Bore Person & Maintenance Hands - Barkly Downs

Bore Person & Maintenance Hands - Barkly Downs Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Job DescriptionBore Runners and Maintenance Hands play a critical role in helping us ensure the health and welfare of our livestock and that the station runs safely & smoothly.
Bore Runners have the primary and very important responsibility of monitoring water supply to cattle across the property. You'll work independently, driving a company vehicle to diligently check diesel and solar pumps, monitor troughs, tanks & turkey's nests. Maintenance hands enjoy the variety that goes with monitoring, maintaining and repairing various property assets, plant, equipment, fencing, pipework and infrastructure so that it is kept in safe and good working order.
You will get to enjoy being a part of a large, energetic and diverse crew and sharing your knowledge and experience to help train others. We will also rely on your excellent observation skills, common sense and logic to notice, and promptly report any issues or potential concerns around livestock, fences and general infrastructure.
Whilst specific experience is not required, you'll need to have a willingness to embrace the station life along, have the commitment to doing quality work all the time, along with:
Valid manual driver's licenceStrong mechanical aptitude and abilityGreat communication skills and be able to positively interact with a range of peopleBe highly reliable & trustworthyCommitted to working safely at all timesIn return, we offer:
Competitive daily rate of pay + paid overtime daysLeave loadingAnnual retention bonusComfortable, air conditioned, single accommodationSocial club & recreational roomWIFIJob stabilityAbout us:
Australian Country Choice (ACC) is a proud industry leader in producing and supplying the highest quality beef products to both local and export markets. We employ over 1200 team members and together our diverse operation runs 300,000 head of cattle across our large-scale breeding, backgrounding, farming, and feed lotting through to our modern food processing and value add packing facility.
We are the largest, Australian owned and privately operated, fully integrated beef cattle supply chain. This means you really do get the best of both worlds. You get the opportunity and security that comes with a progressive corporate pastoral operation who continue to grow, develop and innovate, along with the support and personal interest that comes with being part of a family business.
Please note: It is a condition of employment with ACC that employees are vaccinated or have immunity for Q-fever, we are happy to assist and facilitate appointments if necessary. Job Info Job Identification 250 Job Category Agribusiness Properties Posting Date 05/03/2024, 01:09 AM Job Schedule Full time Locations Barkly Downs Station, Barkly, Queensland, 4825, AU #J-18808-Ljbffr