About the role
Reporting to the Livestock Manager/Feedlot 2IC at Brindley Park Feedlot, you’ll become an integral part of the feedlot leadership team. Brindley Park’s current carrying capacity is 20,000 standard cattle units, ranging from fed Wagyu through to mid fed export cattle and a range of feeding programs. With development approval in place, planned expansion ensures career growth and progression opportunities.
You’ll love a fast-paced environment where you’ll provide hands-on supervision to the livestock team of 14, including mentoring and coaching senior team members. You’ll have broad responsibility for all aspects of day-to-day livestock handling and processing activities that includes:
* Providing on the job training to staff, competency assessments and competency sign offs
* Monitoring work, health & safety standards, ensuring safe work practices are adhered to and that hazards and risks are proactively reported and managed
* Ensuring the highest standards of animal health and welfare practices and procedures are maintained at all times
* Managing feedlot horse plant including horse assessments/suitability, shoeing, dental, chiropractic, veterinary, feeding & nutrition programs
* Completing general maintenance activities including welding, water, cables and basic machinery servicing
* Ensuring accurate collection, recording and integrity of livestock data
What’s on offer
We’re proud of our horse culture and you’ll enjoy the annual company camp draft and challenge event, horse breeding programs and horsemanship clinics. You’ll also be well rewarded with:
* Competitive salary to meet experience
* Annual incentive bonus scheme
* Air-conditioned 2 bedroom cottage
* Beef, utilities & wifi
* Paid leadership development courses
* Participation at industry events and networking opportunities
* Exposure and expert guidance from a range of industry specialists, such as animal nutritionists, veterinarians, cattle handlers and horsemanship trainers
* Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family
* Flu Vaccinations
* Career progression opportunities throughout ACC’s integrated supply chain
About you
You’re passionate about livestock and have well developed cattle handling and horsemanship skills, experience and knowledge. This, together with a genuine interest in coaching and mentoring others to develop their skills, you’ll bring:
* Extensive knowledge and demonstrated experience in cattle processing within a feedlot environment including arrivals, induction, hospital/health, drafting and loading out activities
* Effective leadership and team management ability
* In depth knowledge of livestock health, and husbandry techniques and treatments
* Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of animal welfare
* Understanding of work, health & safety and the ability to manage a safe place of work
* Sound written communication & numeracy
* Attention to detail
* Computer literacy and experience in livestock data systems
* Manual Driver’s licence
* Gun licence or the ability to obtain one
It’s a perfect opportunity for a career driven well-established livestock supervisor / head stock person / leading hand to make their next move!
About us
Australian Country Choice (ACC) is a proud industry leader that produces and supplies the highest quality cattle and beef products to local and export markets. We employ over 1,500 team members across our diverse operation, running over 250,000 head of cattle across 4 million acres which includes large-scale cattle breeding, backgrounding, feedlotting, farming, food processing, cold stores, logistics and corporate services.
We are the largest, Australian owned and privately operated, fully integrated beef cattle supply chain. This means you really do get the best of both worlds. You get the opportunity and security that comes with a progressive corporate pastoral operation who continue to grow, develop and innovate, along with the support and personal interest that comes with being part of a family business.
We strive to earn our stripes as masters of our craft with a commitment to “being right” in everything we do, and, how we do it by delivering the highest standards in safety, customer, operational excellence, and our people. We do this by living our “Be Right” values of: Belief, Energy, Responsibility, Integrity, Grit, Humility and Team. Apply now to earn your stripes with us!
Please note: It is a condition of employment with ACC that employees are vaccinated or have immunity for Q-fever, we are happy to assist and facilitate appointments if necessary .