Seeding & Farming roles - 2026 Australia

Requirements & Role Overview

Staff 360 is recruiting farm machinery operators for Australia’s 2026 seasonal cropping and harvest programs, covering the full production cycle across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA.

Work is available immediately for suitable candidates, with the main seasonal flow as follows:

• Pre-seeding & summer cropping — from February onwards
• Cotton harvest & general cropping — through autumn and winter
• Winter seeding — late autumn through winter
• Wheat harvest, hay & straw programs — from September / October onwards

• Farming background preferred
• Experience servicing and maintaining farm machinery
• Experience operating modern machinery with GPS highly regarded
• All experience levels considered
• Training provided for suitable applicants

Role Duties May Include:

• Machinery servicing and pre-season maintenance
• Tractor operations: tramline renovation, spreading, fertilizing, spraying, earthworks

• Operating tractors with 40ft–60ft and up to 80ft planters and air seeders
• Rock pickers, front-end loaders, chaser bins
• Support trucks for filling seeders

• Operating John Deere cotton pickers and strippers
• Loader work for moving and stacking cotton bales

• Header operation for wheat harvest
• Chaser bin driving (ideal for those wishing to stay on later in the year)
• Square baler operation for hay and straw
• General harvest support

• Free on-farm accommodation
• Meals provided
• Excellent hourly wages
• Positions across both east and west coast regions
• Typical days 12+ hours during peak season

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For further information contactStaff 360 on +61 7 3720 8504

Staff 360 has supported Australian agriculture for over 25 years, supplying skilled personnel across grain, cotton, horticulture and livestock sectors.

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