Machinery Operator - Caroona Feedlot

Andrews Meat; Caroona; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading meat supplier in Caroona is seeking an experienced Machinery Operator. You will be responsible for operating machinery, ensuring site hygiene, and maintaining compliance with safety protocols. The ideal candidate has experience with machinery operation, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a team. This full-time role offers various support benefits including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Attractive weekly regional allowance

Certificate III in Feedlot Operations

Retail discounts

Health insurance discounts

Ongoing training and career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with operating machinery.
• Basic computer skills.
• High attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safe working practices.
• Complete manure and farming tasks.
• Operate machinery including loaders and pen scrapers.
• Maintain site hygiene.
• Ensure compliance with safety and welfare obligations.

Skills

Machinery operation

Mechanical aptitude

Attention to detail

Team work

Job description

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Machinery Operator - Caroona Feedlot

Date Posted: 6 Sept 2025

About Us

JBS Australia, part of the global JBS business, is Australia’s largest and most respected lotfeeder. With a capacity of 150,000+ cattle across 6 feedlots spanning more than 10,000 hectares, we are the leaders in both grain and grass-fed beef.

Strategically located on the Liverpool Plains of NSW (1 hour west of Tamworth) between the JBS Riverina and Beef City processing plants, the location of the JBS Caroona Feedlot makes it a vital asset in the supply of grain fed cattle for both the Queensland and New South Wales based JBS processing facilities. The feedlot has a capacity of 28,000+ head and employs approximately 40 team members. The feedlot includes a dryland and irrigation farming operation which supplies the grain, silage and hay required for the cattle in the feedlot.

Why work for JBS Australia?

• Attractive weekly regional allowance
• Certificate III in Feedlot Operations: nationally recognised qualification for eligible employees. Learn on the job, no cost to you!
• Retail discounts with national partners
• Health insurance discounts with Bupa and Medibank Private
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities

About the Role
The JBS Caroona Feedlot is currently recruiting an experienced Machinery Operator to join the team in a full-time capacity. Reporting to the Leading Hand, this role works closely with the Maintenance team to ensure the daily upkeep of the entire feedlot which includes vehicle and equipment operation and maintenance as well as improvements to pens, laneways and infrastructure. The pen cleaning team’s role is to manage manure and optimise the pen environment for cattle. They are also involved in organising manure storage, processing and dispatch for use as a feedlot by-product.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Conducting safe working practices in accordance with the workplace health and safety act and company policies
• Completing all allocated manure and farming tasks, as well as assisting maintenance tasks
• Working with the Animal Health team
• Operating machinery including loaders, high lift buckets, screening plant and pen scrapers
• General site hygiene control
• Ensuring compliance with all HR, WHS, and Animal Welfare and Environmental obligations

About You

• Experience with operating machinery
• Mechanical aptitude
• Basic computer skills
• High levels of attention to detail
• Experience working within a team environment