Address** Experienced Senior Farm Hand & Truck Driver **
Do you want to join a dynamic, skilled, and high performing team?
Are you looking for career progression opportunities, a chance to fully utilise your skills and develop further?
Do you want to join an efficient and successful family business who takes pride in all they do?
Are you passionate about agriculture and ready to settle into an exciting and varied position?
We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced and conscientious person to join our team in our mixed farming enterprise at Canowindra, Central West NSW.
Duties include :
• Machinery operations – broad acre cropping and hay production
- Spray rig operator
- Sowing / Harvesting / Hay Making (all associated tasks)
• Truck driving – prime mover & trailer/s carting hay and grain
• General mechanical repairs and maintenance (and assist qualified mechanic)
• General farm work and property/infrastructure repairs and maintenance
Applicants must have :
• Experience and high-level skills - truck driving and broad acre cropping operations
• MC Licence (or HC Licence and be willing and able to upgrade to MC)
• Experience carting hay (commercial) and grain
• Experience with general repairs and maintenance (machinery/trucks/vehicles, property etc)
Bonus (but not pre-requisite):
• Welding/general workshop skills
• Livestock (cattle) handling experience
Applicants will also have:
• High level communication skills
• The ability to work unsupervised, be self-motivated, proactive
• Problem solving skills - offer suggestions/solutions
• Team player work ethic – integrity, trustworthy
• Willingness to learn and take responsibility, takes pride in work
• Chem Cert
• Passion for agriculture – long term career goals/plans
~ Non-smoker ** WHS requirement working with hay **
We offer:
• A generous remuneration package in line with experience and skills
• A great workplace – success for our team, family, business
• Opportunity for career advancement and growth
• Work ute supplied
• Family welcome – on farm accommodation in large family home may be available for the right applicant – may also be additional casual work for suitably skilled partner
Canowindra is a warm and welcoming country town of just over 2,000 people, with access to several schools, shopping, medical and other services. Cowra is just 30 minutes away, Orange and Forbes are each less than an hour away, Canberra is less than 3 hours and Sydney is 4 hours away. There are many sporting, social and community opportunities for all ages.
This is a diverse and varied role and we welcome applications from interested parties who are willing to undertake further on-the-job training in areas where experience may not yet meet all the requirements but can demonstrate sufficient skills and a desire to learn.
To apply, please contact us via email (or message our Facebook or Instagram pages) and include the following:
• Covering letter outlining why this position caught your attention and would suit you, what you can bring to our team
• Up to date resume (or a detailed list of previous employment, skills, experience, qualifications, education etc)
• 2 contactable references
