Senior Broadacre Crop & Livestock Farm Worker

Role overview

The position requires advanced practical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently in remote conditions.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and carry out seeding, spraying, spreading, and harvesting activities using modern broadacre machinery, ensuring accurate calibration and efficient field performance.
• Monitor crop development, soil conditions, and moisture levels, reporting issues such as pest pressure, nutrient deficiencies, or equipment limitations.
• Prepare paddocks through cultivation, stubble management, and controlled traffic operations aligned with the farm’s agronomic program.
• Mix and handle agricultural chemicals safely, applying them according to label requirements and farm protocols.
• Maintain grain quality during harvest through correct header settings, segregation, and storage practices.

• Oversee daily livestock care including feeding, watering, monitoring health, and maintaining welfare standards for sheep and/or cattle.
• Assist with breeding programs, including joining management, pregnancy checks, lambing/calving supervision, and mothering up.
• Carry out animal treatments such as vaccinations, drenching, and parasite control in line with veterinary and regulatory requirements.
• Manage livestock movements, drafting, yard work, and transport preparation to ensure low stress handling.
• Inspect and maintain fencing, water points, and grazing infrastructure to support rotational grazing plans.

• Conduct routine servicing, troubleshooting, and minor repairs on tractors, harvesters, sprayers, trucks, and farm implements.
• Keep workshops, tools, and storage areas organised and safe, ensuring maintenance records are up to date.
• Assist with the upkeep of sheds, silos, water systems, and on farm roads to maintain operational readiness.

• Support the farm manager in planning seasonal workloads, allocating tasks, and guiding junior staff or contractors.
• Maintain accurate logs of chemical use, livestock treatments, machinery servicing, and production activities.
• Follow workplace health and safety procedures, identifying hazards and contributing to a safe working environment.
• Operate within environmental and biosecurity guidelines, including weed hygiene, livestock traceability, and soil conservation practices.

• At least three years’ experience in broadacre cropping and livestock operations, ideally within dryland farming systems.
• Proficiency in operating and maintaining large agricultural machinery and precision ag technology.
• Strong understanding of animal husbandry, welfare standards, and seasonal livestock requirements.
• Ability to work autonomously, solve problems in the field, and make sound operational decisions.
• Physical capability to perform manual farm work in variable weather conditions.
• Current driver’s licence; HR, HC, or MC licence desirable.
• ChemCert or willingness to obtain.

• Full time, on farm role based in regional Western Australia.
• Seasonal workloads vary, with extended hours during seeding, harvest, and livestock peak periods.
• On farm accommodation is available.
• Salary range: $80,000-100,000 annually