Senior Farm Hand: Mixed Cropping & Livestock With Housing

Drover Ag Recruitment; Western Downs Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3-bedroom house provided

Stable farm environment

Job summary

Drover Ag Recruitment invites applications for a Cropping Focused Senior Farm Hand to join a 9,500-acre mixed farming enterprise near Moonie, Western Downs, Qld. You will manage day-to-day tasks across cropping and livestock, with a hands-on approach and autonomy.

The role includes operating John Deere tractors and Hayes Sprays, maintaining equipment to high standards, and working within a close-knit family business that values reliability and craftmanship.

Qualifications

• Experience in broadacre cropping, including spraying and planting.
• Strong mechanical aptitude to maintain farm machinery.
• Willingness to work autonomously and follow programs.
• Ability to assist with livestock tasks when required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out precision spraying and planting.
• Maintain and operate a high-quality fleet of tractors and sprayers.
• Perform routine machinery maintenance and servicing.
• Support livestock tasks as needed.

Skills

Broadacre cropping

Spraying operations

Planting operations

Mechanical aptitude

Livestock handling

Teamwork

Tools

John Deere tractors

Volvo trucks

Job description

Drover Ag Recruitment invites applications for a Cropping Focused Senior Farm Hand to join a 9,500-acre mixed farming enterprise near Moonie, Western Downs, Qld. You will manage day-to-day tasks across cropping and livestock, with a hands-on approach and autonomy.

The role includes operating John Deere tractors and Hayes Sprays, maintaining equipment to high standards, and working within a close-knit family business that values reliability and craftmanship.