We are seeking an Experienced Station Hand to join the team!
This is suitable for a hands-on, passionate, energetic and capable person, keen to learn in a progressive Beef Cattle stud breeding and bull selling aggregation near Dalby, Jandowae, Chinchilla.
Full-Time, Permanent, $85-$100,000pa dependant on proven abilities.
Seifert Belmont Reds is a highly regarded stud breeding and bull selling operation encompassing 27,000 acres and 4,500 head of cattle, selling 500 bulls a year, based near Dalby, Jandowae and Chinchilla.
This is an active hands-on position and encompasses all tasks an owner of a property would typically undertake in the day-to-day operation of a seedstock beef breeding business, and the development and upgrade of property infrastructure.
General station hand duties including general machinery operation, fencing, yards and waters repairs/maintenance.
Stock handling, mustering, skilled in animal husbandry procedures.
Minimum 2 years’ cattle experience.
Skilled in stock handling, mustering, animal husbandry, cows & calves.
Skilled in fencing, water, basic mechanical.
Tech savvy, good verbal/written skills, record keeping, reporting, exceptional attention to detail.
Skills and ability to get the job done alone/unsupervised.
MR or HR truck license.
Salary as detailed above
Accommodation /or house, with all utilities provided.
Vehicle provided.
Opportunities for promotion.
Opportunities for funded further learning.
Proximity to major towns and Brisbane.
Supportive team culture.
Note:
Educated and contained working dog’s welcome.
We are a no-smoking work place.
Applications without required skills and experience listed in the ad will not be considered.
Seifert Belmont Reds is owned and operated by husband-and-wife team Ian Stark and Jeanne Seifert. They are the largest breeders of pure-bred Belmont Reds in Australia with approximately 4000 fully Breedplan recorded cattle on an aggregation of three properties totalling 12,500ha at Dalby, Jandowae, and between Chinchilla and Eidsvold.
Up to 600 bulls are produced annually, with 100 bulls sold at their annual on-property feature Bull Sale every August, and 400-500 bulls sold through private treaty. Seifert Belmont Red Bulls are sold to both small-scale family operations and large-scale corporate companies, across Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria.
Seifert Belmont Reds breeding philosophy is heavily focused on the objective measurement of all traits of economic importance. Breedplan, Genomics, Agritech, and partnering with Research are all used to generate the highest quality data, which combined with phenotype, underpins all their breeding decisions.
