Our client is a significant agricultural company situated on the Western Darling Downs QLD. It Operates as a family-owned feedlot, full-blood Wagyu stud and dry land cropping aggregation. Centered around long-fed Wagyu and short-term custom fed contracts, The feedlot is a licensed 26,000 head feedlot and proudly employs over 50 team members.
They are committed to creating a positive culture rooted in respectful relationships and collaborative success. The Western Darling Downs region offers an inclusive community brimming with diverse social opportunities. If you enjoy a challenge and want to work with a team that rewards initiative, values open communication and is dedicated to remaining at the frontline of progressive innovations in agriculture, we'd love to hear from you. We are currently seeking a Agricultural technician with cattle experience to join our livestock team.
Primary duties of role will include:
• Delivery of feed to animals using modern machinery, ensuring correct feed allocated to animals to create desired finishing results.
• Assist with Induction protocol of all animals into feedlot
• Monitoring of animal health taking notice of condition of animals and feeding. Informing Feed Mill Manager if you feel the animals require further monitoring.
• Ensuring adequate and correct rations are supplied to animals
• Ensure adequate and quality water are supplied for Animals
• Ensure pen movements, pen riding, hospital treatments etc.
Are recorded accurately
• Undertake pen riding activities when necessary
• Administering of medication to sick animals when necessary
• Assist with cleaning of water troughs, induction sheds, hospital treatment shed as required
• Assist with loading of cattle onto trucks
• Assistance to other company divisions, such as feeding, pen cleaning, maintenance or farming as required.
Specialist Skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated experience/willingness to learn cattle handling and management
• Competency in horse riding, as well as operation of other machinery and plant
• Be a team player
• General maintenance of machinery and feedlot infrastructure
• Identification of parasites & illness and devising methods of control and protection in animals.
• Administration of medication to sick animals, when necessary, in consultation with Veterinary staff.
• Completion of necessary paperwork regarding livestock movements.
• Assistance to other company divisions, such as pen cleaning, maintenance, and farming as required.
A competitive wage between 79-87k pa , career development & training opportunities, and staff accommodation is available.
Please apply by clicking on "Apply Now" and following the prompts to upload your resume. Alternatively, email your resume to Edward Lloyd at
[email protected] or call (phone hidden) for more information
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