Casual Pest & Disease Scout - NSW

This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced horticultural environment, where you'll play a critical role in crop protection and quality assurance.

What We Offer

• Leadership Development: We offer opportunities for continuous learning, development, and advancement in your Horticultural career. 

• Work-Life Balance: We value your well-being and prioritize work-life balance, providing you with the support you need to balance your personal and professional life.

• Conduct field scouting of all crop blocks as directed
• Record and report findings of pests and diseases using field scouting sheets
• Inspect and maintain insect traps on a weekly basis
• Assist the technical team with data collection from field trials as required
• Update files and complete documentation as directed
• Support and comply with Costa Group’s Work Health and Safety, Food Safety, and Quality policies
• Maintain accurate records and report any incidents, hazards, or food safety concerns
• Foster and practice company values in all work activities
• Perform other reasonable duties as required

• Experience in agriculture or horticulture is desirable but not essential
• Basic knowledge of pests and diseases affecting fruit crops (especially blueberries) is an advantage
• Keen interest in plant health and entomology
• Basic computer and Excel skills (training provided)
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Current driver’s licence required
• Values Centric: Showcase values-based behaviour in your approach to safety, emphasizing integrity, collaboration, and commitment. Learn more about Costa Values here: https://costagroup.com.au/about-us/values/

Ready to shape the future of farming with us? Please submit your CV for this position by clicking on the 'Apply' link.  We deal with a high volume of applications and your patience is appreciated. Please note only short-listed applicants will be contacted. 

About Costa

Costa is Australia’s leading grower, packer and marketer of premium quality fresh fruit and vegetables.  We nurture our people, cultivate our growing sites and invest in ongoing research and development. 

All the products we grow, and sell are fresh, nutritious, unprocessed and grown on our very own farms or those of our partner growers.

The Costa Berry Category is at the forefront of genetic growing and innovation.  We export to some of the most demanding markets in the world, so food safety is paramount.  In all that we grow, we are committed to sustainable production and growing.

People are at the heart of the Costa business and across our regions we are a major employer with more than 6,000 workers during our peak seasons.

Interested in learning more about Costa? Visit our website to find out more www.costagroup.com.au