Assistant Farm Manager – (Port Wakefield, SA 5550)

Assistant Farm Manager – SA Region

Port Wakefield, WA 6125

• Are you an experienced Assistant Farm Manager seeking your next challenge?
• Do you want to join a company that invests in your growth and development?
• Ready to work with cutting-edge facilities in the poultry industry?

Grow your career with ProTen!

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Assistant Farm Manager to join our team onsite on our South Australia Port Wakefield Farm, SA 5550. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the Farm Manager to help manage the day-to-day operations within cutting edge, tunnel ventilated broiler bird farms, providing strong leadership to a small team of approximately three to five staff, in order to ensure cost effective and efficient bird production. As the Assistant Farm Manager, you’ll collaborate with, and provide support to, the farm manager through assisting with all of their duties and responsibilities.

About ProTen

ProTen is Australia’s largest corporate meat chicken grower, setting the standard in broiler farm operations and development. With over 800 poultry sheds across 70 farms strategically located in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Queensland, ProTen is at the forefront of the industry. Our current farms have the capacity to produce over 200 million broiler chickens annually, contributing to over 25% of Australia’s total broiler chicken production.

At ProTen, we are driven by a simple but powerful mission – “We grow the chickens”. Our role is much more than just producing food – it’s about contributing to the health and well-being of consumers. This mission is something we take to heart, and it’s why we are committed to caring for our people, our communities, our animals, and the land we work on. It’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. Which is underpinned by our core values of “Teamwork, Professional, Communication, Caring and Curious”.

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience managing broiler farm operations.
• Strong leadership and team development skills, with a proven track record of achieving operational excellence.
• A proactive, detail-oriented, and hands-on approach to farm management.
• High regard for Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) standards, promoting a positive WHS culture.
• Physical fitness to perform farm duties, supported by a pre-employment functional assessment (including drug and alcohol testing).
• The right to work in Australia.

What We Offer

• Competitive a highly attractive remuneration package based on skills, experience and farm size, including – generous performance-based incentives, plus superannuation, access to salary packaging, onsite accommodation (3–4-bedroom company house) and utility cost (water, electricity and gas).
• Opportunities for career progression as our operations continue to expand.
• A supportive workplace culture focused on your professional development.
• Equal opportunities regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage.

ProTen Nest Egg Program At ProTen, you’re more than an employee – you’re part of our future. Eligible permanent employees can participate in the ProTen Nest Egg Program, giving you the opportunity to share in the long-term success of the business. It’s our way of recognising the contribution our people make every day and rewarding growth together.

Conditions apply. Eligibility commences after successful completion of probation.

We’re looking for someone passionate, open-minded, and driven to lead a high-performing team in a dynamic environment.

Important Information: Due to strict quarantine requirements, we cannot accept applications from individuals who:

• Regularly come into contact with pigs or birds, including those kept at your residence.
• Live with someone who works in other poultry or pig operations.

How to Apply

• If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for, APPLY NOW!
• For more information about ProTen and what we do, visit our website: www.ProTen.com.au
• Take the next step in your career and join an industry leader!