Senior Farm Hand
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Senior Farm Hand / Assistant Operations Manager
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
👷 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 |
| Superannuation | Yes — paid in addition to salary |
| Work vehicle | Ute provided |
| Fuel | Included |
| Phone | Provided |
| Accommodation | 3-bedroom family home on farm |
| Career path | Genuine 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
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