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SalaryStart Date: Immediate
Pay Rate: $52,000 starting rate negotiable on experience
Benefits: Accommodation + Phone + Internet + Electricity + Meat
Our client is currently seeking a long term fulltime Station Hand to live on a neighbouring property near Aramac, QLD. This large scale grazing property consists of seven properties all joining to total approximately 250,000 acres where they run 4,500 head of beef cattle.
Job Requirements:
This role will include, but will not be limited to:
- Mustering on motorbikes and horses sometimes with the aid of a helicopter
- Branding, weaning and processing cattle
- Water & fencing maintenance
- General maintenance of vehicles and machinery
- Machinery operation including property maintenance, fire breaks, roads and improvements.
- Hay production
Skills and Attributes
The successful applicant would ideally possess the following:
- Previous Station Hand experience necessary
- Organisational skills and ability to work without supervision
- Good cattle handling, husbandry skills preferred
- Welding and steel fabrication high regarded
- Truck license advantage and willing to upgrade to HC or MC
- A good range of practical skills including high level of mechanical knowledge
- Ability to maintain and repair water systems for stock and homesteads.
- Some machinery experience
- Clean and tidy habits in the workplace and homestead
- Take pride in their work and in themselves
- Trustworthy, reliable and wanting a long term career
- Agricultural background
Ideally, our client would love a couple or family to join them on the station with two 4 bedroom houses available with established gardens and carport. Situated 65km from town with bus stop 20km away from property where schooling goes up to grade 10. If you think this position is for you please do not hesitate in applying.
Please note this position is not available to Working Holiday Visa Holders.
Due to the large volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted applicants.
