Position Title: Agronomist
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Ballarat
Requisition ID: 35578
Why join the McCain family.
Your Impact – we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact, for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
Provide expertise on crop selection, planting, and cultivation techniquesPromote sustainable farming practices, including regenerative farmingEnsure compliance with local, state, and federal agricultural regulations and environmental standardsDesign and manage on-farm research trials using state-of-the-art digital tools Translate agronomy opportunities into ASP (Agronomy Structured Projects) Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
Experience:
Trial assessment and statistical analysis experience (essential)New variety development experienceQualifications: Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenCan problem solve, exercising sound administrative judgement with a sense of urgency Analytical with a results-oriented mindsetKnowledge of computers, GPS, and smartphone technologies are essential. Understanding of GIS and remote sensing is an assetWe are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.