AddressA General Farm Hand is required on a mixed property with a 2,600Ha cropping program and sheep located near Brookton, Western Australia (155km south-east of Perth). Machinery operation and animal husbandry experience are essential. CASE and New Holland machinery. Attractive salary with accommodation and vehicle available.
About the role:
- All aspects of farming operations
- CASE and New Holland machinery
- Machinery operation during busy seeding and harvest periods – air seeding, deep ripping, chaser and truck driving
- General farm duties such as fencing, paddock clean up, machinery maintenance, loader work, spreading, spraying
- 2,000 Merino sheep + weaners - duties include feeding and yard work including drafting, drenching, marking
- Working in a team of 2
- Experience with machinery operation and maintenance
- Have a passion for the agriculture industry
- Ability to work with technology
- Ability to work independently
- Willingness to work with sheep
- Ability to listen and follow instructions.
- Honest, reliable, observant.
- Ability to work alone and part of a team
- Strictly non-smoking!
- Desirable Skills:
- spraying experience
- mechanically minded
- truck licence
- welding experience
- Salary: Up to $85,000, depending on experience
- Hours: Standard 8 hours per day, 5 days per week; up to 12 hours per day during seeding and harvest periods, 6-7 days per week
- Accommodation: choice of 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house, or single bedroom in a self contained donga with utilities included
- Work ute provided
- Cooked dinner can be supplied during seeding and harvest periods
- 20kms to Brookton township which has a School (Kindergarten to Year 10) with school bus passing by property, supermarkets, service station, Doctors surgeries, chemist, bank, hairdresser and more
- 90kms to High School for Year’s 11 and 12 located in Narrogin
YOU CAN ALSO REFER A FRIEND! Find out more info here: https://www.ruralenterprises.com.au/employee/referral-scheme
Additional information
- Located 155km south-east of Perth
- Accommodation and vehicle included
- All aspects of farming operations
