Rural Enterprises

Senior Farm Hand/2IC, Dowerin WA

WA Wheatbelt
July 18, 2024
Permanent
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Job Description

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Farm Hand looking to progress into a 2IC in the coming years. Family owned property with a 6,000Ha cropping program located near Dowerin, WA (2 hours north-east of Perth). The successful candidate will have a strong passion for broad acre farming, vast machinery experience, ability to oversee casual staff, a good mechanical aptitude and be a self starter.
 
Good things to know:

  • Family operated farm with a 6,000Ha cropping program;
  • Great location, with home farm only 2 hours north-east of Perth
  • Great community town, access to District High School (catering from Kindergarten to Yr 10), sporting facilities, general store and butcher
  • Small close nit team

About the role: 

  • Assisting to execute the cropping plan
  • Operating a wide range of broadacre machinery including air seeder, boomspray, header and various tractors
  • Directing casual staff in peak periods
  • Achieving deadlines while still maintaining attention to detail
  • Overseeing farm operations in absence of the owner
  • Carting grain at harvest time
  • Maintenance, general servicing and repairs of equipment and machinery
  • Opportunity to be involved in developing cropping plan with farm manager for the right candidate

About you:

  • Must have a strong passion for broadacre farming
  • Ability to understand and execute cropping plans
  • Ability to forward plan, know how to prioritise tasks
  • Previous experience and confident operating large agricultural machinery
  • Mechanical aptitude will be highly regarded
  • Minimum of HR licence and willing to upgrade to MC licence
  • Non-smoker/vaper preferred

What’s on offer:

  • Salary: $100K+ dependent on experience
  • Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5:30pm, during peak period 6 – 7 days a week 12+ hours a day
  • Accommodation: Modern 4 bedroom house with ducted air con located in town of Dowerin. Water and gas included, electricity costs are responsibility of the candidate
  • Work vehicle including running costs

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