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Assistant Manager

Near Hyden, WA wheatbelt

$45 to $55 an hourPaid for every hour you work, plus a 4 bedroom home on farm

  • Full time
  • 4 bedroom family home
  • 6,000ha cropping
  • Lead seeding and harvest

Takes about two minutes. No CV handy? You can still apply.

A progressive, family run cropping business in the WA wheatbelt is looking for an Assistant Manager to work alongside the owners and lead the day to day running of the farm. You'll lead the team and the machinery through seeding and harvest on a 6,000ha program that's still growing, backed by modern gear, a recently built workshop and a 4 bedroom home on farm.

6,000ha
cropped, and the business is growing
5
crops: wheat, barley, canola, lupins and faba beans, plus export hay
330mm
average annual rainfall
1cm
RTK guidance on all the high use machinery

What you'll be doing

Leading day to day operations

  • Run the daily work program with the owners, setting priorities and making sure jobs get done properly
  • Direct the permanent and seasonal staff so everyone knows what's happening and what's expected each day
  • Have real input into decisions on how the farm runs and where it can improve
  • Keep the machinery serviced and ready, and plan maintenance around the farm calendar
  • Keep safe work practices front of mind for the whole team
  • Keep accurate records of paddock and machinery work

Leading seeding and harvest

  • Lead the business through seeding and harvest, coordinating the team, machinery and logistics
  • Organise shifts through the busy periods, including night shifts when they're needed
  • Keep the program moving and sort problems quickly when something goes down
  • Jump on the seeder, header or truck yourself whenever it's needed

Good to know: hours run anywhere from 40 to 80 plus a week, with flexible hours outside the busy times. You're paid for every hour.

How the year runs

Summer and autumn

  • January: usually quiet and the best time for holidays, maybe some spraying and reefinating
  • February: spreading lime and SOA, reefinating, maintenance and possible summer spraying
  • March: spreading, reefinating, farm improvements and seeding prep
  • April and May: seeding

Winter and spring

  • June to August: post emergent spraying and spreading nitrogen
  • August and September: spraying and getting ready for hay
  • October: hay baling and harvest prep
  • November and December: harvest and reefinating

The gear and workshop

Machinery

  • Case STX 550hp on an 18m Flexicoil ST820 bar with an ADX 3380 air seeder
  • Case 9250 and 8250 headers with 12m MacDon fronts and iHSDs for weed seed control
  • Accuspray 10,000L, 120ft sprayer behind a JCB 8330, plus a second spray rig for busy times
  • Case Magnum 340 on the 15t Agrispread and the 16t chaser bin
  • Massey WR9960 mower, two JCB telehandlers, Komatsu WA380 loader and H4 Reefinator

Workshop

  • Recently built 21m x 30m shed
  • Service pit with air, lights and oil removal
  • Metal work area, oil room with air reels and a parts area
  • Well equipped break room
  • Service truck with compressor, tools, oil reels, fuel and oxy

What you'll need

Experience with

  • A senior or leadership role on a broadacre cropping farm, such as leading hand, supervisor or 2IC
  • Running seeding and harvest, including the team and the machinery
  • Modern machinery and GPS guidance systems
  • Machinery maintenance and repairs

And you're someone who

  • Wants a say in how the farm is run and has ideas to bring
  • Has a good eye for detail
  • Works well in a team and can lead one through the busy periods
  • Puts safe work first
  • Is always looking for a better way to do things

What's on offer

  • $45 to $55 an hourPaid for every hour you work, fortnightly by EFT
  • 4 bedroom home on farmFully fenced, with a fully reticulated garden. Power and gas included
  • 4 weeks paid leave
  • Modern, well kept gearRTK guidance and a recently built workshop
  • A growing business

Living near Hyden

The farm is about 400km from Perth, 62km from Hyden (home of Wave Rock) and 15km from Varley. Mail comes three days a week.

Hyden, about 62km

Two supermarkets, a school, childcare, post office, pub, bakery, community resource centre, ambulance and farm supply stores. A doctor visits twice a week, plus a nurse seven days and a physio three days. Footy, netball, hockey, cricket, tennis, golf, croquet and basketball.

Varley, about 15km

General store and farm supplies, an ambulance and a CBH receival site. RFDS doctor and nurse once a month. Tennis, golf and bowls.

Moving with a family? The 4 bedroom home has a fully fenced yard, and Hyden has a school, childcare and a child health nurse.

Good to know: mobile coverage on farm is Telstra 4G only.

How applying works

  1. Send us your detailsAbout two minutes on your phone. A CV helps, but you can just tell us about your experience.
  2. We give you a callIf your experience fits, we'll ring for a chat about the role and what you're after.
  3. Meet the farmIf it's a good match on both sides, we'll set up a conversation with the owners.