Senior Operations Leader | Agricultural Contracting | NT

This is a full-time, senior hands-on leadership role within a fast-paced agricultural contracting business.

This is a demanding position requiring strong leadership, sound decision-making and the ability to manage people, machinery and pressure in real time.

This is not a desk job. You will be leading crews in the paddock while also completing the operational paperwork that keeps the business running properly.

Well-established agricultural contracting operation working in high-pressure, time-sensitive conditions. The business runs a large and varied fleet of modern machinery and operates across broadacre and cropping environments.

This is a team that works hard, expects accountability and values people who lead from the front.

• Running day-to-day agricultural contracting operations

• Working hands-on alongside crews when required

• Leading, motivating and supporting team members

• Setting clear direction, standards and accountability

• Managing different personalities and maintaining team alignment

• Coordinating labour, machinery and logistics to meet tight timeframes

• Managing safety, fatigue and compliance requirements

• Completing operational paperwork, job records and reporting

• Acting as the link between management, clients and crews

• Solving problems quickly and making sound decisions under pressure

• Setting the standard through your own attitude and work ethic

• Strong experience in agricultural contracting or similar operations

• Proven leadership and people management skills

• Calm, capable and resilient under pressure

• Excellent communication skills

• Highly organised with strong administrative ability

• Solid understanding of agriculture and field operations

• Team-first mindset

• Reliable, accountable and willing to work long hours when required

This role is NOT suitable for:

• Poor communicators or those who avoid difficult conversations

• Ego-driven operators or lone wolves

• Anyone seeking easy conditions or fixed hours

• People without a strong understanding of agriculture

• Visa Holders

• Competitive remuneration package based on skills and experience

• Large and varied fleet including John Deere 8R, 8RT, 9RT and 9000 series, Case Steiger,

• John Deere cotton pickers, strippers and headers, Mack and Kenworth trucks, and

• Toyota LandCruiser and Hilux vehicles

• Strong crew culture with a team that pulls together

For further information or to apply, please contact Jess on 0424 964 187.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

PLEASE NOTE :

• This is a permanent position and not available to Working Holiday Visa Holders (Backpackers) or overseas applicants.

• Applications without required skills and experience listed in the ad will not be considered.