Job Description
A General Farm Hand is required on a mixed property with a 2,600Ha cropping program and sheep located near Brookton, Western Australia (155km south-east of Perth). Machinery operation and animal husbandry experience are essential. CASE and New Holland machinery. Attractive salary with accommodation and vehicle available.
About the role:
* All aspects of farming operations;
* CASE and New Holland machinery;
* Machinery operation during busy seeding and harvest periods – air seeding, deep ripping, chaser and truck driving;
* General farm duties such as fencing, paddock clean up, machinery maintenance, loader work, spreading, spraying;
* 2,000 Merino sheep + weaners – duties include feeding and yard work including drafting, drenching, marking
* Working in a team of 2.
About You:
* Experience with machinery operation and maintenance;
* Have a passion for the agriculture industry;
* Ability to work with technology;
* Ability to work independently;
* Willingness to work with sheep;
* Ability to listen and follow instructions;
* Honest, reliable, observant;
* Ability to work alone and part of a tea;
* Strictly non-smoking!
* Desirable Skills:
o spraying experience
o mechanically minded
o truck licence
o welding experience
What’s on offer:
* Salary: Up to $85,000, depending on experience;
* Hours: Standard 8 hours per day, 5 days per week; up to 12 hours per day during seeding and harvest periods, 6-7 days per week;
* Accommodation: choice of a 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house, or single bedroom in a self contained donga with utilities included;
* Work ute provided;
* Cooked dinner can be supplied during seeding and harvest periods;
* 20kms to Brookton township which has a School (Kindergarten to Year 10) with school bus passing by property, supermarkets, service station, Doctors surgeries, chemist, bank, hairdresser and more;
* 90kms to High School for Year’s 11 and 12 located in Narrogin.