Are you a dedicated and experienced Senior Station Hand or a Leading Hand looking for the next step in your career? We are looking for an Overseer to help support our cattle operations in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Elevate your skills within the livestock industry by joining our team at Oakland Park Station, an 85,000ha property located just outside of Croydon. This role will suit those who already have cattle experience with proven skills managing and developing a small team.

Couples will be considered for the role with positions also open for station hands.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Station Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing the station.
• Cattle management including management of herd health, herd nutrition, mustering and animal husbandry tasks.
• General farm duties including repairs and maintenance.
• Overseeing the implementation and embedding of safety processes and systems on farm.
• Contributing to a positive and productive working environment.

• You will have demonstrated, station experience either as a Senior Station Hand or Leading Hand.
• You will have a proven track record operating farm machinery and have sound mechanical knowledge.
• You will have experience managing and developing small teams and contractors.
• You will hold a current manual driver’s licence.
• You will be flexible, reliable, and available to work hours which may vary to meet operational demands (with Saturday and Sunday work during busy periods).
• You will have a positive, can-do attitude.

• A competitive salary dependent on your previous experience, skills, and qualifications.
• Your package will include family accommodation, stores, and a work vehicle.
• Salary continuance and life insurance, and annual bonus scheme (subject to eligibility criteria).
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.

How to Apply:

To be considered for this position, please submit a resume and covering letter addressing the requirements mentioned above via our website by 17 May 2024. Please note that candidates will be evaluated before the closing date. At RFM we value inclusion and encourage applicants from different backgrounds to apply.

About Rural Funds Management:

Rural Funds Management (RFM) is an industry leader managing approximately $2.3 billion in agricultural assets on behalf of retail and institutional investors, including the ASX-listed Rural Funds Group (RFF). We have over 27 years' experience owning, developing, and operating farms in most Australian states. 

At RFM, our culture is built on the core principle of 'Managing good assets with good people.' We believe in being precise, offering variety, rewarding effort, and providing a friendly workplace. 

Joining RFM means becoming part of a dedicated team of over 240 professionals, including fund managers, finance experts, horticulturists, agronomists, and farm managers. Whether you are seeking a corporate or operational role, RFM has a place for individuals who are passionate about agriculture and finance.

We are looking for a Station Hand to assist with cattle and farming operations at Oakland Park Station in Croydon, Qld. The role will initially be for a fixed term until the end of September, with the possibility for an extension if the wet season has not commenced and work can continue.

Key responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Station Manager, you will be responsible for:
• Cattle management, including mustering and conducting animal husbandry tasks, ensuring it is done precisely and safely.
• Farming and pasture programs, ensuring it is done precisely and safely.
• General farm duties including feeding, lick runs, checking water, fencing, operating machinery, and general farm maintenance.
• Property development programs related to farm infrastructure, pastures, and cultivation.
• Assist management to achieve production objectives.

• You will hold a C class drivers’ licence (essential).
• You will be physically fit.
• You will be keen to learn any livestock handling skills or have experienced working on a farm (preferred).
• You will have good communication skills.
• You will be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• You will be flexible, reliable, and available to work hours which may vary to meet operational demands (with potential for Saturday work).

• An award based hourly rate dependent on your skills and prior experience.
• Accommodation provided.

How to Apply:

Please submit a covering letter addressing the requirements mentioned above and your resume via our website by 12 May 2024. Please note that candidates will be evaluated as applications are received.

About Rural Funds Management:

Rural Funds Management (RFM) is an industry leader managing approximately $2.3 billion in agricultural assets on behalf of retail and institutional investors, including the ASX-listed Rural Funds Group (RFF). We have over 27 years' experience owning, developing, and operating farms in most Australian states. 
At RFM, our culture is built on the core principle of 'Managing good assets with good people.' We believe in being precise, offering variety, rewarding effort, and providing a friendly workplace. 

Joining RFM means becoming part of a dedicated team of over 240 professionals, including fund managers, finance experts, horticulturists, agronomists, and farm managers. Whether you are seeking a corporate or operational role, RFM has a place for individuals who are passionate about agriculture and finance.

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If you're a professional editor, we have an exciting opportunity to use your language skills in a new and innovative way. Instead of thinking that AI will replace you, here you can help shape the future of AI.

We’re seeking freelance editors to collaborate with us creating a diverse range of content.

You will use your language skills to create texts covering a wide range of topics. Following our style guide and other quality guidelines, you will create and check responses that will form the “voice” of future AI. You will create and edit original, helpful, honest, and harmless responses; fact check existing responses; bring submitted texts up to our standards; and work directly with Team Leads to help provide feedback to writers and other participants to ensure they can regularly produce high-quality work.

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