Farm Manager

**Position Description: Farm Manager**

The Farm Manager is responsible for overseeing farm operations including general farm work, property/equipment maintenance, blueberry harvest production, livestock management and land management.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Farm Activities**
- Tractor - racking, rolling, slashing,
- Hay cropping main paddock
- Property Maintenance: Wiper snipping, Lawn Mowing, Weeding, blowing
- Fertilising & Mulching
- Maintaining property including fences, roads, farm equipment and water supply systems
- Chain Sawing fallen trees, wood chipping / Wood Splitting / Cleaning up wood from paddocks and property
- Check, clear and maintain storm water pipes
- Painting fencing / spot painting
- Managing Supplies: Ensure adequate supplies available to maintain the farm's general upkeep
- Arena Maintenance
- Blow leaves / Removal of branches
- Raking and rolling arena after play

**Machinery Maintenance & Management**
- Repairing faulty vehicles and machinery.
- Ensure all Machinery is well looked after and maintained: Machinery is undercover, undertaking regular maintenance, scheduling repairs and recommending replacement.
- Ensure Machinery Shed / farm sheds and all farm equipment is clean, tidy and organised

**Livestock Management**
- Ensuring horses have food and water
- Moving livestock to optimise feeding opportunities and manage paddock health
- Clean horse yards / stables / manure in mulching bays
- Checking and cleaning water troughs

**Blueberry Production**
- Management of Blueberry production - preparing plans and schedules for blueberry production and harvesting
- Blueberry maintenance; watering, mowing, weeding, netting
- Ensuring efficient irrigation and fertilizer systems, tending growing crops
- Manage Juicing of Berries and delivery to wholesaler

**Casual Staff and Contractors**
- Managing causal and contract staff as required: ensure they are effectively executing their tasks
- Ensuring all staff adheres to health and safety regulations.

**Other General Duties**
- Putting weekly bins out, cleaning gutters
- Regular stacking of wood and kindling in houses over winter
- Clean out the fire pits
- High pressure hosing / Remove cob webs around buildings

**Work Conditions**:

- The work for a farm manager is outdoors in ever-changing weather conditions, from hot to cold. The role is physically demanding and requires heavy work and a lot of physical tasks such as lifting or carrying items. During harvest times, fruit may need to be picked, packed and carried.
- A farm manager, therefore, needs to be physically fit enough to perform these manual duties, able to spend long hours on their feet and be happy to work in an outdoor environment.

**Experience and Requirements**
- Extensive experience in a farming-related field.
- Experience in general maintenance of farm equipment - Mechanical aptitude.
- Attention to detail /organised / clean /tidy
- Willingness to work overtime as required.
- Must be proficient with Tractors, chainsaws and farm equipment.
- Comfortable working outdoors and in varying weather conditions
- Ability to work independently
- Adherence to safety practices
- Physical capability to perform heavy work
- Occasional bending, kneeling, crouching, turning and twisting.
- Crawling under equipment.

**Licences Required**:

- Drivers licence

**Additional Information**
- 7am to 3pm 5 days a week
- Hours per week: 38hrs
- Superannuation: based on Government regulations

**Workplace Health and Safety**:

- Correctly wear and maintain items of personal protective clothing and equipment that are provided
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for the health and safety of anyone else that may be affected by your actions or omissions whilst at work
- Report any incidents within the workplace to your Employer

**Salary**: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person