Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd (CSD) is planning for a big future, with the company announcing a number of new roles at their Wee Waa seed production facilities.
“Despite recent environmental and social challenges, we foresee a strong future for the Australian cotton industry with new irrigation and dryland areas opening up every season”, said CSD Managing Director, Peter Graham.
“As Australia’s sole supplier of cotton planting seed, CSD is committed to ensuring the future of our industry, and investing in quality staff is part of our strategy to support and drive the industry forward.”
A number of new roles have been created to support the company’s five-year strategic plan, with a vision of ‘growing the Australian cotton crop through innovative solutions beyond seed’.
The new roles available at CSD are:

Apprentice Electrician
Operations Assistants (multiple positions available)
Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory Technical Officer 
“We have a strong focus on succession planning, to ensure that we are ready for the challenges of the future,” said Peter.
“This allows us to identify future leaders within the organisation, creating opportunities for staff to upskill and progress within their careers at CSD. It also identifies the capabilities required to lead the company for the years to come.”
CSD embarked on a $92 million infrastructure redevelopment project in 2017 – the largest ever non-mining development in the Narrabri shire. Officially opened in 2018, the new facilities now have the capacity to supply the Australian cotton industry with cotton planting seed for up to one million hectares of dryland and irrigated cotton in any one season. 
Since then, the company has purchased, fitted and commissioned innovative molecular testing platforms in the new Quality & Research Centre, ensuring CSD is well positioned with cutting edge technology. 
Recently, the CSD Board of Directors approved Stage II of the redevelopment project – a further $15.7 million to upgrade and modernise the equipment and processes in the nursery plant.  
CSD will engage a number of contractors during the installation and commissioning phase of this project, bringing further benefit to the local economy. Stage II is expected to be completed and operational by the end of 2021.
“Despite a prolonged drought, fluctuating global demand for cotton and now a global pandemic, CSD has been able to retain our workforce, and now we’re looking to grow our talent for the future,” said Peter.
“We’re proud to be offering solid career opportunities within our local communities of Narrabri and Wee Waa.”
With operations based in Wee Waa, NSW and Dalby, QLD; CSD’s primary objective is to deliver locally adapted, high yielding and high quality cotton varieties supported by strong extension activities to help growers extract the best value from these varieties.
Full position profiles are available at www.csd.net.au/careers 
Applications should be emailed to CSD’s Human Resources Manager, David Coleman (dcoleman@csd.net.au) by COB, Friday 20 November 2020.
CSD is an equal opportunity employer. All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.