Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile.
Gold Fields' mining assets in the Australia region include a 100% interest in the St Ives, Agnew and Granny Smith mines and a 50:50 interest in the Gruyere JV project with Gold Road Resources.
We’re looking for someone to join the Environment team managing Mount Weld Pastoral Station, a cattle station owned and operated by Granny Smith Gold Mine. This is an opportunity to assist with the management of a one million acre, 500 cattle station in the Goldfields Region of Western Australia.
The Role:
- You will be responsible for looking after the cattle and maintaining the station. Your job will include:
- Taking care of the cattle and making animal husbandry standards are met.
- Maintaining station infrastructure including fixing fences, watering points, and other equipment on the station.
- Organise musters with other workers.
- Feral animal control on the station.
- Coordinating contractors for larger jobs.
- Operating farm machinery.
- Working on projects including land rehabilitation and making improvements on the station.
- Involved with station security and control of trespassers when required.
- Giving advice on how to improve the station’s operations.
Work Schedule:
- 8 days on, 6 days off.
- You’ll fly in and out from Perth or drive in from the Goldfields area.
- We encourage local people from Kalgoorlie and Laverton to apply.
Benefits:
- Extra allowance for working onsite.
- Private health insurance allowance.
- Quarterly bonus scheme.
- Salary continuance (income protection).
- Life insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Rewards points from Virgin Velocity.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience working on cattle or sheep stations (cattle preferred), with the ability to manage workload unsupervised.
- Good communication skills with the ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Can work flexibly and plan ahead.
- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office).
- A valid manual driver’s license. Loader and forklift tickets favourable, but not essential.
If you’re looking for a hands-on job in a beautiful part of Western Australia, we’d love to hear from you!
Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia
Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.