Station Overseer
Position Available for an Station Overseer at Soudan Station, outstation of Alexandria Station, NT. Position reports to the Station Manager.
Summary about this job
Farm Management
Company: The North Australian Pastoral Company
Location: Alice Springs & Central Australia
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-3-1691-5915
Fax: +61-8-7096-2104
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Detail information about job Station Overseer. Terms and conditions vacancy
The North Australian Pastoral Company Pty Limited (NAPCO) is an innovative Australian company that aims for excellence in all areas of its operations. The company runs a herd of approximately 200,000 cattle across a property portfolio of 14 cattle stations and an award-winning feedlot covering over 6.1 million hectares in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
NAPCO is seeking an Overseer for Soudan Station.
Soudan Station is an Outstation of Alexandria Station, located in the Barkly region of in the Northern Territory.
This area is the heart of northern Australia's Mitchell Grass lands with rolling plains interspersed with red gravelly ridges, Bluebush swamps and the heads of the Gregory and Georgina River systems. Alexandria is NAPCO's largest and oldest property, acquired in 1877.
The property operates over three sites; the main station and two outstations, Gallipoli and Soudan. Alexandria's 54 000-head breeder herd produces cattle that NAPCO directs to its Channel Country and Central Queensland properties and Wainui Feedlot. About 36 000 calves are branded and 32 000 head are turned off the station each year.
As Soudan Overseer you will be required to have strong organisational skills, business acumen and the ability to lead a team to run a large herd of cattle.
This role reports to the Station Manager of Alexandria Station.
To be considered for this role you will have competency and ideally experience in -
- Low stress stock handling methods or quiet handling of stock, including weaner training
- Pasture Measuring and feed budgeting or willingness to adopt and learn these systems
- Managing regular turnoff of cattle, in-line with required specifications
- Staff management; including day to day leadership, training and developing staff
- Maintaining machinery, vehicles and infrastructure to a high standard
- Basic understanding of budgeting and working to a budget process (Operational and Capital Budgets)
- Accurate record keeping and sound administration
Please apply with your resume by email to [email protected]
Applications close Monday 9th July 2018.
Please direct any general enquiries to Erin - [email protected] / 07 3221 2266
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