Farm Supervisor

Precruitment; Innisfail; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Precruitment in Queensland, Australia is seeking a Farm Supervisor to oversee banana cultivation across the plantation, coordinating with farm managers to meet business objectives.

The role includes supervising de-budding, harvesting and packing, irrigation checks, equipment maintenance, staff scheduling, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Must hold at least a Certificate IV or higher.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Experience in banana farming is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consultancy and planning with the farm managers to meet business objectives.
• Supervise a wide range of farm operations such as de-budding, de-leafing, de-suckering, dieseling, harvesting and packing.
• Ensure deadlines are met for cultivation measures.
• Coordinate with managers to align farm hands with tasks and priorities.
• Monitor hours and tasks performed, and resolve problems.
• Check farm hands' work and suggest improvements.
• Train farm hands for assigned tasks.
• Organise transportation of staff and produce on the farm.
• Inspect banana irrigation, infrastructure, scheduling watering and sprinkler maintenance.
• Inspect farming equipment and ensure routine maintenance and repairs.
• Ensure farm hands have appropriate tools and PPE for duties.
• Enforce compliance with government regulations and health and safety standards.

Education

Certificate IV or higher

Job description

SKILLS

You must hold at least a Certificate IV or higher and at least 1 year of relevant work experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Farm Supervisor is responsible for supervising various cultivation measures across the banana plantation.

DUTIES

You will need to undertake the following tasks:

• Consultancy and planning with the farm managers to meet the business objectives.
• Supervise a wide range of farm operations as de-budding, de-leafing, de-suckering, dieseling, harvesting and packing.
• Ensures deadlines are met for cultivation measures.
• Communicate with managers to coordinate farm hands to assigned tasks and priorities.
• Monitoring hours, tasks performed and resolving any problems.
• Checking the work of farm hands and suggesting any improvements.
• Training farm hands to assigned tasks.
• Organises transportation of staff and produce on the farm.
• Inspecting banana irrigation, infrastructure, scheduling watering and sprinkler maintenance.
• Inspect farming equipment, ensuring routine maintenance is carried out, and repairs are made when necessary.
• Ensure farm hands have appropriate tools and personal protective equipment for anticipated duties.
• Ensure and enforce compliance with government regulations and health and safety standards.

SALARY

The position will attract a salary between $70,000 and $80,000 per annum.