Your Employer
Our client is a privately-owned, industry-leading agribusiness that have been operating for over 65 years. Their portfolio spans from cropping to poultry and production.
Furthermore, they prioritise fostering a cohesive and supportive team environment and heavily invest in their workforce, offering ample opportunities for personal and professional growth, ensuring everyone feels valued and empowered.
Due to their growth, they seek an exceptional Farm Hand to join their team to work on their 20,000-acre property near Millmerran, QLD. This opportunity offers the chance to learn from and collaborate with a super passionate Farm Manager, playing a pivotal role in this industry powerhouse’s continued success.
Your Role
As a Farm Hand, you’ll be an integral part of our client’s well-established team, contributing to their collaborative and ego-free work environment.
Their mixed-cropping property spans circa 8,000ha, and consists of irrigated cotton, sorghum, wheat, and various summer crops, 35% of which is organic. Further to the above, your role will include, but not be limited to –
- Implement company policies in regard to Workplace Health & Safety
- Manage and operate modern machinery, as well as assisting with irrigation
- General on farm maintenance
- Pesticide storage, preparation and application with appropriate protective equipment
- Play a key role rolling out crop management plans
- Conduct preventative maintenance duties and ensure ongoing upkeep of equipment to the highest standards
- Follow fertiliser application and other agronomic recommendations
About You
Our ideal candidate will be practical and passionate about agriculture, as well as coming with previous experience working on irrigated or broadacre cropping properties.
To be successful in this role, it is important you can address the following
- Cropping knowledge and experience (essential)
- Experience in preventative maintenance – desirable
- Committed, motivated and safety conscious
- HR Licence – required
- MC Licence – desirable
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Keen attention to detail
- Open Driver’s Licence
- Full Australian working rights
Please note: Candidates must be willing to adhere to strict bio-security requirements, which include not keeping live birds, chickens, or pigs at home. You must be willing to sign our bio-security agreement to avoid contact with any avian species (birds, chickens, ducks, turkeys, etc.).
Benefits
On offer for the successful candidate:
- $30 – $35ph + Super + work ute
- Housing allowance – $250 per week
- $500 per quarter utilities allowance
- Genuine personal and professional development opportunities
- Opportunities for career progression
- Close to amenities – schools, medical services, sports centres, and grocery stores in Millmerran
Choose Agri Talent
Agri Talent provides permanent recruitment and executive search services exclusively for Australian and NZ agribusinesses. Our extensive digital network connects high-calibre candidates to diverse and exciting roles with respected clients across Australia’s agriculture sector.
For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Marcela Rocha-Lima on 0467 063 538.