Farming Manager
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Perth, WA, Australia · Full-Time · $150,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Seasonal planning and commercial farming leadership are central to this Perth Farming Manager role. The large Western Australian business needs a senior manager to direct cropping, pasture, fodder and irrigation while developing supervisors and machinery operators.
You will control budgets, work with agronomists and livestock colleagues and use operational data to guide production and land improvements. The position combines practical agricultural knowledge with accountable financial and workforce management. Visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead farming across extensive agricultural land
- Develop supervisors, overseers and machinery operators
- Plan seasonal operations around targets, resources and conditions
- Manage oats, barley, wheat, vetch and irrigated sorghum within cropping, pasture, fodder and irrigation programs
- Control budgets, forecasts, expenditure and capital
- Monitor productivity, crops, pasture and costs
- Work with agronomists on soils, establishment and performance
- Coordinate fodder with livestock and feed needs
- Deliver land and productivity improvements
- Manage capital works improving efficiency and asset value
- Apply precision agriculture, GPS and digital systems to data-led planning
- Support sustainable land and soil management
- Plan staffing and development and promote accountability and safety
- Coordinate contractors, suppliers and agricultural teams; Own operating and financial outcomes
Requirements & Eligibility
- Senior farming or agricultural operations experience
- Management of cropping, livestock or mixed farming
- Practical large-scale production knowledge
- Agronomy, chemicals and weed-control understanding
- Budgets, forecasting, planning and cost management
- Knowledge of machinery and current practices
- GPS, precision agriculture and digital system use
- Capacity to develop agricultural staff
- Commercial and operational judgement
- Evidence of responsible management and measurable outcomes
- Planning, communication and stakeholder skills
- Agriculture, Agribusiness or related tertiary qualification highly regarded; ChemCert or equivalent qualification advantageous
- Current driver's licence required; HR or MC licence advantageous; Capacity to satisfy Australian employment and visa requirements
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