Your Employer
Our client is an expanding, multi-generational broadacre farming business in Western Australia’s Mid West. Producing wheat, canola and barley in a lower-rainfall environment, the operation combines a family-farm culture with modern machinery, upgraded facilities and professional operating systems.

Continued growth has created a need for stronger operational leadership and a larger permanent workforce. The business values respect, responsibility, clear communication and practical improvement, with genuine support for employees who contribute ideas and develop others.

The Role
Reporting to the Farm Manager, the Operations Manager will take ownership of daily farm operations and coordinate people, machinery, inputs and logistics. The role offers increasing decision-making responsibility as you build a capable team and support the business’s long-term growth.

• Lead permanent and seasonal employees across farm operations
• Coordinate seeding, spraying, spreading, harvest and general farm work
• Plan labour, machinery, inputs and logistics ahead of each season
• Set clear responsibilities and develop employees to work independently
• Maintain strong standards in safety, quality, machinery care and records
• Adjust priorities around weather, cost, timing and operational demands
• Improve systems, communication, preparedness and farm efficiency .

About You
You are an experienced broadacre operator and people leader who combines practical farming knowledge with sound judgement and clear communication. You are comfortable taking ownership, developing others and contributing to an isolated rural community over the long term.

• Strong practical experience in broadacre dryland cropping
• Previous leadership or people-management experience
• Sound knowledge of crop production, rotations and seasonal operations
• Competence with modern farm machinery, guidance systems and data
• Mechanical aptitude and practical maintenance skills
• Strong planning, delegation, record-keeping and problem-solving ability
• MC licence and chemical certification, or willingness to obtain both

The Benefits:
Join a growing family-operated business offering long-term stability, increasing responsibility and a clear career path. The role also provides supplied housing and practical support for relocating to Mid West WA.

• $130,000-$150,000 + super, with flexibility for exceptional candidates
• Renovated cottage, with a new four-bedroom home planned for 2027
• Work vehicle, laptop and private fuel
• Relocation support, plus ongoing training
• Long-term progression within a growing family-operated business

Choose Agri Talent
Agri Talent provides permanent recruitment and executive search services exclusively for Australian agribusiness. Our extensive digital network connects quality candidates to diverse and exciting roles with respected clients across Australia’s agriculture sector.

For more information, please contact Rosie Pinn, Agri Talent on 04•• ••• 548 or ••••@agritalent.com.au