Animal Care Technician (Bears Lagoon, Victoria)

DON; Shire of Loddon; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness initiatives

Discounted products

Training and development programs

Community partnerships and initiatives

End of year celebration

Job summary

George Weston Foods is seeking an Animal Care Technician at Bears Lagoon. This full-time role involves tending to routine animal husbandry, assisting with farrowing, cleaning pens, and operating equipment to keep stock healthy.

You will work up to 38 hours per week, Mon-Fri, with some weekends/public holidays. A certificate in Agriculture is beneficial but not essential; OH&S awareness is important; training provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in animal/stock handling is beneficial but not essential.
• High regard for OH&S and animal safety.
• Able to cope with physical demands of the role.

Responsibilities

• Tending to routine animal husbandry.
• Assisting with farrowing (birth).
• Cleaning and maintaining accommodation pens, fittings and equipment.
• Handling and using chemicals.
• Operating machinery and equipment.

Skills

Animal husbandry

Stock handling

OH&S awareness

Physical fitness

Weekend flexibility

Education

Certificate in Agriculture

Job description

Love working with animals? Join our team, where you'll find a safe and rewarding environment that fosters growth.

About the Role and Key Responsibilities

We are currently recruiting for Animal Care Technician in Bears Lagoon. This is a full-time opportunity, working up to 38 hours per week from Monday to Friday.

• Tending to routine animal husbandry,
• Assisting with farrowing (birth),
• Cleaning and maintaining accommodation pens, fittings and equipment,
• Handling and using chemicals
• Operating machinery and equipment.

You will be responsible for caring for the animals including providing feed and water stock, caring for sick or injured stock and maintain herd health status at an acceptable level.

Safety is a key focus of the site, you will be required to adhere to quarantine control procedures and abide by and promote all safety procedures and regulations across the piggery.

You will also possess the following:

To perform effectively in this role, experience in animal/stock handling is beneficial but not essential.

You will also have:

• High regard of OH&S and animal safety
• Able to cope with physical demands of the role
• Willingness to work some weekends and public holidays
• A certificate in Agriculture would be beneficial but not essential.

About Us

GWF is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest food manufacturers employing around 6,000 people across 60 sites. GWF’s product range is diverse and includes leading brands of breads, baked goods, smallgoods, flour, milled products and animal feed. GWF’s business units include: Tip Top, Don, Yumi's, MAURI anz and Jasol.

DON’s heritage goes back to the late 1800’s and we have always been passionate about meat and making meat even better- transforming it into delicious tasting Ham, Bacon, Salami, Smallgoods and Fresh Pork.

Our heritage is expertise in meat, and we have taken great pride in our skills, techniques and our brands form the very beginning. Our journey has been one from small family businesses to large ones and now as part of the GWF family, which is still largely owned by the Weston family.

Why join us

Our Purpose is to Craft food that brings out ‘the good’

When you work at DON, not only will you be part of a community crafting iconic products that people love, you will also enjoy a safe and supportive environment where you can be your authentic self, advance in your career if you choose to, be recognised and rewarded for your contributions, and make a positive difference in the community.

Benefits

• Community partnerships and initiatives, inc. 2 volunteer days per year
• Discounted products
• Training and development programs
• Various recognition programs and rewards, including an end of year celebration
• Health and wellness initiatives

At DON and George Weston Foods, we are an equal opportunity employer. We embrace inclusion and diversity and celebrate what makes us unique. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment.

So we can get to know you in the best possible way, we're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Please let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via email to [e-mail]

Applicants for this position will be required to undertake pre-employment screening tests including a pre-employment medical which includes a drug and alcohol test. Proof of eligibility to work is required for all successful applicants

GWF has a duty of care and a legal responsibility to promote, monitor and maintain a safe working environment for the protection of all of our people in our workplaces. As per our GWF Workplace COVID-19 Safety and Vaccination Policy we strongly encourage all new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless exempt, and note that some roles are subject to customer mandates in relation to COVID-19 vaccination

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via phone due to volume of applicants

Please note that progression is subject to availability. Preferred candidates may be shortlisted and placed on wait lists. You will be contacted if this is the case.

If you require more information or have questions, please email [e-mail]