Farm Mechanic

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.

What lifestyle will you find on the farm?

The farm Carinup starts 30km south of the township of Lake Grace and finishes approximately 15km south of Pingrup. Lake Grace has everything you need, such a primary school, high school, a hospital and swimming pool.

The Carinup aggregation is the newest farm to the Warakirri Cropping family, which consists of an impressive 16,000 arable ha. Your new Farm Manager is highly respected within the business and was internally promoted to set up this new operation. The farm is now in it's 3rd cropping year with Warakirri and is seeing the results. The manager created a culture that is based on teamwork, and not based on hierarchy. If you want to do something you haven’t done before the manager will be there to support you.

There is a comfortable family accommodation available on farm as part of this package.

What does a Farm Mechanic at Warakirri Cropping do?

• Oversee the maintenance of a fleet of light vehicles, trucks, tractors, sprayers, harvesters, and a range of farm support equipment.
• Ensure all maintenance is carried out in a timely and professional manner in accordance with manufacturers’ requirements. This would include:
  • Conducting diagnostic tests and analysing/actioning results.
  • Keeping accurate maintenance records.
  • Ensure all vehicles and equipment are serviced in a timely manner.
  • Provide technical advice to the Farm Manager.
• Ensure pre-season maintenance is completed ahead of time.
• Attend call outs as required.
• Assist with managing and conducting the spraying, seeding and harvest operations as required.
• Identifying and reporting any health and safety hazards, incidents or issues.
• Other general farm duties as required.

Do you recognise yourself in the following statements?

• Previous experience as (farm) mechanic, maintenance manager or similar.
• Must be trade qualified Heavy Diesel Mechanic or equivelant
• Experience in agriculture, transport or earthmoving.
• Experience in the operation of large-scale plant and equipment.
• A willingness to learn and work safely, adopt new practices, further develop skills, and work in a team environment.
• The ability to demonstrate a high level of initiative and self-motivation.
• Good communication skills.
• Class MC Driver’s License (preferred but not essential).
• Current chemical users’ certificate preferred but not necessary.

What makes Warakirri unique?

• We offer a comfortable family home and attractive salary packages based on experience.
• 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.
• Opportunities to grow your career both on the farm or with broader horizons. 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.
• Industry leading parental leave for both primary and secondary caregiver.
• Being part of an organisation of which integrity, trust and collaboration are their core values.

You probably want to hit “apply” now, but if you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to Niki Bosman at [email protected] or 04 39 703 866.