Farm Supervisor

**Full-time, two year opportunity until June 2025**:

- **Located at Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle**:

- **Salary from $ 79,952.00 plus superannuation**
- Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Regional NSW. The Department of Regional NSW is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve._

**About Us**

The Department of Regional NSW was formed in 2020 as a central agency for regional issues. The Department is responsible?for building resilient regional economies and communities, strengthening primary industries, managing the use of regional land, overseeing the state’s mineral and mining resources and ensuring government investment in regional NSW is fair and delivers positive outcomes for local communities and businesses.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) supports the development of profitable primary industries that create a more prosperous NSW and contributes to a better environment through the sustainable use of natural resources.

**About the Role**

The Farm Supervisor will oversee the management of farming and field maintenance activities on-site for both commercial and research purposes. The role also ensures farming activities, which facilitate research projects and trials, are conducted in accordance with best management practices whilst maintaining a commercial focus. Being part of a small team, this will at times require being “Hands On”.

As our new **Farm Supervisor** you will be required to;
- Supervise farm operations including farm planning activities and resource management
- Co-develop the farm budget and manage records relating to farm activities
- Oversee farm maintenance and security programs
- Supervise staff and contractors to work in accordance with Departmental standards
- Collaborate and communicate with key stakeholders on site

**To be successful in this role you will have**:

- Knowledge of machinery operation and experience in general farm maintenance
- Extensive cropping experience
- Extensive cattle knowledge
- Current NSW Driver Licence
- Chemical certification or willingness to obtain
- Current forklift licence or eligibility to obtain
- Q Fever vaccination or willingness to obtain

We work hard every day to support and grow thriving communities across regional NSW that will have a positive impact on generations to come. Our goal is always to be a trusted local partner and problem-solver working deeply in community.

**As part of our team, you will be able to**:

- **Deliver with impact.** You are empowered and trusted to create impact through exposure to cutting edge projects and research, career defining opportunities, and get to be part of a team creating sustainable solutions that will leave a legacy.
- **Connect to what matters.** We are all about forming deep community relationships, fostering our passionate and connected teams. It is central to our work to support a true sense of belonging across the team.
- **Live your way.** From bringing your whole self to work, through to designing flexibility, that fits you and the team, at Regional NSW you will be able to find the balance that works for you.

We are a young agency, but with that has come a personality that is dedicated, passionate, proactive, influential, and informed. We’re all about ‘having a crack’.

If you are motivated and diligent with a passion for farming, we want to hear from you.

**Applications close on 23 August 2023 at 11:55pm.**
- A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months._ The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo reference checks, National Police Check, and Bankruptcy Check._