Senior Beef Cattle Station Worker

Description

Perform a variety of skilled tasks in managing and supervising the breeding, feeding, raising and milking of livestock for the production of breeding stock, milk, eggs, meat, wool and hair.

Tasks include

• Oversees beef cattle breeding programs and the rearing of calves
• Develops and implements beef cattle feeding plans, and identifies beef cattle health and nutrition problems
• Establishes and maintains pastures and fodder crops for beef cattle production, and identifies plant health and nutrition problems
• Supervises beef cattle health and welfare programs
• Implements biosecurity management measures
• Supervises farming operations such as herding, catching and drenching beef cattle
• Supervises general farming activities such as maintenance and cleaning of beef cattle housing, water supply and irrigation systems, and other farm infrastructure
• Supervises work routines and trains Beef Cattle Farm Workers