In Australia, the J.R. Simplot Company’s core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to major retail and foodservice customers in Australia and New Zealand. The Simplot Global Food business includes 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, serving retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, with 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. Globally, the J.R. Simplot Company employs 15,000 people, driving innovation and excellence across diverse industries.
Within the Australian market, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating meals that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Aussie life for generations, and include Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

ABOUT OUR ROLE

A permanent, full-time opportunity exists for a suitably experienced Farm Hand to join Simplot’s Raw Procurement team at our Bathurst based farming / ag operations. Raw Procurement comprises farming and harvesting operations to support our annual sourcing of 450,000 tonnes of potatoes and vegetables in addition to leading innovative R&D activities throughout Australia and beyond.
Our farms are diverse in operations with scope of work incl; row cropping (wheat, barley etc), vegetable (sweet corn, broccoli, cauliflower) and livestock (cattle and sheep) - with the majority of harvested raw materials supporting our food processing / manufacturing operations across Australia and the wider Asia Pacific region.
Reporting to the Farm Supervisor and working alongside a team of experienced farming operatives, this role will predominantly work a Mon-Fri roster, but will require weekend work during busy seasonal periods.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

With a focus on workplace safety, quality of crops / livestock, and sustainability - the successful candidate will undertake the following duties including (but not limited to);

• Operate agricultural equipment & mobile plant - e.g. tractor (w/ various attachments), planter, spray rigs etc
• Ground work, tilling, crop preparation
• Irrigation - scheduling, operation and maintenance of our centre pivot irrigation systems (incl. remote operations)
• Harvesting of a variety of crops incl. vegetable and winter cereals
• All aspects of livestock & animal husbandry
• General farm duties e.g. fencing, road maintenance, minor machinery maintenance & pre-starts
• Mixing of both fertiliser and weed control products in preparation for sprayin
• Contribute to continuous improvement (CI) activities

At Simplot, we are fueled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

• Respect for Resources
• Spirit of Innovation
• Passion for Peopl