Grower / Agronomy Manager

About the role

Greenview grows rockmelons, watermelons and pumpkins on about 900 ha of irrigated land near Mataranka, 110 km south-east of Katherine, supplying the domestic market through the winter window. This is the senior on-site crop role, 100% crop focused: walking the paddocks, reading the crop and acting early on pest, disease and nutrition issues. You report directly to the Director, with scope to research and trial new crops suited to the local climate, soils and water.

Key responsibilities

• Run structured crop monitoring across all blocks, from land preparation through to harvest
• Manage melon and pumpkin programs, including planting schedules, crop staging and harvest timing
• Diagnose pest, disease, nutritional and physiological issues using field observations, tissue, soil and water tests
• Develop and manage nutrition and fertigation programs matched to crop stage and yield targets
• Run IPM programs, including chemical recommendations and resistance management
• Work with irrigation staff so scheduling matches crop demand, soil conditions and weather
• Provide yield forecasts and harvest timing estimates for packing, labour and marketing
• Drive yield, packout and quality results within crop input budgets
• Keep accurate spray records and ensure chemical use complies with labels, withholding periods, NT regulations and QA requirements
• Plan, run and evaluate on-farm crop and variety trials
• Direct, train and support farm staff in monitoring, spraying and field operations

Required profile

• Proven commercial experience growing melons, with yield and packout results you can point to
• Commercial-scale irrigated horticulture experience
• Experience directing staff in the field, with clear and reliable reporting
• Ability to work remotely and through seasonal peaks
• Current driver's licence

Required skills

• Crop monitoring, pest and disease identification, plant nutrition and crop diagnosis
• Fertigation, nutrition programs and tissue/soil test interpretation
• Chemical use, labels, withholding periods and spray records

What we offer

• Strong base package
• Performance bonus tied to yield, packout and budget
• Full-time, permanent position starting January 2027
• Direct line to the owner and genuine input into crop decisions

Applications are handled by Agrecruit; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.