Agriculture Manager (Agronomist)

N-Drip is on a mission to save water resources while supporting agriculture around the world. Our disruptive gravity-powered micro-irrigation solution and our decision support system, N-Drip Connect™, enable sustainable farming and an efficient water-energy-food cycle.

As we continue to expand, we are looking for a new member to join our USA team on a full-time basis, to help us lead the change in agriculture in this market.

Main responsibilities

• Coordinating daily contact between the head office agronomy team and growers and irrigators in the field.
• Physically visiting the fields in all our running systems, at least once a week.
• Collecting all relevant data regarding irrigation and fertilization scheduling programs, submitting relevant data to the data analyst, and generating a weekly report regarding plant and system health.
• Daily management of irrigators (both N-Drip irrigators and client irrigators), including generating clear instructions from irrigation and fertilization scheduling programs as action items – being in charge of irrigation fertilizer and chemical applicationat ground level.
• Overseeing different field experiments, making sure field tests are implemented according to the correct test criteria, and that the data collected is accurate, before submitting it to the data analyst.
• Providing professional support and knowledge to the sales & operations teams in the USA.

Skills and qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in managing farms.
• Sc in agriculture or any other training in agriculture.
• Experience with analytics & CRM systems.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a team player, with initiative and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Work autonomously.
• Have strong planning and organizational skills.
• Be detail-oriented and good at problem-solving.
• Be highly motivated and results-oriented.
• Be able to work quickly and efficiently in a dynamic and demanding work environment.

Additional notes:

• This position involves travel in and outside of Arizona.
• Availability may be required at unusual hours, as part of supporting global operations.
• Full time in the office (Phoenix), with weekly travel to fields.