BA & JM Hirsch
Agricultural Mobile Plant Operator
Carnamah, 6517, Western Australia
Farming, Animals & Conservation / Farm Labour
Full time
Posted 28/07/2025
Closed 27/08/2025
We are looking for an experienced Agricultural Equipment Plant Operator to join our team. Specifically for operating and maintaining a self-propelled boomspray with optical spraying technology.
Benefits
Benefits include a salaray plus opportunity to work additional hours for overtime, a flexible work week arrangmeent, on farm accommodation in a renovated house or new short stay accomodation. A work vehicle is also supplied.
Task & Responsibilities
The role includes:
- Oversee the planting, cultivation and harvest of broadacre crops.
- Oversee, operate and maintain cropping machinery, including 4WD tractors, harvesters, sprayers, deep rippers, telehandlers and trucks
- Manage pest control, apply pesticides and chemicals to crops
- Specifically operate and maintain a 49m Goldacres G6 sprayer with Bilberry WeedDetect system. Including chemical batching, maintaining detailed electronic spray records, calibrating and optimising the green on green (GoG) camera detection system.
- Oversee the maintenance of farm infrastructure, such as fencing and water supply systems
- Supervise and train farm hands and mobile plant operators
- Supervise the daily operations and organise work routines
Qualification & Experience
Experience necessary:
- At least 12 months experience with optical spraying application. Bilberry or equivalent.
- AHCCHM304 – Transport and store chemicals certificate
- AHCCHM307 – Prepare and apply chemicals certificate
- Strong computer literacy with experience or programming certificate
Benefits
Benefits of this position include an opportunity to develop as an assistant farm manager and farm manager. Technical development is available for agronomy skills, as well as machine tickets including truck licencing. On farm accomodation or subsidised town housing is offered, with meals provided during seeding and harvest.
Task & responsibilities
The role includes:
- Oversee the planting, cultivation and harvest of broadacre crops.
- Oversee, operate and maintain cropping machinery, including 4WD tractors, harvesters, sprayers, deep rippers, telehandlers and trucks
- Manage pest control, apply pesticides and chemicals to crops
- Specifically operate and maintain a 49m Goldacres G6 sprayer with Bilberry WeedDetect system. Including chemical batching, maintaining detailed electronic spray records, calibrating and optimising the green on green (GoG) camera detection system.
- Oversee the maintenance of farm infrastructure, such as fencing and water supply systems
- Supervise and train farm hands and mobile plant operators
- Supervise the daily operations and organise work routines
Qualification & experience
Qualification & Experience
Experience necessary:
- At least 12 months experience with optical spraying application. Bilberry or equivalent.
- AHCCHM304 – Transport and store chemicals certificate
- AHCCHM307 – Prepare and apply chemicals certificate
- Strong computer literacy with experience or programming certificate
About Company
We have positive references available from previous staff, and can facilitate a flexible roster to suit the needs of the candidate. This may include on farm accommodation in a brand new unit, a recently renovated family house, or in nearby towns. We will also consider drive in drive out candidates from Perth and Geraldton. Nearby towns and schools include Carnamah 38km, Coorow 46km, Perenjori 38km and Dalwallinu 70km.
We offer a work vehicle or a vehicle allowance, seeding and harvest meals (with extremely good reviews!), flexibility for extended holidays and family life, developmental opportunities and high wages. In return we expect candidates to buy in to our farm goals and demonstrate initiative in their work.