate implementation of respective tasks.
- Assess quality of work and take corrective actions where applicable.
- Ensure that all material inputs are adequate for respective operations.
- Ensure the upkeep of all tractors and implements.
- Liaise with Farm Operation Manager/Agronomist/Maintenance Manager where required.
- Operate various tractors and implements.
- Identify and report unusual disease or plant pest signs.
- Operate pressurised irrigation systems.
- Coordinate horticultural crop harvesting.
- Fumigate soil.
- Manage, install drainage systems.
- Monitor and manage nursery plants.
- Operate spreading and seeding equipment.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $68,865.00 per year

Application Question(s):

- Are you an Australian citizen or Permanent resident ?

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 08/07/2025