4,500 Acres | Broadacre Cropping | Quality Machinery | House Provided

Love farming and like being trusted to get on with the job? This one is worth a look.

A well-established 4,500-acre farming operation near Moonie, QLD is looking for an experienced Farm Hand to join the team long-term.

Growing sorghum, chickpeas and barley, this position is entirely focused on cropping, with no livestock work required. There is plenty of variety across the season, including spraying, planting, harvest support, grain cartage and moving straw back to the shed.

They are a long-established farming family who have been part of the district for many years, with a strong history of staff retention. They’re looking for someone who will fit well with the team and ideally stay long-term.

THE ROLE

This is a hands-on broadacre farming position covering:

- Broadacre spraying, including camera spraying
- Planting
- Tractor and machinery operation
- Chaser bin work
- On-farm truck driving and grain cartage
- Carting straw back to the shed
- Machinery maintenance and basic mechanical work
- General cropping duties as required

The work is very much task-based. During planting, spraying and harvest, there will be times when weekend work is required to get the job done. Once the work is completed and things quieten down, that flexibility works both ways, with time off provided.

THE MACHINERY The farm runs a predominantly John Deere tractor fleet with John Deere GPS, including a John Deere 8R 250, 8345 and 8530.

Other equipment includes

- Hayes & Baguley 24m 3-point linkage sprayer
- 3-point linkage camera sprayer
- Gessna planter
- 38-tonne chaser bin
- Volvo trucks

WHO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR

This role would really suit an experienced Farm Hand who enjoys being given responsibility and trusted to get on with the job.

You will need

- Solid broadacre cropping experience
- Spraying and planting experience
- Confidence operating tractors and farm machinery
- Ability to drive trucks on-farm for grain and straw cartage
- Good mechanical & welding aptitude




- Initiative and common sense
- Ability to problem-solve and think outside the box
- Confidence working independently
- Flexibility during busy periods
- A genuine love of farming

More than anything, they want someone who takes pride in their work and looks after the machinery they operate. Someone who keeps the gear clean, notices when something needs attention and treats the machinery with respect.

If you're the type who takes your boots off before you climb into the cab, give me a call.

LIFE IN MOONIE

Moonie is a small, close-knit rural community where there’s still plenty happening locally.

Moonie State School caters for students from Kindy through to Year 6, and there is a local swimming pool, library and transaction centre, a local gun club, and the Moonie Sports Club with tennis courts.

The Moonie Crossroads is the local stop for fuel, a meal, a cold beer and a few everyday essentials.

For larger shops and services, Goondiwindi and Dalby are both a little over an hour's drive away.

Having known the Moonie district for more than 30 years, we know the country, the community and the people well. For someone coming in from further west, it's a great opportunity to stay in a genuine farming area while being that bit closer to larger centres and services.

WHAT'S ON OFFER

- Long-term, permanent position
- Remuneration versatile depending on the skills and experience you bring
- Three-bedroom house provided in Moonie, with the accommodation and position ideally suited to a single person
- Power included, with a quarterly cap
- Position entirely focused on cropping
- No livestock work required
- Good range of John Deere machinery
- GPS and camera spraying technology
- Plenty of variety across the cropping season
- Genuine autonomy for the right person
- Long-standing employers with a proven history of staff retention

If you're an experienced operator who genuinely loves farming, enjoys getting behind the wheel and wants to work for good people who value their staff, we'd like to hear from you.

For more information about the position, give Fiona a call on 0447 650 143.

📌 Experienced Farm Hand (Queensland)
🏢 The AgWay Recruitment
📍 Queensland