Carpenterman

Karan Beef Farming (Pty) Ltd is looking for experienced Cattleman with a minimum of 4 years’ experience working at a cattle feedlot.

The successful candidate must have extensive cattle experience, a self-starter, and have a passion to work with cattle.

The position is open at our feedlot in Albert Falls, Pietermaritzburg

Duties will include, but will not be limited to the following:

• Identify and attend to sick cattle
• Familiar with the Foot and Mouth disease
• Managing cow and calf herds
• Processing incoming cattle
• Offloading and dispatching of cattle
• Re-vaccination of cattle
• Placing cattle in the correct pens after processing
• Management of grazing camps
• Postmortems
• Daily data capturing
• Ordering and issuing of medicines and record keeping of medicines and stock.
• Feed bunk management.
• Checking dam water levels
• Paperwork on incoming cattle
• Daily planning and movement of cattle
• HR duties: Managing staff, timesheets, leave, discipline.

Requirements

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Animal health qualification
• Conversant in both English and Afrikaans
• Excellent leadership skills
• Excellent people skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer Literate
• Basic to advanced knowledge of Excel
• Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail is paramount.
• Must be prepared to work under pressure.
• Must be able to work weekends, night shift, overtime and on public holidays.

Market Related

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS – 17 July 2026

Please email your cv to ***email_hidden***

Karan Beef is an equal opportunity Company and preference is given to applicants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

Correspondence will only be conducted with candidates who reach the shortlist. Candidates who are not contacted within two weeks from the closing date can assume that they have not been shortlisted for an interview and they are hereby thanked for their application.