Senior Broadacre Crop Farm Worker
What the work is
Performs skilled tasks on a broadacre crop farm in supervising the planting, cultivation and harvest of broadacre crops.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Oversees the planting, cultivation and harvesting of broadacre crops
- Supervises and undertakes the operation and maintenance of broadacre crop farming equipment and machinery
- Oversees the inspection and maintenance of broadacre crop farm infrastructure, including fencing and water supply systems
- Organises and trains broadacre crop farm workers, and supervises work routines and day-to-day broadacre farm production operations
- Supervises, maintains and operates data collection and analysis and production technology systems such as GPS, GIS, variable-rate technology, soil sensors and yield monitors
- May undertake or supervise the application of pesticides and other chemicals to broadacre crops
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional mixed farm and orchard in a river valley, with a small crew, tractors and a packing shed. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Harvest goes smoothly, the crew finishes early and the fruit is perfect
- You spot a pest or a watering problem early and save a whole block
- A new worker you trained runs a task on their own for the first time
Hard days
- A storm or heatwave hits at the worst possible moment in the season
- A machine breaks down on the day the crop has to be picked
- A rushed picking crew, a tight truck deadline and a quality problem you cannot ignore
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 343136, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.