Manbulloo

Manbulloo is a family-owned Australian horticultural business specialising in growing, packing, marketing and distributing the highest quality mangoes and avocados, with seven farms across the NT and Northern Queensland.

Manbulloo is proud to deliver premium mangoes to customers within Australia and overseas each year. We also take pride in providing opportunities for people who want to build their horticultural knowledge, skills and careers.

The Chance

We are currently seeking a career-minded Crop Monitor to join our team at our iconic mango farm near Katherine, NT.

This is a varied, practical horticultural role with a strong focus on understanding what is happening across the farm and providing the accurate information needed to make good crop-management decisions.

During flowering and fruit development, you will monitor crop stages, pests and diseases, maintain accurate records, identify emerging trends and communicate important findings to farm management and our Horticulture Consultant.

The role is broader than crop monitoring alone. At different times of the season you may also assist with soil and leaf sampling, orchard nutrition and other field activities, research and development work and general farm operations. During harvest you will work with the packhouse team, drawing on your expertise in fruit-quality monitoring and related quality activities.

There is significant self-management and collaboration involved, so you will need to take responsibility for your work, show initiative and communicate comfortably with people across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

- Monitor flowering, fruit set, pests and diseases across orchard blocks and identify changes or issues requiring attention.

- Accurately record monitoring results, maintain appropriate records and prepare clear trend information for farm management.





- Work with the Farm Manager and Horticulture Consultant to support effective pest, disease, weed, nutrition and other agronomic programs.

- Assist with soil and leaf sampling and monitoring of orchard nutrition and growing conditions.

- Complete required monitoring and records for mango export protocols and quarantine requirements.

- Help with research, development, tree training and other seasonal field activities.

- Operate farm machinery and equipment where required and appropriately trained.

- Assist with general farm, administrative and technology-related tasks as needed.

- During harvest, contribute to packhouse quality activities and work with the broader harvest and packhouse team.

You

This role would suit someone with a genuine interest in horticulture who wants to develop broad practical expertise.

You might already have crop-monitoring experience, or you may be a graduate or relatively early in your career and looking for an opportunity to apply your agricultural or horticultural studies in a major commercial operation. We do not expect you to know everything from day one, but we do expect curiosity, care, reliability and a willingness to learn.

You will bring:

- Strong observational skills and attention to detail.

- An interest in crop health, pests, diseases, nutrition and horticultural production.

- The ability to work independently, manage your time and take responsibility for completing regular monitoring accurately.

- Good verbal and written communication skills.





- Confidence using computers and common software.

- The ability to work effectively with people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

- A current driver's licence.

We will help you to learn a lot of things on-the-job, but ideally, you will also have:

- Previous crop-monitoring, horticultural or agricultural experience.

- Knowledge of pest, disease and weed management.

- Experience operating agricultural machinery.

- Tertiary qualifications in agriculture, horticulture or a related field.

Mango experience is not essential. More important is that you want to learn, notice what is happening around you and progressively develop the judgement and expertise that come from understanding a crop properly.

Benefits

This is a permanent full-time role with substantial opportunities to develop your skills and career within a significant Australian horticultural business.

A salary will be negotiated to recognise your existing skills, experience and future potential. On-site accommodation may also be available.

For someone who enjoys a genuinely rural lifestyle, Katherine offers the space and environment of an Australia most people rarely experience.

Just as importantly, you will not be expected to pretend you know things you have never been taught. You will be shown how to do unfamiliar work, given the opportunity to build your knowledge and, as your skills and judgement develop, given greater independence and responsibility.

If you would like to build a career in horticulture, particularly in the highly specialised field of mango production, this is an opportunity to learn within one of Australia's most experienced and respected mango-growing businesses.

Apply

Just click on the APPLY button, and then add your resume and you can also add a cover letter if you wish. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

📌 Crop Monitor / Horticulturalist (Katherine)
🏢 21 Triangles
📍 Katherine