Pest Control Officer - Yarrawonga

GrainCorp; Yarrawonga; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and safety programs

Paid parental leave

Birthday leave

Family inclusive workplace

Job summary

GrainCorp is seeking a Pest Control Officer to join the Grain Protection team at our Yarrawonga site on the NSW east coast. You will travel to regional sites to inspect storage assets, apply pest control and fumigation methods, and lead trainees to support site safety and grain integrity.

Reporting to the Grain Protection Supervisor, you will work across diverse environments, from site facilities to field locations, while adhering to safety and environmental policies and contributing to accurate

Qualifications

• Unrestricted driver’s licence required for regional travel.
• Willingness to travel and stay away from home for short periods.
• Organised, detail focused and able to work safely in various environments.

Responsibilities

• Inspect storage assets and infrastructure for hygiene and cleanliness.
• Monitor and perform pest control and fumigation procedures.
• Direct and supervise pest control trainees and assistants.
• Provide expert advice and training to site staff as required.
• Adhere to safety and environmental policies; complete reporting and audits.

Skills

Pest control

Site safety

Education

Unrestricted driver’s licence

H/M class licence

Tools

Fumigation equipment

Job description

About our team

As the largest grain storage and handling network on the east coast of Australia, we operate more than 150 regional receival sites and seven bulk port terminals. We store and market wheat, barley, canola, sorghum and specialty commodities, connecting over 10,000 growers with more than 1,000 end-market customers across the food, beverage, edible oils and animal feed industries. Our people can be proud of the increasingly important essential service we provide across the food supply chain.

About the role

We’re seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Pest Control Officer to join the Grain Protection team, based from our Yarrawonga site. This is not just pest control, it's specialised Grain Protection, safeguarding GrainCorp's grain supply.

You’ll report to the Grain Protection Supervisor and travel to sites in the region to:

• Inspect site infrastructure and storage assets for hygiene and cleanliness
• Monitor and carry out a wide range of pest control and fumigation procedures
• Direct activities of pest control trainees / assistants that support this role
• Provide expert advice and training as required, to site staff in the region.
• Undertake work in compliance with relevant safety and environmental policies and procedures
• Completing reporting, audit and other activities as required.

No two days are the same when you are a Pest Control Officer with GrainCorp! Whether you are working inside or outside, at your home site or another site - thisrole gives you the opportunity to enjoy a role that is diverse.

About your experience

This position is a rewarding career for someone with a keen interest in a technical career path. Ideally, you'll have some experience in trades and services, building and construction, transport and logistics, or agriculture.

HOWEVER, if you don't have the experience but you do have a genuine passion or interest in the grains and wider agricultural industry - we want to hear from you!

You will have an unrestricted driver’s licence, and ideally a H or M class licence.

This role also requires someone who is organised, has some level of computer skills and is detailed focused.

The willingness to travel and be away from home for short periods at a time is essential as is the capacity to work at heights and in confined spaces.

What you’ll get:

• Ongoing training and safety programs
• Paid Parental leave and birthday leave
• We’re also a Family Inclusive Workplace accredited employer, committed to supporting you both on and off the job.