Cropping Focused Farm Hand - Dynamic Family Operation | Cowra, NSW

Are you a skilled machinery operator looking for a diverse broadacre cropping role with modern equipment and great living conditions near Cowra?

The Role

A skilled and enthusiastic cropping-focused farm hand is invited to join a progressive, family-owned agricultural enterprise operating across 2,400 hectares near Cowra in Central West NSW. This highly varied position is centered around the enterprise's 1,400-hectare cropping program—covering winter cereals, canola, barley, oats, and lucerne—where you will take key responsibility for broadacre machinery operations, including precision sowing, spreading, windrowing, disc chaining, and hay production using controlled traffic and variable rate precision farming technology. Beyond paddock operations, the role encompasses routine machinery servicing and maintenance in a modern, well-appointed workshop, local heavy combination driving to transport stock, grain, lime, and fertiliser between local properties, as well as providing valuable seasonal support for livestock operations across their 4,000 composite breeding ewes, lamb feedlot, and cattle trading programs.

The Employer

Your potential employers are a dynamic, multi-property family farming enterprise spread across eight holdings in the Cowra region, taking pride in maintaining top-tier infrastructure, high-quality farmland, and a collaborative working environment with a dedicated team. The business prides itself on continually upgrading and maintaining a clean, late-model fleet of John Deere, Case, and New Holland machinery equipped with RTK steering systems, ensuring that employees are provided with safe, efficient, and enjoyable working conditions every day.



Located only 20 kilometres from the vibrant regional township of Cowra, the business offers the perfect blend of high-performing agricultural operations and a friendly, supportive rural community setting.

The Offer

A highly competitive remuneration package is offered, fully aligned with the successful candidate's experience and qualifications, alongside excellent full-time inclusions that support a high standard of living. Accommodation is provided in a well-maintained, comfortable three-bedroom brick home situated just five minutes from Cowra and ten minutes from the main workshop, conveniently positioned near local school bus routes and educational options for families. In addition to housing, the remuneration package includes a dedicated work vehicle for business use as well as farm meat allowances, making this an ideal long-term opportunity for an ambitious individual or family seeking work-life stability in a vibrant agricultural hub.

The Ideal Candidate

- Demonstrated experience operating broadacre cropping machinery and precision ag systems (RTK steering, variable rates).
- Solid mechanical knowledge with practical skills in machine maintenance, fabrication, welding, or basic repairs.
- Heavy Combination (HC) driver's licence (or willingness to obtain) for local truck driving duties.
- Willingness to assist in general farm duties, including seasonal livestock tasks, fencing, and spot spraying.
- A positive, clean, and respectful attitude with a commitment to high workmanship standards and safety.

Additional Information

- Operate contemporary, late-model John Deere, Case, and New Holland RTK machinery.
- Attractive $70k-$100k package including a 3-bedroom house and work vehicle.
- Diverse cropping and livestock role located just minutes from Cowra, NSW.

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📌 Cropping Focused Farm Hand - Dynamic Family Operation | Cowra, NSW
🏢 Drover Ag Recruitment
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