Casual Dairy Attendant

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

About This Opportunity 

This is a casual position at HEW level 3, with an hourly rate in the range of $42.09 to $46.33, plus superannuation of 11%. As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.

• Completion of a trades certificate or Certificate III in a relevant discipline, or completion of Year 12 or a Certificate II with relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

• Certificate of competency in artificial insemination or ability to be obtain within three (3) months of appointment.

• Certificate of competency in the operation of a front-end loader or ability to obtain within three (3) months of appointment.

• Heavy Rigid license or willingness to obtain within three months, would be highly regarded

• Current driver’s license

• Possession of or the ability to obtain a Blue Card and ChemCert accreditation in Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals, a Commercial Operators license issued under the ACDC Act.

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to liaise with a variety of university staff, students and clients of the Dairy Unit.

• Basic computer proficiency using Microsoft suite programs (Outlook, Word, Excel).

• Sound knowledge of the operation and maintenance of dairy equipment, fences and related infrastructure necessary for livestock management and fodder production.

• Sound knowledge of all aspects of dairy farming including husbandry, breeding, nutrition, health, and behaviour of dairy cattle.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.  

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Mr Dustin Dowrick at *********@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact ******@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion.  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability, age. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to ******@uq.edu.au.

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close July 1st 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-40080).

Please note applications will be reviewed as received. Candidates may be interviewed prior to the job closing date. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. The University of Queensland reserves the right to close this application process early.