Job Description for General
Stationhand
Position: Station Hand.
Location: Farming properties described as Coolana, Northside,
Smalls and Woop Woop.
Located at:
1219 Woorndoo Chatsworth Road, Chatsworth,
Victoria 3379.
Reporting To: Primary The Coolana
Manager, Currently Mark Gubbins.
Secondary Assistant Manager currently - Steve Reynolds.
Supervises: Casual or permanent labour related to
the position.
Overall Job and
Objective.
To carry out the
Coolana cropping program as well as general machinery jobs and assist in the
running of both Sheep and Cattle operations in conjuction with management and
other staff.
Duties and Accountabilities
Primary
Cropping
-
Sowing
of crops
-
Spraying
of all crops - Weeds and Pests.
-
Spraying
of pastures
-
Moniture
crops for weeds and pests
-
Pasture
weed and pest control
-
Harvest
organisation.
-
Silos
– Maintaining and cleaning
-
Silage
and Hay production
.
Livestock - Feeding, hay and grain to sheep and
cattle.
-
Assistance where necessary
Machinery Maintenance - Machinery servicing
- Routine Maintenance
Secondary
Maintenance
- Electric fence monitoring and maintaining
- Fence repair and upgrade
- Water system Maintenance and replacement in
conjuction
with management
Other Enterprise assistance
- Monitoring Stock waters
-
Cattle and Sheep movements & recording
- Assist in cattle & Sheep operations
- Hay
& silage production