Feedlot General Hand - Chinchilla, QLD

The benefits

• Start: Sep 2026
• $26.85 per hour + Pastoral Award – Level 2
• Duration: 4 years
• 28km away from Chinchiilla
• Variety of interesting roles
• Work for a well-known and highly reputable company

Job description

Our client is an industry leading agribusiness with sophisticated meat processing operations located in Chinchilla and surrounds. They are currently looking to fill 100 Feedlot General Hand positions across their farming sites, with work commencing from September 2026 onwards.

You are required to work in a feedlot environment. Not afraid of getting your hands dirty, you will be comfortable working with live and deceased animals. You will be a team player who is physically fit and more than able to handle heavy lifting and long days on your feet.

You will be paid under Pastoral Award – Level 2, at an hourly rate of $26.85 per hour, with a minimum of 38 hours of work, per week. This will be aligned with the Fair Work Commission’s annual reviews, including any increases to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award rates of pay. You will be offered between 1-4 years of work with potential to upskill.

Key duties include:

General labouring on a cattle feedlot

Truck operation:

• Daily inspection, pre-start checks and refueling of trucks and machinery.
• Cleaning of feedlot pens and transport of manure to designated areas.
• General machinery operation within the feedlot and farm General transport of material as required.
• Cleaning equipment and machinery.
• Compliance with Workplace Health & Safety policies and procedures.

Labouring/stock handling:

• Handling livestock in yards, pens and paddocks.
• Loading and unloading cattle to/from trucks.
• Inducting cattle.
• Cleaning water troughs.
• Assisting with maintenance and repairs to the feedlot generally i.e. fencing, cleaning vehicles & sheds.
• Utilise low stress livestock handling methods.
• Assist with autopsy of livestock.
• Adoption and conformance of quality assurance practices, policies and procedures.
• Compliance with Workplace Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Using computers for record keeping practices particularly for compliance with the NLIS scheme and inducting and treating cattle.

Mill hand:

• Daily inspection and cleaning of feed bunks.
• Cleaning equipment and machinery.
• Preparation and delivery of cattle ration to feedlot and paddock feed bunks.
• Record keeping for daily/manually feeding, using computers and other methods.
• Checking calibration of feed truck and batch box scales.
• Adoption and conformance with quality assurance practices, policies and procedures.
• Compliance with Workplace Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• maintenance of vehicles and machinery onsite
• Any other duties as reasonably requested.

Characteristics and Aptitudes:

To be considered for the roles, It is important you are committed to maintaining animal welfare standards and meet the following criteria:

• A sound understanding of Animal Welfare Standards.
• maintaining a safe work environment.
• ability to work in a team environment
• good communications skills and attention to detail

Choose Agri Labour Australia

Agri Labour Australia is an award-winning Australian company with clients in every State and Territory. Proudly representing major agribusiness, large primary producers, rural operators and local farmers – we are more than a recruitment agency. Founded on our firsthand knowledge of the land and dedicated to the ongoing success of our client’s businesses and our candidate’s careers, you can rely on us for expertise, advice and support.

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