Piggery Attendant

Bungo; Albury City; On-site; AUD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Pork Australia is seeking a dedicated Piggery Attendant to join the Farming Team at our Bungowannah Site. This full-time role supports daily animal husbandry, care and well-being of livestock, and basic maintenance tasks on site.

You will feed and water stock, monitor health, record data, and operate farm equipment. A strong work ethic, physical fitness, and commitment to animal welfare are essential; weekend and public holiday work may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience with animals preferred
• Must have strong work ethic
• Familiarity with WHS and QA

Responsibilities

• Provide care, feed, and water for stock.
• Care for sick or injured stock.
• Move, draft and weigh stock.
• Administer routine treatments.
• Transport stock, feed, and equipment.
• Operate farm vehicles, machinery, and equipment.
• Maintain machinery, sheds, and surrounds.
• Update manual and electronic production records.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Skills

Animal handling

Work ethic

WH&S QA knowledge

Physical fitness

Animal welfare

Team player

Job description

JBS Australia is a part of the global JBS business, which is the largest animal protein business in the world, and second largest food company with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

JBS Pork Australia has approximately 1400 employees spread across our three processing facilities as well as multiple farms and feed mills across Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia.

About the Role

JBS Pork Australia – Farming Team is currently recruiting a Piggery Attendant to support the team at our Bungowannah Site.

This full-time position will be responsible for undertaking animal husbandry and related tasks to assist in the care and well-being of Company livestock, along with basic maintenance tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide care, feed, and water for stock.
• Care for sick or injured stock.
• Apply animal identification systems.
• Move, draft and weigh stock.
• Administer routine treatments.
• Transport stock, feed, and equipment.
• Operate farm vehicles, plant, machinery, and equipment.
• Maintain machinery, equipment, sheds, fixtures, fittings, fences, and surrounds.
• Update manual and electronic production records and interpret data.
• Clean accommodation pens, fixtures, fittings, equipment, amenities, and other buildings.
• Adhere to all Company policies, procedures, processes, and work instructions at all times.
• Perform other duties as directed.
  

Skills & Experience

Previous experience working with animals (preferred but not essential)

Sound work ethic with high self-motivation

Working knowledge of WHS and QA

Preparedness to work someweekends andpublic holidays

Fitness levels to cope with the physical nature of the role

High commitment to Animal Welfare

Our recruitment process includes a medical (which includes a drug screen).