Why working at Warakirri Cropping is for you?

You want to work for an Australian owned, safety first, family oriented, innovative large scale cropping organisation. With over 155,000 hectares under management across Australia you will work for a significant grain producer. 

This job can be done on a permanent and casual basis. 

What lifestyle will you find on the farm?

Cowabbie-Mukoora is located 10km south of the township of Ardlethan on the Newell Highway and approximately 80km north of Wagga Wagga. The Cowabbie-Mukoora aggregation covers over 19,000 arable hectares across the region centered on Ardlethan.

Your new Farm Manager is highly respected within the business and by the team of 11 that has been built around him at the farm. The team is extremely passionate about agriculture, the machinery, cropping and they love sharing this passion with others. The Farm Manager is collaborative in his approach and will be there to support you. Your new house is perfect for a family if permanent.

What does a Machinery Operator at Warakirri Cropping do?

• You will be operating farm machinery, including but not limited to, tasks associated with spraying, paddock preparation, planting, spreading, cartage and harvest.
• At Warakirri Cropping you get to work with the newest equipment and innovative technology and using these, you will observe and monitor crop health and progress.
• Assisting with the testing and recording of grain quality as well as the safe storage and handling of grain during and post-harvest.
• The most important thing, if you want to learn something, just ask!! Warakirri Cropping is all about helping our staff development and are always open to our staff learning new things.

Do you recognise yourself in the following statements?

• You bring experience in operating machinery in a dryland/broadacre cropping operation OR you are motivated to learn
• You have a strong focus on safety.
• You work best in a team environment and enjoy contributing to a successful farm team and kicking goals together.
• People pride you on your initiative and self-motivation.
• You have a current driver’s license.
• You have a current chemical user’s certificate and/or truck license or, you are open to obtaining one through us.
• You have Full Australian Working rights.

What makes Warakirri unique?*

• We offer comfortable accommodation as a family home and attractive salary package based on experience.
• Access to the award winning Regional Psychologist Program that provides a fully trained, dedicated psychologist who visits every farm each quarter to facilitate both group and individual sessions.
• A true safety focus across the entire company. Safety first, what’s the rush.
• A strong focus on fatigue management and work hours. We pride ourselves on work life balance.
• The opportunity to meet with other farm teams from across Australia to exchange ideas learn about new equipment and have some fun along the way. These open and honest collaboration events are unique to Warakirri.
• Learning and development of our people is a strong focus at all levels of the organisation.
• An organisation that has made commitments to sustainability and is putting that into action.

You probably want to hit “apply” now, but if you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to the Farm Manager, Matt Notley on [email protected]

*These are benefits for the permanent position, for casual benefits we will discuss at a later stage.