Assistant Farm Manager

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?

The Boolavilla aggregation covers an area of 8,544 arable ha and has the favorable combination of high rainfall reliability and quality soils. Boolavilla is situated in the Gwydir region of New South Wales, approximately 7km east of Croppa Creek in an area known as the Golden Triangle. Goondiwindi is 78km north of Boolavilla, while Moree is 66km south of the property.

There is a family house available on farm and you’ll be part of a collaborative and passionate team. As an Assistant Farm Manager you will work extremely closely with the Farm Manager who is proud of his profession and enjoys sharing his knowledge with others. Croppa Creek has a public school, a local bowls club, a 9 hole golf course and tennis courts.

What does an Assistant Farm Manager at Warakirri Cropping do?

• The Assistant Farm Manager has full insight into what is happening on the farm and you get to be involved in decision making processes.
• You will be working with the Farm Manager on the day-to-day management of the farm and its performance. This includes a strong contribution towards operational management, employee and contractor management and leadership, and Workplace Health and Safety.
• Working closely with the farm manager, our independent agronomy team and the in-house precision ag team, you will have the chance to monitor and manage crops to reach their full potential.
• You will work on the development of the farm, its people as well as the group culture in line with the company's values. You will also be operating machinery, which includes spraying, planting, spreading and harvest.

Do you recognize yourself in the following statements?

• 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.
• Your skill to mentor and coach others is one of your strengths and you have demonstrated this previously.
• You have a high level of initiative and self-motivation
• You have excellent communication skills and can work closely with consulting agronomists and contractors
• Relevant qualifications will be looked upon favorably but is absolutely not a must.

What makes Warakirri unique?

• We offer a comfortable family home and attractive salary packages based on experience.
• 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 twice a year to exchange ideas, learn about new equipment and have some fun along the way. These open and honest collaboration events are unique to Warakirri.
• Opportunities to grow your career both on the farm or with broader horizons. 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.
• Being part of a fun WhatsApp group with all the other employees where you get to see what is going on across the other farms in the Warakirri Cropping portfolio.
• Being part of an organisation of which integrity, trust and collaboration are their core values.

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 04 39 703 866.

Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by Warakirri's Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.