Reporting to the General Manager – Feedlots, Farming and Livestock, this pivotal role leads the strategic direction and deliverables of ACC’s broadacre farming operations and a 2000 cattle head backgrounding operation. Based at “Tungamah” you’ll be conveniently located just 10 minutes from Moonie, under an hour to Dalby and 2 hours from Toowoomba.

Tungamah is 38,000 acres across 4 properties, with 10,000 acres of dryland crops, sorghum, barley, oats and/or wheat to supply silage and hay to our feedlots, wheat & sorghum for grain production. Our Brindley Park Farming operation, located near Roma covers 9,000 acres of dryland and 300 hectares of centre pivot irrigation.

This key position is responsible for driving operational excellence, productivity, safety and profitability across farming through effective leadership, planning, effective utilisation and allocation of resources, assets and equipment, and ensuring highest standards at all times in safety, animal welfare and the environment.

With a total team of 11 full-time farming and livestock staff across two locations, you will balance strategic leadership with hands‑on operational duties, as described below.

Responsibilities

- Develop people at all levels, including mentoring and coaching leaders, and hands‑on training and supervision of front‑line staff.
- Develop and implement operational plans, budgets and production targets.




- Coordinate cropping programs, harvesting, storage and transport.
- Manage capital expenditure and improvement projects.
- Manage assets, infrastructure and maintenance plans for equipment and machinery.
- Proactively monitor pasture conditions and seasonal trends.
- Record and report data, financials and compliance documentation.
- Maintain inventory, consumables and stores.
- Liaise and coordinate suppliers, contractors and drivers.
- Collaborate internally with key stakeholders across the supply chain, including breeding, backgrounding, commodities and feedlots.

Qualifications

- Demonstrated success as a people leader.
- Progressive and passionate advocacy for agriculture with extensive practical experience and knowledge across broadacre farming and livestock operations.
- Effective asset maintenance and infrastructure management.
- Continuous improvement strategies and sustainable farming practices using latest techniques.
- Monitoring pasture conditions with seasonal trends.
- Livestock handling and management.
- Planning and organisational ability.
- Sound written communication and positive interpersonal skills.
- Plant, equipment and machinery operations, maintenance and use.
- Sound computer literacy, including Excel.
- Modern farming technologies and software.

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📌 Farming Senior Manager (Broadacre) (Western Downs Regional)
🏢 Australian Country Choice
📍 Western Downs Regional