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About the position
Due to an internal promotion, Altora Ag has created a new position of General Manager Farming East. This role will report to the Chief Executive Officer and leads a team of 2 Regional Operations Managers and 10 Farm managers.
This role will provide you with an exceptional opportunity to drive the performance of farming activities, implementing farm management strategies and embedding regional relationships with service providers.
In this role you play a pivotal leadership role delivering safe and sustainable operations across our East Coast portfolio of farms. Leading our farm teams you will ensure efficient operational logistics, devising and implementing strategic initiatives and budgets, and optimising sustainable solutions to deliver the business unit results.
About Us
Altora Ag is Australia’s leading dryland cropping agribusinesses. Currently the business farms over 177,000 ha across several diversified climatic zones and a range of country types. The Company divides its operations into two regions: East (NSW, Vic and Qld) and West (Western Australia). In addition, the business has a large and diversified post-farm gate business including grain storage and handling, transport and trading.
Key Focus areas for this role
- You lead by example in safety and always think "safety first" by providing strong safety leadership and promoting a positive safety culture across farming operations.
- You work with teams across the business to bring about outcomes to drive the business forward by fostering effective teamwork and collaboration between employees, across all areas of operations and support teams.
- You engage with your teams to innovate, listen and encourage new ways of working and solutions to our farming challenges by promoting a culture that reflects the organisation’s purpose, high performance and drives an inclusive and engaged culture.
- You develop relationship and engage with communities where we operate by building partnerships to deliver Altora Ag's plans and strategies through our broad group of service providers, vendors, industry stakeholders, and contracting partners.
- You implement effective cropping management programs that drive improved production in line with the overall business goals and ensuring cropping activities are well organised, resourced and production budgets are achieved with consideration to seasonal conditions.
- You are focused on understanding key business metrics by monitoring all facets of the operations, safety and financial performance. This will include the review of individual paddock / block performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives that maximise return.
- You are future focused identifying potential acquisition opportunities and develop relationships with agents and potential vendors for CEO and Board consideration.
About you
- Ideally, you hold a degree in Agriculture, Business Administration, or a related discipline. and have a minimum of 10 years' experience in the agri-business sector, will experience in leadership roles.
- You have a successful track record of managing large-scale dryland cropping farms ideally with experience in similar agricultural settings.
- You possess strong leadership capabilities with a demonstrated ability to lead and inspire high-performing teams to achieve operational excellence.
- You have a strategic mindset and are adept at developing and implementing plans to optimise operations and drive long-term success.
- You are a dynamic leader who is both a proactive and commercial thinker, with excellent skills in planning, communication, and execution.
- Excellent relationship building skills with an ability to liaise effectively with stakeholders at all levels and build strong relationships within the agricultural community.
What are we offering you?
- A competitive salary package commensurate with your experience and the responsibilities of the role, including short and long-term incentives.
- Fully maintained vehicle.
- Ongoing training and professional development to support your growth and help you achieve your goals.
- Salary sacrifice opportunities.
- Employee assistance programs for you and your immediate family when required.
- A support team that partners with you in finance, HR, analytics, IT, and risk and compliance.
Does this sound like your next opportunity - Apply today and if you have any enquiries, please direct these to our Chief People Officer at Altora Ag via email at **@altoraag.com.au.
We strive to create a healthy and safe environment where everyone can thrive. We aspire to do this by recognising talent, promoting inclusion, and celebrating diversity and encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to join us. All applications from candidates with the right to live and work in Australia will be considered.
Please no agencies, we'll be managing this role in-house. Any resumes submitted outside of our process will be deemed the sole property of Altora Ag Services Pty Ltd.
Altora Ag Services is a subsidiary of Altora Ag Holdco Pty Ltd.
