Livestock Handler (Cattle Feedlot) – Immediate Start

Healthy animals mean a healthy farm; on a cattle feedlot near Bloemfontein, you keep them that way. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll report in Bloemfontein. Relocation is not covered for this one. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Record births, deaths and treatments in the herd book
• Clean pens, houses and milking equipment
• Follow biosecurity rules like foot baths and clean overalls
• Collect eggs or check broiler house temperatures
• Check animals for illness or injury and report to the manager
• Feed animals the right ration at the right time
• Move animals between camps or pens calmly

• Comfortable around large animals
• Able to live on the farm or close by
• Follows hygiene and biosecurity rules
• Willing to work early mornings, weekends and public holidays on rotation
• Gentle and patient with animals

• Animal health or AgriSETA short course
• Basic farm maintenance skills
• Previous dairy or livestock experience

• Milk or meat rations
• Production bonus on milk yield or growth targets
• Farm housing on site

• Say which animals you have worked with and for how long. Farmers want someone who already knows the routine.
• Stress reliability. Explain that you understand milking or feeding cannot be skipped.