Livestock Handler

Prestige Staffing Solutions; Mildura; On-site; AUD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Prestige Staffing Solutions in Mildura is seeking a Livestock Handler for a meat processing site. You will receive livestock into the yards, care for animal welfare, and move sheep, goats and small stock through the yards. Training in skin classing is provided.

Day shift from about 6am, permanent full-time with immediate start if immunised against Q fever; pre-employment medical arranged if not. Salary around $65,000 per year plus overtime.

Qualifications

• Farm or station experience around sheep and goats.
• Reliability, fitness and willingness for early starts.
• Basic reporting skills on the job.
• Animal welfare accreditation is handy but training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Receive livestock into the yards at a Mildura meat processor.
• Look after animal welfare and move sheep, goats and small stock through the yards.
• Get trained in skin classing; work around slaughter as part of the processing site.

Skills

Farm experience

Sheep & goats familiarity

Reliability

Fitness

Basic reporting

Animal welfare awareness

Job description

3d ago , from Prestige Staffing Solutions

Livestock Handler, Receiving Yards

Around $65,000 | Permanent, full time | Immediate start

The work

You’ll receive livestock into the yards at a Mildura meat processor, look after animal welfare, and work sheep, goats and small stock through the yards. You’ll also be trained in skin classing. It’s a processing site, so you’ll be working around slaughter. We’d rather you know that now than on day one.

What you’llneed

• Farm or station experience, and confidence around sheep and goats
• Reliability, fitness and no problem with early starts
• Basic reporting skills, as there’s some reporting on the job
• Animal welfare accreditation is handy but not essential, because training is provided

The business wants to grow its future supervisors from the yards up. If you’ve got the attitude to learn, there’s a real path here, plus a trade skill in skin classing.

The details

• Day shift, around 6am to 3pm, Monday to Friday
• Around $65,000, with a small amount of overtime built in
• Immediate start if you’re immunised against Q fever. If you’re not, it takes about two weeks to arrange, and the pre-employment medical is organised for you.