About the role
Reporting to the General Manager – Feedlots, Farming and Livestock, this pivotal role leads the strategic direction and deliverables of ACC’s broadacre farming operations and a 2000 cattle head backgrounding operation. Based at “Tungamah” you’ll be conveniently located just 10 minutes from Moonie, under an hour to Dalby and 2 hours from Toowoomba.
Tungamah is 38,000 acres across 4 properties, with 10,000 acres of dryland crops, sorghum, barely, oats and/or wheat to supply silage and hay to our feedlots, wheat & sorghum for grain production. Our Brindley Park Farming operation, located near Roma is 9,000 acres of dryland and 300 hectares of centre pivot irrigation.
This key position is responsible for driving operational excellence, productivity, safety and profitability across farming through effective leadership, planning, efficient utilisation and allocation of resources, assets and equipment and ensuring highest standards at all times in safety, animal welfare and the environment.
With a total team of 11 full-time farming and livestock staff across two locations, you’ll enjoy the variety of a mixed enterprise and balance between being strategic to being hands-on operationally, as you:
Develop people at all levels including mentoring and coaching leaders, hands on training and supervision of front-line staff
Develop and implement operational plans, budgets and production targets
Coordinate cropping programs, harvesting, storage and transport
Manage capital expenditure and improvement projects
Manage assets, infrastructure and maintenance plans for equipment and machinery
Proactively monitor pasture conditions and seasonal trends
Record and reporting data, financials and compliance documentation
Maintain inventory, consumables and stores
Liaise and coordinate suppliers, contractors and drivers
You’ll also enjoy collaborating internally with key stakeholders at all stages of our supply chain including breeding, backgrounding, commodities and feedlots.
About you
Along with demonstrated success as a people leader, you’ll be a progressive and passionate advocate for agriculture with extensive practical experience and knowledge across broadacre farming and livestock operations along with expertise in:
- Effective asset maintenance and infrastructure management
- Continuous improvement strategies and sustainable farming practices using latest techniques
- Monitoring pasture conditions with seasonal trends
- Livestock handling and management
- Planning and organisational ability
- Sound written communication and positive interpersonal skills
- Plant, equipment and machinery operations, maintenance and use
- Sound computer literacy (including Excel)
- Modern farming technologies and software
- Generous salary & benefits
- Annual short term bonus scheme
- Large, executive style, family home and surrounding gardens privately located
- Utilities, wifi and beef
- Tool of trade vehicle
- Leadership and ongoing development opportunities
- Industry events and networking
- Employee Assistance Program and Workplace Banking
Genuine long term career prospects across our integrated cattle supply chain
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What’s on offer
Along with autonomy and support, an established and capable team, well maintained infrastructure, facilities and modern equipment, you’ll enjoy:
This opportunity is well suited for a career driven professional with a family being so close to local community and schools, with Brisbane & Toowoomba not too far away.
About us
Australian Country Choice (ACC) are proud industry leaders in producing and supplying highest quality beef products to the local and export markets. As the world's largest, family owned, fully integrated supply chain, we employ over 1500 team members across 4 million acres in Queensland, process 350,000 head of cattle per year through our large-scale breeding, backgrounding, farming and feed lotting operations through to our modern food processing and value add packing facility near Brisbane’s CBD.
This is an exciting time to join ACC during a period of expansion and capital investment. Being 100% Australian and privately owned and operated, you really do get the best of both worlds. You get the opportunity and security that comes with a being a part of a progressive corporate operation that continues to grow, develop and innovate, along with the support and personal interest that comes with being part of a family business.
