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Co-Products Labourers
Date Posted: 15 Oct ****
About the Role
JBS Townsville is currently recruiting several Co-Products Labourers (By-Products) to join the team in a full time capacity.
As a Co-Products Labourer, you will use rendering equipment to process animal by-product materials for the production of tallow, grease, blood meal, and high-protein bone meal.
The rendering process simultaneously dries the material and separates the fat from the bone and protein, yielding a fat commodity and a protein meal.
Rendering is a process that converts waste animal tissue into stable, usable materials.
Your main responsibilities will include:
Operating the tallow processing plant
Operating the continuous cooker
Operating the press
Producing rendered products in a hygienic manner
Assisting in the By-Products plant to process meat and bone meal, tallow and gall
About You
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team environment
Fit for physical work
Reliable with a strong work ethic and positive attitude
Have been Q Fever vaccinated or willing to have vaccination
Full working rights in Australia
Experience in the red meat industry advantageous
Available to work as part of a rotating shift team; Monday to Friday; up to 24 hours coverage
Why Join JBS?
Attractive hourly rate + shift penalty rates on night shift
Heavily discounted premium JBS meat products through our onsite butcher shop
Long-term technical training and career development opportunities with a global organisation
Regular team-building events, including BBQs and employee milestone celebrations
Access to heavily discounted corporate and casual apparel from major brands including R.M. Williams and Ariat
Corporate discounts with Australian Super, Bupa and Medibank Private Health Insurance
Exclusive discounts with AVIS Australia car hire, CommBank and Dell Technologies, Specsavers and Telstra
Significant discounts on adventure experiences through Adrenaline
Retail discounts via The Ambassador Card – Australia's premier member benefits program
Located 12km south of Townsville, a major gateway to Queensland's world-renowned Great Barrier Reef, the JBS Townsville Plant is JBS Australia's most northern operation.
Cattle are sourced from a wide supply area, including the Northern Territory, north and north-western Queensland and packed into the AMH brand, the most trusted name in beef.
The plant employs approximately 500 team members with a processing capacity of 900 head of cattle per day.
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