Technical Field Officer - Marlborough

Farmlands Co-operative

Blenheim, Marlborough Nelson-Tasman
Permanent
Full-time

2 months ago

Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunityIn this role your key focus will be consulting on farms, using your industry knowledge to recommend products and services which will best meet our shareholders' needs. There will be a strong focus on account management - you will be building and maintaining relationships with shareholders from many backgrounds.You will also be able to:

Provide frontline support from our technical extension team in agronomy and land production
Work closely within our local retail team in the local branches to support key relationships with customers
Use technology to your advantage to strategically plan and execute seasonal planning with shareholders
Continue to develop practical agronomy skills across a range of pasture and crop species

Mōhou ake | About you

Familiar with the local farming community and their needs
Solid knowledge around sheep and beef
Sound agronomy knowledge
Able to talk to anyone and confident giving technical advice
Motivated to succeed

Mō ngā painga | About the benefitsYou'll be rewarded with:

Competitive remuneration package
Medical, life and income protection insurances
Sick leave from Day 1
Paid birthday leave
Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse
Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores
Exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners
Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave

Mō matou | About usBe part of a great New Zealand story! Te Whenua Tāroa - Farmlands was born from people joining together to do things differently. Fast forward from our humble beginnings in 1962 and we're New Zealand's largest farming co-operative with an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff!In addition to our strong core retail business, we also have a well-established shareholder card network (with over 75,000 shareholders and over 7,000 card partner locations), with operations dealing with feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, and a wide variety of other areas.Te Tono | How to applyApply online with your CV and cover letter and we'll do the rest. We'd love to hear from you and know you'll most definitely grow your career - and us - at Farmlands.Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

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