Farm Operations Manager

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. This role has been designed as a development opportunity for someone who is motivated to grow into a future Farm Manager within Warakirri Cropping. We are flexible with the start date, depending on your needs.

What lifestyle will you find on the farm?

The farm Mawarra is situated in the eastern wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 30 km east of Merredin and 300 km (a 3-hour drive) east of Perth. The Mawarra aggregation covers 24,054 arable hectares and operates a modern fleet of on-farm machinery.

At Mawarra, we use the latest equipment, precision agriculture systems, and farm management technology. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys both hands-on farming and the data behind high performing operations.

The farm is strongly focused on planning, timing, and execution. This is a great opportunity to build your career in modern broadacre farming, working with technology and a high performing team. There will be a comfortable family accommodation that comes with this position.

The Farm Operations Manager is being developed to take increasing responsibility for the farm and progress toward a future Farm Manager position. 

Job Description

What does a Farm Operations Manager at Warakirri Cropping do?

• The Farm Operations Manager has full oversight into the farm's activities at Warakirri Cropping.
• Management and supervision of Leading Hand and Machinery Operators.
• You are a significant contributor to decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with Farm Manager on daily farm management and performance of the farm.
• Strong contribution towards operational management, employee and contractor management and leadership, and Workplace Health and Safety.
• Work closely with the farm manager, independent agronomy team, and in-house precision ag team to monitor and manage crops.
• Opportunity to maximize crop potential through monitoring and management.
• Contribute to the development of the farm, its people, and group culture in line with company values.
• Operate machinery, including spraying, planting, spreading, and harvest.

Qualifications

Do you recognise yourself in the following statements?

• Your skill to mentor and coach others is one of your strengths and you have demonstrated this previously.
• You bring broadacre cropping experience.
• You have a sound knowledge of growing dryland winter crops.
• You have experience in the operation of large-scale cropping plant and equipment.
• A willingness to learn, adopt new practices and further develop personal skills, whilst working in a team environment is what others pride you on.
• You have a high level of initiative and self-motivation
• You have excellent communication skills and can work closely with consulting agronomists and contractors.

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