About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style=""><strong><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">About the Role</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">We currently have a vacancy within the Beef City Feedlot Livestock Team for an experienced Stockperson to assist with the care, handling and movement of cattle from the feedlot through to Processing Operations. This role requires an experienced stockperson with suitable stock horses.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;line-height:normal"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Your key responsibilities will include:</span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:1.0E-4pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Daily livestock handling, including moving cattle from receival pens to plant holding pens</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Washing cattle prior to processing, where required</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Accurately counting and documenting cattle movements to ensure correct numbers</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Maintaining precise records of all livestock movements</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Cleaning water troughs twice weekly and ensuring cattle have continuous access to fresh water</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Following established procedures to meet Meat QA compliance requirements</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Ensuring full compliance with Occupational Health & Safety, Animal Welfare, and Environmental regulations</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style=""><strong><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">About You</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:1.0E-4pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Minimum of two suitable, Hendra-vaccinated stock horses</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Strong horse-handling skills with sound livestock experience</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Methodical, efficient, and detail-focused approach to cattle movements</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Strong organisational skills with the ability to follow procedures accurately</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Demonstrated willingness and capacity to learn new skills</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Genuine commitment to animal welfare</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Ability to work 10-hour days, 4 days per week on a rotating roster</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Flexibility to work additional hours as required to meet operational demands</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:1.5pt;line-height:normal"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style=""><strong><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">About Us</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">JBS Australia is the largest and most respected meat and food producer in Australia. We have a strong portfolio of leading and renowned beef, lamb, pork, salmon and value-added branded products, such as AMH, Swift, Primo, Murray Valley and Huon.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">The JBS Beef City Feedlot is part of the integrated Beef City facility consisting of farming, feedlot and processing operations. The cattle are walked from the feedlot to the plant, minimising stress, carbon emissions and transportation costs while simultaneously improving eating quality. Ideally located in the prime grain and cattle producing region of the Darling Downs, 35km west of Toowoomba, the 26,500 head capacity feedlot has a strong reputation for producing high quality grain fed beef for key domestic and international customers, and employs approximately 50 team members.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style=""><strong><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Why work for JBS Australia?</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:1.0E-4pt;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Certificate III in Feedlot Operations: nationally recognised qualification for eligible employees. Learn on the job, no cost to you!</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Retail discounts with national partners</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Health insurance discounts with Bupa and Medibank</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Ongoing training and career development opportunities</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">Interested? Apply now!</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 1.0E-4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style=""><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif">For further information, please contact Roxanne Richardson (HR Advisor) via email </span><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif"><a style="" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></span><span style="JBS Text', sans-serif"> </span></span></p>