Assistant Livestock Manager
5 months ago
About the role
Reporting to the Livestock Manager/Feedlot 2IC at Brindley Park, this newly created position will be an integral part of the feedlot leadership team. Brindley Park’s current carrying capacity is 17,000 cattle units, with diverse cattle types from long fed Wagyu through to mid fed export cattle and a range of feeding programs. With development approval to double Brindley Park’s capacity, future expansions will provide exciting growth opportunities for this role.
You’ll love a fast-paced environment and enjoy providing 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 along with:
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 dataWhat’s on offer:
You’ll also love the strong horse culture, with annual company camp draft and challenge event, horse breeding programs, horsemanship, breaking and shoeing schools along with participating in local camp drafts. In addition, you’ll be rewarded with:
Competitive salary to meet experience Annual incentive bonus scheme Air-conditioned 2 bedroom cottage Beef, utilities & wifi Skills training provided by industry experts (cattle handling, horsemanship, animal health etc) Paid leadership development courses Career progression opportunities throughout ACC’s integrated supply chainACC being 100% Australian and family owned and operated, means you get the best of both worlds. You get the opportunity and security that comes with a progressive vertically integrated beef producer and supply chain who continue to grow, develop, and innovate, along with the support and personal interest that comes with being part of a family business.
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 oneIt’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 1,200 team members across our diverse operation which includes large-scale cattle breeding, backgrounding, feedlotting, farming, food processing and corporate services. As one of the largest vertically integrated beef cattle supply chains in Australia, we have the capacity to carry over 250,000 head of cattle across our properties and feedlots on over 4 million acres across Queensland, process 350,000 head of cattle per year in our state-of-the-art processing facility in Brisbane.
Our values: At ACC we earn our stripes as masters of our craft and our commitment to be 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 and earn your stripes with us
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