Stone Fruit Technical Advisor — Field R&D & Production

M3 Human Capital Management (Pty) Ltd

Ceres

On-site

ZAR 550,000 - 850,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Dutoit Agri, based in Ceres (Western Cape), has a position available for an experienced Technical Advisor: Stone Fruit. The role focuses on providing specialist horticultural advice across the stone fruit production cycle to support optimum production and market performance.

You will work closely with production teams and industry specialists, applying new technical developments in a practical production environment with strong technical judgement and relationship-building.

Qualifications

BSc in Agriculture, Horticulture or related field.
MSc degree advantageous for advanced concepts.
Willingness to travel regularly to relevant production regions.

Responsibilities

Provide technical and horticultural advice across stone fruit production units.
Develop and implement technical protocols, trials and improvement initiatives.
Advise on new plantings, cultivars, rootstocks and production practices.
Monitor fruit quality from orchard through packing, storage and export.
Analyse production and post-harvest results and recommend improvements.
Support cultivar and product development with breeding programmes and industry specialists.
Liaise with production teams, customers and industry partners.
Facilitate technical training and knowledge sharing.
All other tasks related to the role.