Farm Hand / Machinery Operator

Quairading WA

$40 to $48 per hour plus super

Full time

A well established cropping operation around Quairading in WA's Wheatbelt is looking for an experienced Farm Hand / Machinery Operator to join their team on a full time, ongoing basis.

You’ll be spraying, seeding, harvesting and keeping a contemporary fleet running, with Trimble autosteer and full precision ag tools. If you’ve got a couple of years of solid broadacre experience and want a long term role with a comfortable family home included, this one is worth a look.

THE OPERATION

- 4,646ha farmed, with 4,343ha arable and under crop
- Wheat, barley and canola
- Around 165km east of Perth, with the farms 11km to 23km from town

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

- Spraying, seeding, harvesting and spreading
- Machinery maintenance and upkeep
- General farm maintenance
- Logging seeding and spraying records

THE GEAR YOU'LL RUN

- Case IH 8250 and 9250 headers
- Case 600 Steiger
- JCB Fastrac 8330 iCON
- Goldacres G6 self propelled sprayer and Goldacres 8536 tow behind sprayer
- Volvo FH16 700 truck
- Nyrex 46,000L chaser bin and Earnshaw seed/fert bin
- JCB telehandler
- Trimble autosteer, Cropscan protein monitor and Agworld record keeping

HOURS

Standard days are 7:30am to 5:00pm, with some flexibility (occasionally running later to finish a spray tank).



Through seeding and harvest the aim is 12 hour days, which may stretch to around 14 hours at peak times.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

- At least 2 years of farming experience, including spraying, seeding and harvest
- HR licence (MC highly regarded)
- Chemical handling accreditation and a forklift ticket, or a willingness to get them
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently
- Good written and spoken English

WHAT'S ON OFFER

- $40 to $48 an hour depending on experience, plus super
- Full time, ongoing position
- A 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom family home in the Quairading townsite. It can be furnished or unfurnished, with white goods available, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, a lockable double garage, a large undercover outdoor area and a reticulated garden on a 1,347m² block
- Work ute supplied
- Potential for an on farm house further down the track

Utilities ( power, internet and water) aren't included unless otherwise agreed.

LIVING IN QUAIRADING

Quairading has a doctor, a hospital, shops with 7 day trading, a pub, a club and a wide range of sporting clubs.

START DATE

An immediate start is preferred, but mid January or February is fine given the upcoming harvest.

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📌 Senior Farm Hand (Quairading)
🏢 AgRec
📍 Quairading