Mixed Livestock Farm Worker

841513 · Heavy Next-day ready

Performs routine tasks on a mixed livestock farm such as moving, feeding and counting livestock, and assisting with animal husbandry.

Patrolling, inspecting and reporting on the condition of livestock; providing livestock with feed and water; assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock; mustering and droving livestock to milking and shearing sheds and between paddocks to ensure sufficient feed is available; washing and cleaning udders, and attaching milking machines to udders and milking cows; collecting eggs and placing in incubators; herding sheep for shearing and keeping mobs separate during shearing; spreading fleeces on skirting tables for classing, pressing wool and branding bales; exercising horses by walking, riding, leading and swimming, and attending to horses at track work, barrier trials and races; cleaning stables and hatcheries, storing bedding and performing minor repairs on fixtures, buildings and fences; assembling, preparing and storing horse gear.

Predominantly works outdoors and in farm buildings appropriate to the breeding, care and raising of animals.
Works in all weathers often for long hours to carry out a wide range of animal care and general farm-work tasks.
Completes a variety of general farm tasks such as building repairs and fencing.
Dirty dusty and muddy conditions are common for many farm work activities.

Up to heavy physical demand levels.
Constantly stands and walks. Sits when operating farm vehicles or machinery but sitting is not a significant component of the job.
Occasionally to frequently stretches up or across when completing some farm tasks. Twisting of the body or neck may be needed occasionally to frequently for some tasks. Squats, crouches or kneels and bends occasionally.
Contact with skin irritants or water may occur in the form of chemicals such as drenches, fuels and lubricants.
Light to medium with occasional heavy lifting, pulling or carrying is frequently required as part of carrying out most types of livestock farm work.
Repetitive hand and arm movements are frequently required for tasks such as inoculation, grooming or trimming.
Driving of farm vehicles is occasionally to frequently required.
The use of hand tools for fencing, animal health care, pasture management, construction and vehicle and machinery maintenance is frequent
Mental requirements include animal-handling, planning and decision-making.

Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier

Licence / registration Licence may be required

ANZSCO skill level 5

Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Nil requirements; tractor licence incidental, not a core gate.

Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5). A Class 1 Driver Licence holder can operate a tractor with a Gross Laden Weight (GLW) of more than 4500kg but less than 18000kg if driven at a speed not exceeding 30km/h.

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.
Many seasonal tasks are performed intermittently but constantly for short periods