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What this job is
A sheep farmer manages a commercial sheep enterprise, including breeding, health, feeding, and marketing of sheep for wool, meat, or breeding stock. They operate across grazing properties, manage seasonal production cycles, and maintain compliance with animal welfare regulations and biosecurity requirements. The role involves both strategic business decisions and hands-on farm operations across Australian pastoral and mixed farming systems.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Administer drugs to facilitate breedingcore
- Administer treatment to animalscore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Goal Setting and Planningcore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Negotiationcore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Supplier Communicationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Advise on animal purchase
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Data Entry and Accuracy
- Digital Literacy
- Invoicing and Billing Administration
- Process Improvement Identification
- Research and Analysis
- Stock Counting and Stocktake
- Written Communication