📍 Location: Pingrup/Jerramungup, WA
💰 Competitive Salary + Super + Family Housing + Utilities + Work Ute

Join a progressive 18,000ha broadacre cropping enterprise in WA’s Great Southern! This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Assistant Farm Manager to step into a hands-on leadership role within a modern, well-resourced farming business. You’ll be joining a young, innovative team committed to safety, efficiency, and continual improvement.

ABOUT THE FARM:

The operation runs a 100% cropping program across 18,000 hectares, producing canola, lupins, lentils, oats, barley, and wheat.

The farm features a full fleet of Case and New Holland tractors, Agrifac boomsprays, New Holland headers, Elmar chaser bins, Agrispread spreaders, Komatsu and Luigong loaders, and a JCB telehandler.

A strong focus on precision agriculture includes CNH guidance systems, EM38 and Gamma mapping, Safe Ag Systems, Employment Hero, and a deep ripping program designed to maximise productivity and soil health.

This business values teamwork, professionalism, and innovation, creating an environment where people feel supported, challenged, and appreciated.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

🔸 Assist in the day-to-day management and operation of the farm
🔸 Supervise and mentor a young team of machinery operators, farmhands, and seasonal staff
🔸 Support crop planning, budgeting, and scheduling to ensure programs are completed efficiently and on budget
🔸 Operate and maintain a wide range of modern broadacre machinery across seeding, spraying, spreading, and harvest
🔸 Liaise with agronomists, contractors, and suppliers to coordinate logistics and operations
🔸 Uphold WHS standards and ensure safe operating procedures are followed
🔸 Assist with maintenance schedules, stock control, and operational reporting

This is a hands-on leadership role, reporting directly to the Farm Manager, ideal for someone ready to take ownership and play a key role in running a high-performing cropping enterprise.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

✔ Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar Assistant Manager or Senior Operator position
✔ Proven leadership and team management ability
✔ Broadacre cropping experience across seeding, spraying, and harvest
✔ Mechanical aptitude and strong computer literacy
✔ ChemCert, HR Licence, and Forklift (or willingness to obtain)
✔ Certificate IV in Agriculture (preferred)
✔ Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organisational skills
✔ Commitment to safe, efficient, and sustainable farming

HOURS & SEASONAL DEMANDS:

🕐 Average 50-hour work week
🌾 Busy periods (seeding & harvest): up to 14-hour days, 6 days/week
🛠️ Off-peak periods: standard 5-day week

WHAT’S ON OFFER:

💰 Salary: Competitive Salary + Super (negotiable based on experience)
🏠 Housing: Modern 4x2 family home (unfurnished) with power & utilities included
🚜 Vehicle: Work ute provided for farm use
📶 Utilities: Power and water supplied (no internet)
👨‍👩‍👧 Suitable for families — full home with air-con, heating, garden space, and garage
📈 Long-term, full-time position with scope for career progression
👥 Be part of a modern, supportive team that values innovation and professionalism

COMMUNITY & LIFESTYLE:
⚽ Strong sporting clubs, social activities, playgroup, and toy library for families.
🌾 Excellent rural lifestyle with a balance of work, community, and recreation.

WHY JOIN:

✅ Work within a modern, technology-driven cropping business
✅ Join a young, motivated, and safety-focused team
✅ Access great housing, vehicle, and long-term stability
✅ Play a key leadership role in one of WA’s most productive regions

APPLY NOW

If you’re a motivated Assistant Farm Manager with a passion for modern agriculture and leading teams, we’d love to hear from you.