Our client is an established family business near Mungindi, with owners actively involved in the operation. Its substantial dryland grain and pulse program is supported by modern machinery, practical systems, contractors and specialist service providers.
About the role
Take day-to-day responsibility for a 25,000-acre dryland cropping program across six farms near Mungindi. Coordinate people, machinery, contractors and inputs from planting through harvest, with direct owner support and increasing responsibility as capability and trust develop.
Duties
- Coordinate planting, spraying, in-crop management and harvest.
- Supervise staff, seasonal labour and contractors, organising machinery movements across the farms.
- Keep machinery ready for seasonal demands through routine maintenance, fault-finding and minor repairs.
- Liaise with agronomists and organise seed, fuel and chemical inputs.
- Oversee grain handling, on-farm storage and accurate operational records.
Skills & experience
- Extensive experience in broadacre dryland cropping.
- Strong mechanical aptitude, including practical fault-finding and minor repairs.
- Proven ability to supervise people and coordinate seasonal workloads.
- Sound spraying and precision farming knowledge; a chemical ticket is desirable.
- Competent computer skills and experience maintaining farm records and operational data.
Advantages
- Salary around $120,000 plus super, with flexibility to negotiate based on experience and capability.
- Choose between a four-bedroom farm home or a three-bedroom town home.
- Rent-free accommodation with power, air conditioning and Starlink included at either property.
- Work vehicle, modern machinery and an equipped workshop.
- Supported handover and scope to take greater ownership of farm operations.
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📌 Cropping Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 Agri Talent
📍 New South Wales
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