Job Description
$30 to $35 per hour + OT + Super + Profit Share Bonus Scheme - Rate Negotiable within this range based on experience.
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Put your practical mechanical skills to work and help keep the wheels turning. We're recruiting an Agricultural Trade Assistant to join our team.
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This is a full-time position based mainly in Echuca, with increased hours and travel to farm sites required during harvest periods.
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We are open to candidates from agricultural, light vehicle, heavy vehicle, plant maintenance, fitting, fabrication or similar backgrounds. If you enjoy hands‐on mechanical work, have a strong work ethic and are keen to build your skills in an agricultural environment, we'd like to hear from you.
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Kagome Australia is a leading agribusiness with farms located across regional Victoria and Recent South Wales.
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Reporting to the Harvest Operations Manager, you'll support Kagome's maintenance team to keep our fleet moving — including harvesters, tractors, forklifts, light vehicles and irrigation pumps — through servicing, inspections, repairs, maintenance support and general hands‐on work.
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You'll assist with preventive and breakdown maintenance, support fault‐finding activities, learn from experienced team members,
and contribute to practical improvements that reduce downtime and keep operations performing at their best.
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You'll be expected to work safely, follow site procedures and contribute to a practical, team‐focused maintenance culture.
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Duties will include but not be limited to:
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- Support harvest operations by assisting with planned maintenance, inspections, servicing and repairs to help reduce downtime.
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- Assist with maintaining and repairing Kagome's agricultural plant, machinery, vehicles and equipment under direction from experienced maintenance personnel.
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- Assist with general mechanical fitting, servicing, inspections and workshop tasks.
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- Support work involving heavy diesel, hydraulic, pneumatic and basic auto‐electrical systems, in line with your experience and competency.
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- During harvest, be available for increased hours and work at farm or remote sites as required.
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- During harvest, support area crews and, where required, assist with supervising harvest operations, including practical tasks, site movements and operational support during peak periods.
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📌 Agri Trade Assistant (Echuca)
🏢 Kagome
📍 Echuca