Job Detail

Pivot Cattle Farm Manager - Pilbara WA

17 June 2021

  • Location: WA Other
  • Job Type: Permanent / Full Time
  • Reference No. 3285039

Benefits:

  • Pilbara Location
  • Diverse role
  • Salary 70 - 80K
Our client runs a large Beef enterprise in the Pilbara (1.5 hours from Port Headland). They are in need of a Pivot Cattle Farm Manager.
This is a hands on role and requires someone with good animal handling experience, tractor and farm machinery experience.
 
Reports to: Pivot & Feedyard Cattle Manager
    
Key duties & responsibilities:
  • Organizing and implementing cattle work as required: cattle moves between/in pivots/paddocks, yard work (scan, weigh, draft, vaccinate, dehorn, brand, castrate etc.)
  • Organizing and implementing water run daily, feed loading and delivering to feedyard cattle daily
  • Ensuring animal nutritional requirements are met through supplementing minerals, molasses, maize silage, lick, hay and wrapped silage
  • Ensuring water and fencing infrastructures of pivots/feedyard/cattle yards/paddocks are maintained to a high level
  • Ensuring vehicles and machineries (grease, fuel & oil, cleaning) are well maintained
  • Other duties as reasonably asked by Management

Skills and Experience:

Qualifications

·         Practical skills; Low Stress Stock Handling

Experience
·         Minimum 3 years experience in the cattle Industry

Skills
·         Attention to detail
·         High level communication
·         Ability to be part of a team and lead a team when asked
·         Ability to work independently as the need arises
·         Outstanding Livestock handling (patience around livestock)
·         Ability to work under pressure and in extreme climate and environment
·         Clean up work sites & vehicles after use
    
An attractive package will be offered including 70 - 80K base salary, superannuation, accommodation, food, annual leave etc.
 
To apply send a cover letter and CV to asher@agrijobs.com.au    
 
Contact: Asher Hammond
Business Manager
Agrijobs Australia
0406 954 055 or 1300 668 226
asher@agrijobs.com.au 
www.agrijobs.com.au