Senior Broadacre Crop Farm Worker

Main tasks

• 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

Specialisations

State nomination

Each state nominates different occupations for the 190 and 491 visas.