What is the purpose of the role? Responsible for facilitating successful plant breeding programs and seed production by ensuring optimal crops, facilities and services. Ideally, you will have experience with vegetable production in general.
Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for the crop management of the breeding and screening trials at our R&D station in Narromine. You are a natural leader with agricultural management experience. You have scientific knowledge of agronomic inputs required for vegetable production. You manage the allocation and alignment of the resources of the R&D station, including:
Planning, coordinating, and executing field and greenhouse activities based on agronomist's, breeders', seed production specialist's and sales team's inputs. Prioritizing, allocating and monitoring of crop labor requirements in line with the trial objectives. Ensuring that all employees work in a healthy and safe manner and environment. Taking care that the site complies with Enza Zaden's internal, as well as local regulations. Maintaining the facilities and equipment to the highest industry standard and giving input on future investments. Contributing to the multi-year plan and annual budgeting for the R&D station. Qualifications Our ideal candidate will also:
Be a natural leader with previous management experience. Have 6 to 8 years of experience in a research environment and/or vegetable/seed production, preferably in the open field and in greenhouses. Have scientific knowledge or extensive experience of agronomic inputs required for vegetable production. Be a team player with excellent communication skills. Be innovative and continuously look for improvement of operations and processes. Hold an academic qualification or have experience in the field. Knowledge of sustainable, organic or regenerative farming practices will be beneficial. Location and Renumeration The role is based at our Narromine Research Station in NSW. Narromine is a regional country town located 35km east of Dubbo, a thriving regional centre with a population of 55,000. Dubbo offers all the amenities of a major city along with ready access to wide open spaces and all that offers, such as parks, reserves, fishing, water sports and more. A highly attractive remuneration package will be negotiated to attract the right person for this critical role.
Company Overview Enza Zaden is a global leader in vegetable seed production and plant breeding. We aim to achieve healthy, tasty, and locally adapted vegetable varieties with higher yield and quality. With more than 2500 passionate colleagues all over the world, we work together every day on the vegetables of tomorrow.
Interested? Please apply online with your CV and cover letter – don't delay, apply today!
For a confidential discussion or to find out more about the role please contact Henk van Zyl, R&D Station Manager, at
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