Senior Farm Hand

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Senior Farm Hand / Assistant Operations Manager
📍 Konnongorring, WA (Near Wongan Hills & Goomalling)
$120,000 – $140,000 + Super
Full-time Cropping Pathway to Farm Manager Ute + fuel + phone
A progressive, well-established 8,000 ha broadacre cropping enterprise in the northern Wheatbelt is seeking a Senior Farm Hand with leadership potential. This role is designed as a genuine pathway — starting with hands-on machinery operation and paddock execution, with increasing involvement in planning, decision-making and operational management over time.
💡 The owners are looking for the right person to grow into a Farm Manager or Operations Manager role — progressively taking on greater responsibility and helping relieve operational workload from the owner. If you want to build a long-term career with real leadership opportunity, this is it.

🌾 About the farm
A large-scale 6,500 ha cropping program producing wheat, barley, canola and lupins. The business is guided by the principle of "efficient production with innovation and balance" — focused on high productivity, continual system improvement and a sustainable lifestyle for staff and owners. Crops grown: Wheat, Barley, Canola, Lupins
Challenger MT865E tractors
JD 8295R & 8R280
NH CR9.90 & CR10.9 — 18m Midwest fronts
Morris 9800 air cart — 18m Equalizer bar
Accuspray & Agrifac boom sprays
Horsch Tiger & Gessner rippers
Bredel K105XE spreader
JCB telehandler
Iveco prime movers
John Deere guidance — all machinery

👷 About the role
Your primary responsibility will be the safe and efficient operation of farm machinery and paddock preparation across all stages of the cropping program — ripping, seeding, spraying and harvest. Beyond that, you'll gradually take on crop monitoring, farm organisation and operational planning as your experience in the business grows. 🚜 Operating large-scale broadacre machinery 🌱 Paddock preparation, seeding, spraying and harvest 🔧 Machinery care, maintenance and setup 🌾 Crop monitoring and seasonal planning support 📋 Assisting with farm organisation and operational efficiency Standard hours are ~40 per week, with up to 60 hours during seeding and harvest.

✅ What you'll need
• Several years experience in large-scale broadacre cropping • Strong machinery operating skills • Mechanical knowledge and problem-solving ability • HC licence and manual C class licence • Chemcert preferred — not essential • Strong work ethic and attention to detail

🏠 Accommodation
A 3-bedroom family home available for the successful applicant: • Recently renovated kitchen and laundry • 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, office • Air conditioning • Small car garage plus large double shed • Power, gas and rainwater supplied • Garden and pool area Suitable for singles or families.

💰 What's on offer
Salary$120,000 – $140,000 depending on experience
SuperannuationYes — paid in addition to salary
Work vehicleUte provided
FuelIncluded
PhoneProvided
Accommodation3-bedroom family home on farm
Career pathGenuine pathway to Farm / Operations Manager

🌅 Location & lifestyle
📍 25 km to Wongan Hills
📍 40 km to Goomalling
📍 88 km to Northam
📍 170 km to Perth
🏖️ 180 km to Lancelin coast
🌼 Annual wildflower festival nearby
🏫 Schools, childcare & medical services
🏉 Sporting clubs — football, hockey, netball & golf

📍 Location
Senior Farm Hand / Assistant Operations Manager
📍 Konnongorring, WA
$120,000 – $140,000 + Super


Type Full-time
Sector Cropping
Farm size 8,000 ha
Pathway Farm Manager
Listed by AgRec

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