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Your role

The Berries Domestic Operations Graduate is a specialised Graduate position. As a graduate in this role, you are likely to kick off your career with a dedicated set of responsibilities – under the guidance of experienced staff members.

You will experience many aspects of operations management in the position but will spend the bulk of your time working with the irrigation teams. As an Operations Graduate, you will be working within the experienced Berry operations and irrigation teams. There are times you may be required to travel.

In this role, you will take on important responsibilities within the Operations team to support the effective supply of water and nutrients to the crops, the efficient construction and maintenance of their tunnel infrastructure and the effective planting of crops. The Operations team is responsible for the setup, monitoring and running of the growing systems, and as an Operations Graduate, you will be expected to take a leadership role in ensuring the success of this team.

The Berries Domestic business has substrate as well as soil-grown crop setups allowing you to become versatile in the management of both. As you grow into this role, you are likely to take on people management responsibilities, such as effective resource scheduling and managing employee performance. You are expected to allocate activities (such as block walks, uniformity tests and following the maintenance schedule), and monitor the completion of those.

Where required, you will be asked to assist in developing and/or initiating activities to improve crop performance through practical and research-based tasks.

About you

To qualify for the Berry Domestic Operations 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
  • Business, with an interest in agriculture
  • 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

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.

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

Training & development

The program offers structured leadership and development training, hands-on farm training, and access to managers and executives. Graduates gain exposure to various produce categories, networking opportunities, and accelerated career growth with guidance from senior leaders.

To learn more about the Costa Graduate Program, 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/