70 years old, highly experienced machinery operator with 30+ years across broadacre farming and transport in WA and NZ. Fit, reliable, and available for immediate start, seeking roles for the hay and harvest season. Based near Albany WA with flexibility to work across the southern half of the state. Skilled in deep ripping, seeding, chaser bin and hay/silage operations. Operated modern John Deere, Fendt and JCB machinery. Holds current MC licence (not looking for a truck driving role), forklift ticket and telehandler certification. Extensive road train and oversize haulage background, combined with multiple seasons on corporate cropping farms operating high-horsepower tractors. Carried out seeding, deep ripping and chaser bin duties. Looking for a smaller, family run operation chasing for 1-2 headers, not interested in sheep work.
17-year-old (turning 18 in October) WA candidate seeking a harvest role from early October until the end of harvest. Open to any WA harvest location, happy to assist with livestock, and adaptable with accommodation and meals. Holds a manual driver’s license (P Plates), owns a vehicle, and is a non-smoker. Down-to-earth, fit and healthy, with strong livestock skills gained through 3 years at agricultural college and hands-on experience. Confident working with cattle and sheep. Machinery experience includes bobcats, Kangas, limited tractor work (feeding out, slashing, FEL) but confidence to pick up new machinery quickly. Longer term, she is passionate about pursuing a role on a large cattle station.
28, Nonsmoker. Belgian Farmer with over 10 harvest seasons and extensive hands-on experience across large cropping systems. Grew up on a 400ha family farm producing cereals and has managed operations since 2021, with additional experience on a 600ha grain enterprise. Confident with modern machinery including John Deere combines (S680) and tractors (8R, 7R and 6R), as well as CLAAS. Skilled in harvest, seeding, spraying, fertilising, soil tillage, and haymaking. Strong workshop background in maintenance, servicing, and repairs, including welding and electrical troubleshooting. Experienced with GPS systems (John Deere StarFire, Trimble). Very good English. Non-smoker, fit and healthy, available late October to March. Seeking a harvester operator role in either NSW or WA with flexibility to stay on post-harvest if required. Excellent References.
PREVIOUSLY PLACED CANDIDATE: 20, nonsmoker, Kiwi. Available NOW until October. Completed seeding 2025 with our client and received great feedback and will be returning to them this harvest operating modern John Deere machinery. At seeding he operated a JD 9570RX with 80FT seeder bar. Looking for work from NOW until early October so perfect for anyone with a hay program. Happy to help out with livestock if required. Travelling alone. Has operated John Deere and prefers it BUT happy to operate other makes. Before coming to WA, he has been working for local Ag contractors since he left school and loves everything to do with machinery. Also has worked on a dairy farm. Plenty of experience with large loaders and telehandlers. Done raking and ploughing. His references are great and state that he is a hard worker that is cautious as he doesn’t want to put a foot wrong. Completed a one-year Engineering course and is handy with a welder. Would suit a farmer that is willing to train and provide some support. He will not suit a farmer that is going to ride him and give him a hard time. He is very passionate about farming and always keen to learn more.
Candidate: 9123: 22-year-old New Zealander, a non-smoker, currently travelling with her sister (candidate 9396 who we have previously placed for harvest) and friend (candidate 3338). Ideally the three of them would like to work on the same farm or at least close by. Available early October and eager to work as many hours as possible and flexible with location and have no preferences regarding placement. Grew up on a station in New Zealand and has experience operating tractors and basic servicing and maintenance on modern John Deere tractors. Would suit a chaser bin role. Strong farming background, hardworking, enthusiastic and motivated to expand her skills further by completing a harvest in Australia.
27-year-old agronomy graduate from Uruguay with strong hands-on farming and feedlot experience. Grew up on his grandfather’s 300Ha mixed cropping and livestock property, working with oats and alfalfa and operating machinery including John Deere tractors, balers, and an older Case header. Also worked in a large export feedlot, progressing to manager within six months, responsible for animal health, protocols, and daily operations. Confident with basic machinery maintenance and loader operation. Speaks very good English, polite and eager to learn. Recently arrived in WA and available now, seeking a harvest role with opportunities to operate modern machinery such as chaser bins or headers. Long-term goal is to return to Uruguay to build his own cattle enterprise, but in the meantime is motivated, hardworking, and committed to gaining as much experience as possible on Australian broadacre farms.
29-year-old non-smoker, currently based in Perth with own car, available from mid-September for the hay and then into the harvest season. Looking for work in Western Australia, with a preference for the southwest region (not previously worked there). Experienced machinery operator with a background on both Australian and European farms, handling a wide range of modern tractors and farm equipment. Earlier this year worked as a tractor operator on a large station, operating mowers, high-horsepower tractors, and loaders for haymaking and bale stacking (New Holland Durabine 416 mower, Case 300 tractor, and Caterpillar loaders). On her family’s cattle farm overseas, she gained experience with balers, silage trailers, loaders, and seeders, alongside cattle care and general farm maintenance. She regularly operated John Deere 6155M tractors, McHale V6 750 baler, PRC-2HP/W18R silage trailer, JCB telescopic loader and Horsch Pronto 4DC seeder during seasonal work. Confident and capable with machinery, livestock, and day-to-day farming tasks, she offers practical skills and adaptability. Keen to secure a chaser bin role this season but also highly motivated to build further experience on harvesters. Fit, reliable, with excellent English, she would be a strong addition to any hay or harvest team.
22-year-old New Zealander, nonsmoker, seeking a harvest role in WA or other states from mid-October. With a strong sheep and beef background, he has built practical tractor experience including some drilling, cultivation, topping, and feeding out using smaller John Deere 6 series and experienced with loaders and telehandlers. Mechanical ability rated moderate, but keen to develop further skills. Energetic, positive, and eager to learn, he would suit a family-run farm or larger harvest team and is particularly keen on a chaser bin role, though open to header operation. Flexible on meals and location, he is looking for plenty of hours through harvest and is happy to assist with livestock duties if needed.
