Rural Enterprises
Senior Farm Hand/2IC, Dowerin WA
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