Senior Operations Assistant, Yorke Peninsula – SA

Job Description

The Role: Our clients are looking for a highly motivated person to join their team. The position on offer is for a Senior Operations Assistant to join this family-owned cropping aggregation. The successful candidate will contribute to implementing all cropping husbandry to ensure a successful cropping program. This exciting opportunity is for someone who can take ownership of their work and look to the future for new opportunities within the business. Reporting to the general manager with regular meetings, the role has ample support within it and other permanent and casual staff to aid in all operations. Our client is looking for someone with a working attitude who is not afraid to get their hands dirty to ensure all tasks are completed promptly and to a high standard. You must be enthusiastic, reliable, and honest to help nurture and boost this small team environment. The key responsibilities and duties include: Operate a range of modern, large-scale broadacre farming equipment through key seasonal events (e.g. seeding, spraying, and harvest), utilising precision agriculture technologies. Help implement the annual cropping plan, with special attention to timeliness and quality of spraying, paddock preparation, seeding, crop protection, fertiliser applications, and harvest. Assist in crop production decisions and implement agronomic practices. Undertake the seeding and harvest operations, including moisture management, depth of sowing, and timeliness of operations around upcoming weather conditions. General property maintenance and repairs. Regular communication with property owners. Record keeping of spraying, planting, and harvest logistics. All general property maintenance and upkeep of plant machinery. The Property & Employer: Our clients are a family-owned business with 2,500 ha on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia. This business embraces modern farming techniques, software, and machinery, including a 2022 Agrifac Condor self-propelled boom spray, Claas Lexion 8800tt header, one road train and B double, Bredal fertiliser spreader, minimum till speeding equipment, John Deere tractors, and all equipment is RTK GPS ready. Maintaining and looking after the equipment is essential to this business and is achievable with a fully functional large machinery workshop to help with efficiency. The Offer: You will be generously compensated for this role depending on your experience with well-appointed housing on the farm as part of the package. The property is located 20 km from Maitland in SA, providing a supermarket, two schools, medical, work opportunities for partners, and other services. Adelaide is located 2 hours away, and beach destinations are nearby. The Ideal Candidate: The candidate we are looking for will have the following attributes: Extensive cropping experience and a competent machinery operator. Mechanical aptitude with strong communication skills. Ability to coordinate suppliers, resources, and staff. Good time management skills. HC licence, Chemical Certificate, and First Aid Certificate (or willingness to gain). Want this job? If you feel you’re the right fit for this position, please submit an up-to-date resume along with the contact details of 3 references. Preference will be given to those who supply a cover letter addressing their suitability - that is, tell us what you love about the role and how you think you’re the right fit. #J-18808-Ljbffr