Senior Farm Operations Lead — Machinery & Crops

Missouri Ag Connection; Missouri; On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

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Job summary

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is seeking a Farm Operations Manager for a family-owned Missouri crop operation. The role emphasizes hands-on management, daily field activities, and a strong machinery background to ensure timely planting, spraying, harvest, and maintenance.

You will work closely with ownership to implement planned improvements and drive efficient farm execution. The position requires experience in corn and soybean production, ability to lead with initiative, and willingness to handle

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in corn and soybean production.
• Ability to carry out crop production activities from planting through harvest.
• Strong machinery operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair skills.
• Previous experience leading daily farm activities or carrying significant independent responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and perform daily fieldwork, including planting, spraying, harvesting, and other seasonal crop production activities.
• Organize work around weather, field conditions, equipment availability, and production priorities.
• Operate farm machinery safely and efficiently, including tractors, planting equipment, sprayers, combines, and grain-handling equipment.
• Assist with grain hauling and related harvest logistics.
• Perform preventive maintenance, troubleshoot equipment problems, and complete repairs within personal capabilities.
• Maintain equipment service records and communicate repair needs, parts requirements, and equipment concerns to ownership.
• Monitor fields and crop conditions, reporting issues that require attention.
• Maintain accurate fieldwork and application records as applicable.
• Coordinate with ownership and any additional labor or service providers to keep work moving efficiently.
• Assist with cattle care and other livestock duties as needed.
• Maintain an orderly farmstead, shop, equipment storage areas, and work environment.
• Provide regular updates on completed work, upcoming priorities, and problems requiring decisions.
• Help maintain continuity as responsibilities transition within the family operation.

Skills

Machine operation

Crop production

Lead daily activities

Maintenance and repairs

Communication with ownership

Tools

Sprayers

Tractors

Grain hauling

Job description

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT is seeking a Farm Operations Manager for a family-owned Missouri crop operation. The role emphasizes hands-on management, daily field activities, and a strong machinery background to ensure timely planting, spraying, harvest, and maintenance.

You will work closely with ownership to implement planned improvements and drive efficient farm execution. The position requires experience in corn and soybean production, ability to lead with initiative, and willingness to handle