2026 - Feedlot Hand

The North Australian Pastoral Company; Dalby; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great team environment and company‑s 9

Permanent Full-time position - roster

Competitive day rates

Uniform allowance

Training and development opportunities

Beef allowance

Job summary

Napco in Dalby, Queensland, is seeking a Feedlot Hand to support the Wainui Feedlot operations. Reporting to the Feedlot Operations Manager, you will drive the feed truck, operate loader, perform routine maintenance and assist with feedlot duties in a hands-on team environment.

Experience with heavy machinery is helpful but not required, as training is provided. A current manual driver's license, reliable work ethic and good communication will help you succeed in this permanent full-time role

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in a team
• Good verbal communication skills
• Reliable, honest and hardworking with a willingness to learn
• Experience with machinery is beneficial but training is provided

Responsibilities

• Driving the feed truck to deliver feed to cattle
• Operating loader to load commodities into the feed truck
• Maintenance work including pen cleaning and general feedlot upkeep
• Operating steam flake mill facilities
• Maintaining mill areas and commodities shed in a clean state
• Record mill activities and daily feeding data

Skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Communication

Tools

Loader

Bobcat

Prime mover

Side tipper

Excavator

Job description

About Us!

The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo) was founded in 1877 and is one of Australia's leading beef cattle companies, managing over 6.1 million hectares, largest single herd in the world and home to Five Founders Beef. NAPCo employs approximately 220 staff operating across Queensland and the Northern Territory, with 15 cattle stations, a Depot in Mount Isa, a Feedlot and Farm in the Darling Downs and an office in Brisbane's CBD.

The Wainui Feedlot has an 18,000 head capacity, feed rations are mixed on-site using grain processed through a state-of-the-art feed mill. A 4,600 hectare dry-land and irrigated farming enterprise also operates on the property. Located between Dalby and Toowoomba, the Wainui Feedlot has a reputation for staff retention, tidiness and operational excellence.

About The Role

Reporting directly to the Feedlot Operations Manager, you will be joining the team as a Feedlot Hand. This role will support the operations in a variety of tasks, primarily around driving feed truck, maintenance, and machinery operation.

Day To Day Duties Include

• Driving the feed truck to deliver feed to cattle
• Operating loader to load commodities into the feed truck
• Maintenance work consisting of pen cleaning, pen maintenance and general feedlot maintenance
• Operating steam flake mill facilities
• Maintaining mill areas and commodities shed in a clean and hygienic state
• Record mill activities, data entry and daily monitoring of feeding

Ideally the successful candidate will have/be:

• A current manual driver's license
• Experience in machinery operations (loader, bobcat, prime mover, side tipper, excavator) and associated qualifications will be highly regarded but not essential
• Must be able to work in a team
• Feedlot experience not required, training will be provided
• Good verbal communication skills and be reliable, honest and a hardworking with a willingness to learn.

Employee benefits

• Great team environment and company culture!
• Permanent Full-time position - roster 10 days on, 4 days of
• Competitive day rates
• Uniform allowance
• Training and development opportunities
• Beef allowance

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

For more information on this opportunity, please phone [phone] or email [e-mail]. NAPCo is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces, promotes and values diversity and inclusion.