Livestock Handler (Cattle Feedlot) – Immediate Start

If you like working with animals, a cattle feedlot near Pietermaritzburg has steady, long-term work. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Pietermaritzburg-based, with most of your time spent at a cattle feedlot. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Record births, deaths and treatments in the herd book
• Clean pens, houses and milking equipment
• Check animals for illness or injury and report to the manager
• Help the vet with vaccinations and treatments
• Feed animals the right ration at the right time

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

• Basic farm maintenance skills
• Animal health or AgriSETA short course

• Farm housing on site
• Training in animal health
• Production bonus on milk yield or growth targets
• Milk or meat rations

• 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.