Vegetable Grower (Hydroponic Farming)

Location: 165 Horseshoe Cres, TWO WELLS SA 5501

Position: Vegetable Grower
Employment Term: Full-time
Number of Positions: 01

PB13 FARMS is looking for an experienced Vegetable Grower to join their field team at Two Wells in SA. This is a permanent position. As an innovative and fast-growing horticulture company, we’re passionate about producing the highest-quality produce for the Australian market, and we live by our core values: Safety, Passion, Openness, Respect, and Teamwork.

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role, applicants should have:

• Qualification assessed at AQF Bachelor degree or higher in a highly relevant field of study
• Minimum 2-3 years of skilled work experience
• Must have mix of practical horticultural skills (soil health, planting, pest control, watering, harvesting), operational skills (equipment use, planning, record-keeping), and business acumen (marketing, budgeting, if commercial).
• Key traits include being detail-oriented, hands-on, and a good problem-solver, adapting to seasonal changes and market demands.
• Patience and attention to detail.
• Physical fitness (lifting, bending).
• A passion for plants and a willingness to learn continuously.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate(s) will be responsible for:

• Plan, organise and manage hydroponic vegetable production using cocopeat grow bags within a small–medium scale commercial greenhouse operation.
• Develop crop programs for tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicum and leafy greens, including planting cycles, yield targets and harvest schedules to ensure year-round supply.
• Prepare and maintain cocopeat bags, including hydration, buffering, drainage management and correct plant spacing for different crop varieties.
• Design, operate and monitor drip irrigation and fertigation systems, adjusting nutrient delivery to suit crop growth stages and seasonal conditions.
• Regularly test and control pH, EC, moisture content and nutrient runoff to maintain optimal root-zone conditions in cocopeat media.
• Supervise seedling selection, propagation and transplanting into cocopeat bags to ensure uniform crop establishment and high productivity.
• Monitor plant health, growth rates and fruit development, identifying nutrient deficiencies, pests or diseases and implementing corrective action promptly.
• Apply integrated pest and disease management strategies suitable for greenhouse hydroponic crops while maintaining food safety and biosecurity standards.
• Manage greenhouse climate controls, including temperature, humidity, ventilation and lighting, to optimise growing conditions across all crop types.
• Coordinate harvesting, grading and packing of vegetables to meet market specifications, quality standards and customer requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of production outputs, nutrient usage, irrigation schedules, crop performance and yields for operational and compliance purposes.
• Supervise and train farm workers in hydroponic growing techniques, safe equipment use and quality control procedures.
• Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety, environmental and food safety regulations applicable to commercial vegetable production.
• Liaise with suppliers, agronomists and management to source inputs, improve productivity and introduce efficiencies within the hydroponic operation.
• Oversee routine maintenance of irrigation lines, drippers, drainage systems and greenhouse infrastructure used in cocopeat-based growing systems.

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How to Apply

Please submit your current CV along with answers to the following questions:

1. Which of the following best describes your right to work in Australia?
2. Previous experience working in a horticultural or agricultural setting, required
3. Have you completed Bachelor degree or higher in a highly relevant field of study?