Broadacre Crop and Livestock Farm Worker Jobs in Australia

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

In Australia:

• AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• patrolling, inspecting and reporting on the condition of crops and livestock
• operating farm machines to cultivate, plant, fertilise, spray and harvest crops
• maintaining and cleaning farming infrastructure and equipment such as sheds, pens, fences, plant and water and irrigation systems
• loading and unloading seed grain, fertilisers and livestock feed, and loading produce into transporters
• operating water supply and irrigation systems
• providing livestock with feed and water and implementing livestock feeding programs
• assisting with maintaining the health and welfare of livestock
• mustering and droving livestock to milking and shearing sheds and between paddocks to ensure sufficient feed is available