General Farm Hand, Brookton WA

Job Description

A General Farm Hand is required on a mixed property with a 2,600Ha cropping program and sheep located near Brookton, Western Australia (155km south-east of Perth).  Machinery operation and animal husbandry experience are essential.  CASE and New Holland machinery.  Attractive salary with accommodation and vehicle available.  
 
About the role:

• All aspects of farming operations;
• CASE and New Holland machinery;
• Machinery operation during busy seeding and harvest periods – air seeding, deep ripping, chaser and truck driving;
• General farm duties such as fencing, paddock clean up, machinery maintenance, loader work, spreading, spraying;
• 2,000 Merino sheep + weaners – duties include feeding and yard work including drafting, drenching, marking
• Working in a team of 2.

About You:

• Experience with machinery operation and maintenance;
• Have a passion for the agriculture industry;
• Ability to work with technology;
• Ability to work independently;
• Willingness to work with sheep;
• Ability to listen and follow instructions;
• Honest, reliable, observant;
• Ability to work alone and part of a tea;
• Strictly non-smoking!
• Desirable Skills:
  • spraying experience
  • mechanically minded
  • truck licence
  • welding experience

What’s on offer:

• Salary: Up to $85,000, depending on experience;
• Hours: Standard 8 hours per day, 5 days per week; up to 12 hours per day during seeding and harvest periods, 6-7 days per week;
• Accommodation: choice of a 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house, or single bedroom in a self contained donga with utilities included;
• Work ute provided;
• Cooked dinner can be supplied during seeding and harvest periods;
• 20kms to Brookton township which has a School (Kindergarten to Year 10) with school bus passing by property, supermarkets, service station, Doctors surgeries, chemist, bank, hairdresser and more;
• 90kms to High School for Year’s 11 and 12 located in Narrogin.