Assistant Farm Manager

About the role

Reporting to the Business Manager, this role involves supervising farm operations on a 200-hectare family dairy farm milking 600 mostly Friesian cows in a rotary dairy with a split calving herd. You will work across a wide range of areas including herd health, pasture rotation, dairy operations, and irrigation management.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise and manage farm team members

• Manage herd health and pasture rotation

• Oversee dairy operations

• Manage irrigation systems

• Conduct general farm activities

About you

• Demonstrated experience and achievement in a medium or large enterprise in a supervisory role

• A track record of effective supervisory skills

• Experience in herd health, pasture rotation, dairy operations, and irrigation

• An agricultural degree or other certification is advantageous

• Good communication and reporting skills

• Current driver's licence

• A demonstrated commitment to improvement and learning

About us

Wickams Creek Pastoral is a 200-hectare family farm that's been in the family for 45 years. We're passionate about being a safe, sustainable and innovative provider of quality dairy milk to our community through continuous innovation and expansion. In the last 3 years we have upgraded our dairy ID and feed management system, installed two centre pivots, fixed sprinklers, energy saving vacuum pumps and grain crushers in the dairy, automated flood and sprinkler systems, additional bore water pumping capacity, canola feeding capability and more. Our current team on farm have over 120 years of combined dairy experience and a reputation in the community for a respectful and welcoming culture. We offer an engaging, supportive workplace environment.

Benefits

• Generous salary and accommodation package including use of comfortable 3 bedroom house and garage

• Flexible work-life delivering results in a high performing team

• Innovation budget and continuous improvement opportunities

• Upskilling opportunities and professional development

• Employment potential for a partner or other family members

• Safe environment with continued improvement of facilities and equipment

• Located 5 minutes drive to Maffra with access to schools, shops and cafes, and less than an hour to the beach and scenic mountain locations