Newcastle Waters (NT)

Our people are dedicated, passionate and their hard work is celebrated and recognised.

Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) is a leading Australian managed, UK owned Agribusiness with strong ESG values. CPC owns and operates a portfolio of twelve station aggregations in Australia and two feedlots in Indonesia. Across more than 6.3 million hectares of land, the CPC team are able to care for more than 415,000 head of cattle, 50,000 goats, 150,000 sheep and produce a diverse range of crops.

About you

We're looking for enthusiastic individuals with a proactive, positive and can-do attitude to join us in an industry that's the cornerstone of our country's economy. And guess what? You'll be having a pretty valuable time while doing it too! CPC hires team members from a diverse range of backgrounds with a variety of knowledge, skills and abilities.

Your key duties and tasks

- Daily feeding of all cattle in the Early Weaning Program (EWP)
- Awareness of low stress livestock handling techniques and promote and manage best practice animal welfare for our animals
- Observation of all cattle whilst feeding and sharing observations with EWP Supervisor
- Machinery operation (manual vehicles) and prestart checks
- Operation of tractor to put correct commodities into feed truck for feeding rations
- Feed Truck operation (training will be given)
- Cattle operations including drafting, processing and trucking.
- Horses riding and two wheel motorbike riding
- Active participation in all Safety Toolbox Talks and Prestart Meetings
- Fence maintenance - straining fences and general repairs




- Checking watering points and maintaining water facilities and pipelines
- General observation of cattle whilst feeding

What you will need

- A genuine interest in working and living on a remote cattle station
- Willingness to work with young cattle (and promote and manage best practice animal welfare)
- Experience with tractors and loading commodities (desirable)
- Ability to understand and implement instructions for feed rations
- Current and valid driver's licence (manual)

Training will be provided for this role.

What's on offer

- Wages paid according to skill level
- Continuous on-the-job training
- Single accommodation with shared facilities (bathroom and laundry)
- Fare reimbursement to the station (after probation)
- Seven (7) weeks Annual Leave each year of work
- Further details can be found in the Consolidated Pastoral Company Enterprise Agreement 2026

And … you'll have the full support of our friendly team.

Physical Demands

This is a physically demanding job that includes both indoor and outdoor work in all types of weather and temperature environments.

This job can be physically strenuous (demanding) from time to time. You will be expected to be able to walk, climb, bend, kneel, lift, grip, grasp, push and pull various tools and equipment. You will need the ability to frequently lift, push and pull from 10-20 kilo's and occasionally more. This job will require the ability to ascend/descend ladders.

Values of importance to CPC include Health and Safety, Leadership,
Trust, Community and Value Creation.

CPC is proud to build careers in agriculture

📌 Feeding Hand -Early Weaning Program 2027 (Newcastle)
🏢 Consolidated Pastoral Company
📍 Newcastle