Multiple Farming Positions Offered - Howe Farming Enterprises Pty Ltd

Howe Farming Multiple Farming Positions Offered at Howe Farming Enterprises Pty Ltd in post code areas 4872 and 4880 on Atherton Tablelands (Walkamin, Mareeba area) HORTICULTURAL SUPERVISORS and HORTICULTURAL SPECIALISTS Role summary — lead day-to-day field and packing-shed operations on banana farms under the Farm Manager: crew allocation and supervision, crop husbandry across the full banana cycle, irrigation and fertigation, chemical spraying programs, plant-health monitoring, harvest scheduling and packhouse coordination, and enforcement of QA, biosecurity, environmental and WHS standards — hands-on supervisory role, working alongside the crews.

Salary ranges: $67,000 – $77,000 per annum plus super, full-time positions FORKLIFT DRIVERS (BANANA PACKING SHED & COOLROOM) Role summary — operate forklifts across farms' banana packing sheds, shed yards and cool rooms to move, load, unload and store palletised fruit, cartons and packaging, keeping produce flowing from line to chiller to container under the Pack Shed Manager. Salary ranges: $67,000 – $77,000 per annum plus super, full time positions EARTHMOVING PLANT OPERATORS (GENERAL) Role summary — operate skid steers, excavators, graders, dozers and loaders across Howe Farms’ Tablelands properties for agricultural earthworks: land preparation, farm roads, drains, culverts, dams and irrigation infrastructure, on the direction of the Operations Manager.

Salary ranges: $67,000 – $77,000 per annum plus super, full time positions DIESEL MOTOR MECHANICS — FARM FLEET & HEAVY PLANT Role summary — maintain, test and repair the diesel motors and mechanical parts of Howe Farms’ heavy fleet and plant: tractors, trucks, trailers, harvesters, sprayers, earthmoving plant and standby generators, from the Walkamin workshop; scheduled and unplanned maintenance to keep production moving.

Salary ranges: $70,000 – $90,000 per annum plus super, full time positions MOTOR MECHANICS (GENERAL) Role summary — maintain, test and repair the petrol engines and mechanical parts of Howe Farms's light fleet: utilities, car-like vehicles, ATVs/RTVs, light trailers and small plant, from the workshop, with cross-cover into the heavy workshop as directed. Salary ranges: $70,000 – $82,000 per annum plus super, full time positions FRUIT & VEGETABLE PACKERS — BANANA PACKING SHED Role summary — grade, dehand, wash, pack and label banana cartons to customer specification in Howe Farms' packing sheds, holding daily pack targets and order deadlines without compromising fruit quality, food safety or traceability.

Salary ranges: $64,000 – $74,000 per annum plus super, full time positions Benefits Competitive salary package with superannuation, performance-based bonuses tied to harvest success, and clear pathways for career advancement within the company. Extensive on-the-job training covering machinery use, safety protocols, and modern farming methods to enhance your professional skills. Inclusive and supportive team culture in a prosperous agricultural enterprise, including access to employee wellbeing programs and mental health support.

Extra incentives like subsidised housing for remote sites, complimentary seasonal fruit supplies, and opportunities to attend industry seminars and workshops. Meaningful contribution to Australia's food security, local economies, and sustainable agriculture, with a focus on work-life balance through rostered shifts. Task & responsibilities In these roles you will engage in daily farm operations to support crop health and productivity.

HORTICULTURAL SUPERVISORS and HORTICULTURAL SPECIALISTS Key tasks: Plan, allocate and direct daily field/packhouse crew activity against the Farm Manager's weekly work program; monitor work rates by block and crew. Supervise land preparation, planting, desuckering, deleafing/trashing (leaf-spot control), bell injecting, de-belling, bunch covering (bagging), bunch trimming, stringing and propping. Coordinate and where required carry out spraying under the weekly spray program — ChemCert-trained crews only, records of date/block/product/rate/weather, withholding periods observed.

Install, monitor and maintain irrigation; complete weekly irrigation and fertigation schedules; report faults to the Irrigation Manager. Conduct block inspections for pests, disease and nutritional disorders, including Panama TR4 vigilance; report and record; reinforce biosecurity stations, wash-downs and movement controls. Provide weekly fruit estimates from bunch-tag records; supervise harvest cutting, humping, loading and shed handling to protect fruit quality; fill weekly orders.

Lead toolbox talks, PPE compliance, incident reporting; assist with recruiting, induction and training of field crews. Maintain production, spray, fertiliser and QA records; weekly report to Farm Manager. Salary ranges: $67,000 – $77,000 per annum plus super, full-time positions FORKLIFT DRIVERS (BANANA PACKING SHED & COOLROOM) Key tasks: Operate controls to align forklifts and raise/lower forks to stack and unstack cartons, bins, bales and palletised produce in the shed and yards.

Load and unload trucks and refrigerated containers, ensuring loads are stable and correctly positioned; check pallet labels against dispatch instructions. Move packed pallets into cool rooms and dispatch areas promptly to maintain fruit quality (15 °c hold). Operate safely in narrow aisles including electronic-guidance systems; operate specialised trucks beneath elevated frames where trained; never exceed the load data plate rating.

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