Machinery Operator at WAM

Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

05 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Operating farm machinery, Spraying, Paddock preparation, Planting, Spreading, Cartage, Harvesting, Crop health monitoring, Grain quality testing, Grain storage, Grain handling, Safety focus, Teamwork, Initiative, Self-motivation, Driver’s license

Industry

Farming

Description

Company Description Why working at Warakirri Cropping is for you? You want to work for an Australian owned, safety first, family oriented, innovative large scale cropping organisation. With over 155,000 hectares under management across Australia you will work for a significant grain producer. What lifestyle will you find on the farm? Orange Park is located 6km west of the township of Lockhart, NSW along the Milbrulong Road. Lockhart is about 60km south west of Wagga Wagga and 100km north of Albury. Orange Park covers approximately 8,300 arable hectares. Your new Farm Manager is passionate, kind and extremely driven. The manager wants to take the farm to the next level. The team enjoys lawn bowling together, you might have spotted them at the local bowling night in town. The team works well together and with the office located in the middle of Lockhart, which is a nice central spot to catch up. Job Description What does a Machinery Operator at Warakirri Cropping do? You will be operating farm machinery, including but not limited to, tasks associated with spraying, paddock preparation, planting, spreading, cartage and harvest. At Warakirri Cropping you get to work with the newest equipment and innovative technology and using these, you will observe and monitor crop health and progress. Assisting with the testing and recording of grain quality as well as the safe storage and handling of grain during and post-harvest. The most important thing, if you want to learn something, just ask!! Warakirri Cropping is all about helping our staff development and are always open to our staff learning new things. Qualifications Do you recognize yourself in the following statements? You bring experience in operating machinery in a dryland/broadacre cropping operation. You have a strong focus on safety. You work best in a team environment and enjoy contributing to a successful farm team and kicking goals together. People pride you on your initiative and self-motivation. You have a current driver’s license You have a current chemical user’s certificate and/or truck license (HC) or, you are open to obtaining one through us. You have Full Australian Working Rights Additional Information What makes Warakirri unique? We offer comfortable accommodation as a family home and attractive salary package based on experience. Access to the award winning Regional Psychologist Program that provides a fully trained, dedicated psychologist who visits every farm each quarter to facilitate both group and individual sessions. A true safety focus across the entire company. Safety first, what’s the rush. A strong focus on fatigue management and work hours. We pride ourselves on work life balance. The opportunity to meet with other farm teams from across Australia to exchange ideas learn about new equipment and have some fun along the way. These open and honest collaboration events are unique to Warakirri. Learning and development of our people is a strong focus at all levels of the organisation. An organisation that has made commitments to sustainability and is putting that into action. You probably want to hit “apply” now, but if you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to Niki Bosman at [email protected] or 0439 703 866.

Responsibilities

The Machinery Operator will be responsible for operating farm equipment for tasks including spraying, paddock preparation, planting, spreading, cartage, and harvest, while also monitoring crop health and assisting with grain quality testing and safe storage.