Piggery Attendant Lvl1

JBS Australia Group; Corowa; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS Pork Australia – Farming Team is currently recruiting multiple Piggery Attendants to support the Corowa Site. This full-time role involves animal husbandry and basic maintenance tasks to care for livestock and maintain facilities.

You will feed, water, weigh stock, assist with routine treatments, perform breeding procedures, operate farm equipment, and keep accurate production records. A medical including drug screen is part of our recruitment process.

Qualifications

• Experience working with animals preferred
• Knowledge of WHS and QA practices
• Preparedness to work some weekends and public holidays
• Physically fit and able to perform hard manual tasks
• 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, machinery, and equipment.
• Perform routine maintenance duties.
• Maintain machinery, sheds, fences, and surrounds.
• Update production records and interpret data.
• Clean accommodation pens, fixtures, and amenities.
• Adhere to all company policies and work instructions.

Skills

Animal care

Stock handling

WHS knowledge

QA awareness

Weekend availability

Physical fitness

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 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.


• 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).