Senior Horticultural Agronomist

Agri Talent Pty; Parilla; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company housing

Company vehicle

Travel across regions

Incentive potential

Job summary

Agri Talent Pty in Parilla, South Australia is seeking a senior agronomist to lead practical crop support across multiple regions. You will guide onion, potato and carrot crops, partner with farm managers, and influence fertiliser and input programs while mentoring junior staff.

Travel across diverse sites is expected, with data-driven decisions and technology-supported agronomy. Your commercial experience will shape production outcomes and strategic planning within a growing family-owned

Qualifications

• Hands-on commercial agronomy experience.
• Ability to mentor developing agronomists.
• Experience across the full crop cycle and irrigation decisions.

Responsibilities

• Guide onion, potato and carrot crops across planting, irrigation, monitoring and harvest.
• Collaborate with farm managers for timely crop decisions.
• Contribute to fertiliser and input programs, budgets and procurement.
• Support seed planning and broader agronomy planning with the Head Agronomist.
• Mentor junior agronomists and strengthen practical capability.
• Utilise production data and technology to inform decisions.
• Travel across growing sites, including regular travel.

Skills

Commercial agronomy

Root crop knowledge

Data / precision agriculture

Mentoring juniors

Tools

Data analytics

Job description

Job Description

About the company Our client is a substantial, family-owned Australian fresh produce business with integrated growing, harvesting, packing and distribution operations. Its multi-region model supports year-round supply of potatoes, carrots and onions to national markets.

About the role

Based in Parilla, South Australia and reporting to the Head Agronomist, you will bring specialist knowledge to a multi-region fresh produce operation. The immediate focus is practical crop support and stronger agronomy capability, with regular travel initially. As the senior agronomy structure develops, the workload and travel are expected to become more focused.

• Guide commercial onion, potato and carrot crops across planting, irrigation, crop monitoring and harvest
• Work closely with farm managers to make practical and timely crop decisions
• Contribute progressively to fertiliser and input programs, budgets and procurement
• Support seed planning and broader agronomy planning with the Head Agronomist
• Mentor junior agronomists and strengthen practical capability across the team
• Use production data and technology to support sound agronomic decisions
• Travel across growing sites, including regular travel in small aircraft

About You

• You are a commercial agronomist with genuine, hands-on experience.
• Your overall career stage is flexible: you may be ready to develop into a broader senior remit or bring strong expertise from an established career.
• In either case, you make grounded crop decisions, work well with farm teams and build trust before changing established systems.
• Practical commercial agronomy experience, ideally with root crops like onions, potatos and carrots
• Sound knowledge of crop health, irrigation, inputs and production decisions
• Hands-on experience working with farm managers through the full crop cycle
• Ability to learn an established production system and improve it thoughtfully
• Clear communication and the capability to mentor developing agronomists
• Comfort working across multiple sites and travelling regularly
• Data, technology or precision-agriculture capability will be well regarded

The Benefits

• This is a strong opportunity to develop your agronomy career with a growing, family-owned business, including potential progression toward a Head Agronomist role.
• $150,000-$200,000 + Super, dependent on experience and expertise
• Company housing, including family-suitable accommodation
• Company vehicle
• Travel across diverse growing regions
• Potential retention or KPI-based incentive