Piggery Attendant

JBS Australia Group; Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Pork Australia is seeking multiple Piggery Attendants to support the Farming Team at our Huntly site in Victoria. These full-time roles focus on animal husbandry and related tasks to care for Company livestock and perform basic maintenance.

Responsibilities include feeding, watering, caring for sick or injured stock, moving and weighing stock, and maintaining records while adhering to Company policies and safety standards. Weekend and public holiday work may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience with animals preferred.
• WHS and QA knowledge.
• Willingness to work weekends/public holidays.
• Physically fit for farm duties.
• Strong commitment to animal welfare.

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.
• Perform standard artificial breeding procedures.
• Transport stock, feed, and equipment.
• Operate farm vehicles, plant, machinery, and equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance duties.
• Maintain machinery, equipment, sheds, fixtures, fittings, fences, and surrounds.
• Update production records and interpret data.
• Clean pens, equipment, and facilities.
• Adhere to all Company policies and work instructions.

Skills

Animal handling

Farm work

WH&S knowledge

Weekend work

Physical fitness

Animal welfare

Job description

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 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 are currently recruiting multiple Piggery Attendants to support the team at our Huntly site.

These full-time positions 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.
• Perform standard artificial breeding procedures.
• Transport stock, feed, and equipment.
• Operate farm vehicles, plant, machinery, and equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance duties.
• 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).