Mechanic, Automotive Parts, Maintenance

Location: SA 5501

FARM WORKER – Agricultural Technician, Farm Mechanic - Location: Lower Light SA 5501

We are in a growth phase and are offering an exciting opportunity for experienced persons to join our team on our family farms just outside Adelaide. Aptitude and broad experience is more important than trade qualifications.

We specialize in growing small crops for the wholesale market in a protected cropping environment. Our company is a family business that has been in operation for many years. We currently enjoy a culturally rich and diverse workforce on our farms who are part of our “company family”. We place a lot of emphasis on family values and connectivity amongst our wonderful staff.

If this is the sort of company, where you are treated and expect to be an integral part of our wider family then please read on….

For a prospective employee, this presents an exciting opportunity and peace-of-mind that you are joining a strong, profitable business that gives first priority to our staff.

About the roles

You will be based on our farm in South Australia’s Mid North, working predominantly at that location but may be required to work occasionally, 30 minutes away at our other farm, not far for Adelaide City. 

Agricultural Technician

We are seeking an experienced agricultural technician with solid diesel experience as well as a good understanding of hydraulics, some experience in refrigeration emergency repairs will be well regarded.

Ideally, you will have 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role. The work involves undertaking repairs and maintenance to a wide range of agricultural vehicles and equipment including tractors, trucks, headers, cold-rooms and associated agricultural equipment. Duties involve but are not limited to: Diagnosing faults in diesel engines, transmissions and mechanical parts; Performing maintenance services on vehicles and agricultural equipment; The ability to adapt machinery to suit a purpose, including making of unique components to suit; Testing and diagnosing vehicles and equipment for operational efficiency; Undertaking repairs on farm including some welding as required; ordering spare parts for vehicles and equipment.

Farm Mechanic

We are seeking an experienced mechanic with solid diesel experience as well as a good understanding of hydraulics, some experience in refrigeration emergency repairs will be well regarded.

Ideally, you will have 2-3 years’ experience in a similar role. Your average working week will comprise of many things as is typical on a farm, you may be rebuilding a tractor engine or 3PL, welding up broken steel mounting brackets and then drop everything to make running repairs on our cool room or the computer controlled growing sheds until the refrigeration guys can fix it properly and back to that diesel engine you started stripping down before checking out maintenance issues on our composting machinery or farm vehicles.  Duties involve but are not limited to: Detecting and diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults in engines, machinery and parts; Repairing and replacing worn and defective parts and reassembling mechanical components, and referring to service manuals as needed; Performing scheduled maintenance services, such as oil changes, lubrications and engine tune-ups, to achieve reliability of farm vehicles and ensure compliance with pollution regulations; Testing and adjusting mechanical parts after being repaired for proper performance; Diagnosing and testing parts with the assistance of computers where required; and you may be required to respond to company vehicle breakdowns. 

The Farms

The farms have excellent staff amenities away from the work area and you will be encouraged to make use of these during breaks. Note also that there are quarantine measures in place to avoid cross contamination or introduction of unwanted pests into the growing sheds.

What we are offering you is an enjoyable and positive work/life balance, you will work with a team of outstanding warm people, your position is a long term career position, most of our crew spend many years with us, and grow from basic farm workers through to senior positions which is testament to who we as a company are and exactly what we are all about with regard to loyalty to our valuable staff.

Benefits

·      These are full-time positions in a well-established family business. If you are looking for a stable job in a long-established company and you have the qualities, we seek then this is the job for you.

·      You will work with a bunch of great people, where coming to work each day is something you look forward to.

·      You will work closely with your fellow team members and be open to their observations to allow you to more effectively undertake your role.

·      A competitive remuneration will be offered relative to your experience and skills The range will be:

o  Agricultural Technician - between $65,000 and $80,000+ per annum plus government regulated superannuation at 11.5%

o  Farm Mechanic - between $65,000 and $75,000+ per annum plus government regulated superannuation at 11.5%.

In the first instance, please submit your CV and cover letter to our service agency, NVM Services and let's take it from there.

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

1.     Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?

2.     Have you had experience with diesel powered agricultural equipment

3.     Do you have experience in adapting existing machinery and equipment for a particular purpose

4.     Do you have experience in commercial refrigeration fault finding

5.     Are you happy to work both in a workshop and do on-site repairs

6.     Do you have experience in an undercover (quarantine) controlled environment growing area

Reference Number: AUSTEMP10044

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