Farm manager

23 hours ago

Mackay Regional, Australia Agric Full time

Manage farm operations including livestock management, crop cultivation, fruit and vegetable production and other agricultural enterprises.

Crop Production

Perform annual tasks to grow a wide variety of crops such as grains, oilseeds, sugar cane, cotton, fruits, and vegetables.

Livestock Production

Manage the breeding and raising of a wide range of animals including beef and dairy cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and poultry.

Tasks
  • Prepare or assist with preparation of annual forecasts, budgets and other business plans.
  • Recruit, supervise and ensure the ongoing training of farm staff.
  • Maintain production and other farm records including the estimated operating costs, ordering of farm inputs, marketing of produce and monitoring of animal health and feeding requirements.
  • Control costs of production in line with budget expectations.
  • Produce crops and/or livestock to achieve volume, quality and cost objectives.
  • Clean and maintain buildings, sheds, equipment and facilities to ensure health standards and high quality of produce.
  • Ensure safe and effective handling of equipment.
  • Undertake activities to minimise environmental degradation. Monitor environmental effects of farming activities and repair existing damage.
  • Plan and organise marketing and sale of produce to achieve high returns.
Crop Production Tasks
  • Select crop types and determine area to be sown.
  • Conduct a wide range of farming operations including cultivation, sowing, spraying and harvesting.
Livestock Production Tasks
  • Care and raise livestock for the production of meat, wool, milk and other animal products.
  • Ensure good animal health is maintained through provision of adequate quality and quantity of pasture and other feed.
  • Organise and conduct general farm activities including livestock control, pest management, shearing, milking and mating.

For this position, the skills required could have been developed through on-the-job training, previous work experience in other related roles, and through specialised and/or vocational training and/or through a Tertiary Qualification in Science, Humanities or Commerce.

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