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Your role

The Berry Domestic Horticultural Graduate is a specialised Graduate position. As a graduate of this program, you are likely to kick off your career with a dedicated set of responsibilities – under the guidance of experienced staff members. This role will be based at the Berries FNQ farms, which are in Atherton and Walkamin.

As a Berry Domestic Horticultural Graduate, you will be working closely with experienced Berry horticultural teams. You are likely to spend the majority of your time in FNQ, though at times you may be required to travel to support the business’s different Berry growing seasons.

In this role, you will take on important responsibilities within the Horticultural teams to support the monitoring of crop operations. This could include fertigation and nutrition management, irrigation agronomy and management, substrate management, canopy management, and IPM. You are also likely to support the grower base in the integration of preharvest and postharvest activities to ensure that yield and quality are optimised. Where required, you will be asked to assist in developing and/or initiating activities to capture and improve crop performance through practical and research-based tasks.

About you

To qualify for the Berry Domestic Horticultural Graduate position, you must:

• Be in your final year or recently finished a Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree. Of particular interest for Costa are degrees in: 
  • Agricultural Science
  • Horticulture
  • Agribusiness
  • Science, with an interest in agriculture
• Hold a driver’s licence
• Have your own personal reliable transport 
• From time to time, be willing to travel and work in different sites.
• Be ready, willing, and available to commence on 10 February 2025.

Benefits

Successful applicants will receive a permanent contract with a competitive salary. If applicable, relocation support may be provided.

People are the heart of Costa. Their employees enjoy some of the best benefits and conditions in the industry. From competitive pay to health, well-being, and further learning and development opportunities. No matter the role, you’ll always benefit from a caring environment that encourages and supports you to thrive, grow and connect. 

Training & development

They offer graduates a structured leadership and development training program, access to managers and executives, and exposure to industry networks. Participants gain hands-on training on farms, working closely with experienced Berry horticultural teams, accelerating their careers and benefiting from opportunities to grow.

To learn more about the Costa Graduate Intake, watch this video here.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• costagroup.com.au/grow-your-career/graduateprogram/
• costagroup.com.au/grow-your-career/visa-information/