Rural Enterprises
Senior Farm Hand, Esperance Region WA
Job Description
Are you looking for an opportunity with a professionally run, family-oriented farming organisation? Our client, a mixed farm, mainly cropping, and sheep enterprise, has a Senior Farm Hand position available in the beautiful Esperance Region. The applicant must have a high-level mechanical skills, hold a MC licence. This role is a diverse role switching between farm operations and maintenance.
Package can include an immaculate 4×2 Homestead with office, double garage, separate retreat wonderful established garden-and a primary school only 3kms away. Or a tidy cottage for a single person.
This family values being on the leading edge of technological advancements in farming, runs their business in a well organised manner, with the bonus valuing work/life balance for all. If you appreciate well-maintained, modern machinery, enjoy variety in your day, and are wanting opportunities for professional development, this could be the role for you!
Good things to know:
- Family-owned mixed enterprise – highly progressive farming advancements;
- Close to the beautiful Esperance beaches – 1 hour from town;
- Innovative – using latest farming technology and running new JD Machinery;
- 14,000Ha arable farming, running 4,000 sheep (plus lambs), 11,500Ha of cropping;
- Excellent facilities and Infrastructure, including own grain drying/cleaning facility.
About the Role:
- Running the farm workshop;
- Operating broad acre machinery – seeding, harvest, spraying;
- General farm & machinery maintenance;
- Coordinating and undertaking scheduled maintenance and servicing;
- Truck driving;
- Other duties required with day to day running of the property.
About you:
- High level Mechanical knowledge and welding experience;
- Previous experience running a workshop;
- High level farm hand, who takes pride in their work, and gets satisfaction from a job well done;
- Good team player with a can-do attitude, and takes pride in their workplace and work vehicles;
- Enjoys working with technology on the land;
- Proactive, capable and team oriented;
- MC Licence;
- Non-smoker;
- Suit a single or young family.
What’s on offer:
- Salary negotiable depending on experience;
- Accommodation – either to suit single or young family – utilities covered;
- Flexibility to offer either focus on a particular area of interest or job diversity with variety in your role;
- Efficient, well-run systems, incorporating safe working practices;
- Great team atmosphere with team building activities, with a team that will back you up to overcome any challenges;
- Employer who values its people and their contributions;
- Opportunity for personal development with support to achieve professional goals;
- Local primary school nearby with community sports in the area;
- Long term position in the Esperance region;
- Personal fuel provided;
- Work vehicle.
YOU CAN ALSO REFER A FRIEND! Find out more info here: https://www.ruralenterprises.com.au/employee/referral-scheme
ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME – Call us on (08) 9477 6600.