Livestock Driver

About Us

JBS Australia is a part of the global JBS business, which is the largest animal protein business in the world. JBS Australia’s Pork Division has approximately 1500 employees spread across our three processing facilities as well as farms and feed mills across Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia.                                                                                                                      

Our people are our greatest asset.  Being a part of the JBS family means you have the opportunity to work closely with experts who thrive on determination, innovation, and hard work to ensure JBS maintains the highest levels of food safety, product quality, customer service and animal welfare.

About the Role

The JBS Pork Division is currently recruiting a Livestock Driver to support the transfer and deliver of our internal farm pigs to our Corowa Meat Processing facility.  This is a casual position based at our Corowa farm.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Operate Heavy Combination Vehicle
• Comply with all Chain of Responsibility requirements
• Complete pre-starts checks
• Present to work in a condition that is fit to perform required tasks
• Report all vehicle faults to the Manager
• Report all Incidents/Injuries as required
• Adhere to Rivalea Australia Animal Welfare requirements (Including - Monitoring animals during transit and that animals are fit to load)
• Adhere to Rivalea Australia Biosecurity requirements
• Load and unload live pigs on trucks
• Safe and efficient delivery of live pigs to Farm Modules and Meat Processing
• Ensure accurate records for compliance and productivity information such as; logbooks, run sheets, delivery details
• Reporting faults or damaged equipment
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Wash and clean truck
• Use company weighbridge systems to weigh heavy vehicles
• High standard of communication and behaviour in accord to Company Values
• Adhere to all Company policies, procedures, processes, and work instructions at all times.
• Perform other duties as directed.

About You

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and skills:                       

• Current driver’s licence
• Heavy Combination licence
• Previous experience driving trucks
• Sound traffic history report
• Provide due care and handle animals safely & humanely
• Prepare equipment (when used) for handling animals
• Monitor animal behaviour and recognise irregularities
• Calculate animal numbers
• Previous knowledge working with animals (Pigs)

Interested? APPLY NOW! Please submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position.

If you have any queries regarding this opportunity, please email the Rivalea Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@rivalea.com.au