Technical Manager

About Ornata

Ornata is building the remote operations platform for agriculture.

We help farms operate machinery without a human in the cab, using the equipment they already own. Our service combines retrofit autonomy hardware, remote operators, AI, and operational systems to unlock the benefits of autonomy for every farm.

We are working with some of Australia's leading broadacre farming businesses and are now building the commercial and operational foundations required to scale safely, reliably, and repeatably.

About the role

We are looking for a Technical Manager to own the quality, safety, compliance and technical integrity of the food products produced across Ornata's grower network.

This role oversees quality systems, food safety standards and technical processes spanning production, harvest, storage and distribution, so that everything leaving our grower network is safe, high-quality, and meets customer, regulatory and business requirements.

It is a genuinely hands-on role. You will split your time between maintaining a rigorous compliance framework and being out in the paddock, supporting growers to adopt best-practice processes, improving crop and soil outcomes, and championing regenerative and sustainable agriculture across the sector.

This role suits someone who is equally comfortable auditing a documentation trail and walking a paddock with a grower, and who thrives in a high-pace, rapidly c