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 of Western Australia. The applicant must have a high-level mechanical skills and hold an 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 cropping enterprise – in the Top 10% of farmers in WA when it comes to farming advancements;
• Close to the beautiful Esperance beaches – 1 hour from town;
• Innovative – using latest farming technology and running new John Deere machinery;
• 14,000Ha arable farming running sheep and lambs and 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 with 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.