Livestock Hand

AAco; Emerald; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Air-conditioned accommodation

Prepared meals

Job summary

Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) invites applications for a hands-on livestock role in Queensland. The successful candidate will perform day-to-day cattle operations, induction, and dispatch preparation while ensuring animal welfare and compliance with WHS standards.

Daily duties include riding to monitor health and drafting cattle for treatment, with the use of hydraulic equipment and yard tools. Accommodation and meals are provided; a valid driver’s license and willingness to learn are

Qualifications

• Experience in cattle handling and husbandry preferred.
• Knowledge of animal welfare and WHS practices is desirable.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Basic level horsemanship is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day livestock operations including induction and dispatch preparation.
• Ride horses daily to monitor animal health and movement.
• Draft sick or non-eating cattle to hospital areas for treatment.
• Maintain records of treatments, weights and identifications.
• Operate hydraulic crush, gates and yard equipment.
• Carry out general feedlot duties and maintain cleanliness and safety standards.

Skills

Cattle handling

Horsemanship

Record keeping

Safety awareness

Job description

Established in 1824, Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) is one of Australia's largest integrated cattle and beef producers and is the country's oldest continuously operating company. Today, AACo owns and operates a strategic balance of stations, feedlots and farms spanning approximately 6.5 million hectares of land across Queensland and the Northern Territory. Our people manage a large-scale Wagyu herd, producing consistently high-quality branded beef distributed to over 20 countries around the world.

We are fostering a culture that values safety, inclusion and opportunity, and are committed to integrating care for our people, animals and land into the way we do business – Reimagining Australian agriculture to share with the world – and we'd love you to join us.

Key Responsibilities:

The main purpose of the role is to perform day to day livestock related operation, from livestock receival and induction, pen riding, hospital treatment, post-mortems, through to preparation of cattle for dispatch to a processing facility.

• Ensure all animal handling and treatment is conducted within the guidelines of the AACo Policy on Animal Welfare
• Ride a horse through all pens daily to ensure all animals stand and are in good health
• Draft out any sick animals or those not eating and move to the hospital for treatment
• On dispatch, count cattle from feed pens and to dispatch pen

Induction

• Ensure livestock are inducted into the feedlot as outlined in the induction management procedures and relevant livestock work instructions
• Move cattle through yards to crush for individual processing
• Operate the hydraulic crush and gates
• Install ear tags, administer injections, check the number of teeth and back line
• Use a computer operating information collection system to record all identification, weight and treatment for all cattle inducted
• Count and move cattle to feed pens using horses

General Feedlot Duties

• Carry out all general cleaning and maintenance duties at feedlot induction shed and hospital facilities
• Maintaining accurate records of animal treatments and stock movements
• Inventory control and stocktaking of all livestock products
• Keep areas clean and tidy, removing rubbish and disposing of all waste
• Grease/maintain crush and gates, clean troughs
• Maintain compliance with WHS, HR, QA and Environmental standards
• Maintain saddles and other tac by regular application of leather conditioner

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a similar role preferred
• Skills in general cattle handling, ideal but not essential
• Knowledge of cattle husbandry
• Valid driver's license
• Basic level horsemanship required.
• Thrive on continuous learning and growth opportunities!
• Air-conditioned accommodation and prepared meals.