Piggery Attendant

JBS; Corowa; On-site; AUD 46,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Pork Australia - Farming Team in Corowa is seeking Piggery Attendants to support daily livestock care and related tasks.

This full-time role involves feeding, monitoring welfare, moving stock, basic maintenance, and keeping production records. Weekend and public holiday work may be required; physical fitness is important.

Qualifications

• Experience with animals is preferred but not essential.
• Good work ethic and self-motivation.
• Knowledge of WHS and QA standards.
• Willingness to work some weekends and public holidays.
• Adequate fitness for the physical nature of the role.
• Strong commitment to animal welfare.
• Recruitment includes a medical screening (drug screen).

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 and machinery.
• Maintain equipment and facilities.
• Update production records and interpret data.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Skills

Animal care

Stock handling

WHS/QA

Weekend work

Physical fitness

Animal welfare

Job description

JBS Australia is Australia's largest meat, pork and salmon processor. The Company has a strong portfolio of leading beef, lamb, pork, salmon and value-added branded products. In our Corporate Office we drive and foster the JBS culture of excellence and believe success is achieved through hard work. JBS can provide you with more than a job, it can provide a long term rewarding career.

About Us

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 two processing facilities as well as multiple farms and feed mills across Victoria and New South Wales.

About the Role

JBS Pork Australia - Farming Team is currently recruiting multiple Piggery Attendants to support the team at our Corowa 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 some weekends and public 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).