CATTLEMAN - ALBERT FALLS
Karan Beef
Karan Beef Farming (Pty) Ltd in Albert Falls is looking for experienced CATTLEMAN . The successful candidate must have extensive cattle experience, a self-starter, and have a passion to work with cattle
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE, BUT WILL NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
- Identify and attend to sick cattle.
- 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
- Conduct regular postmortems
- Daily data capturing of bunk management readings and relevant information
- Ordering and issuing of medicines and record keeping of medicines and stock.
- Feed bunk management.
- Checking and ensuring sufficient dam water levels
- Facilitating relevant paperwork on incoming cattle
- Daily planning and movement of cattle
- HR duties: Managing staff, timesheets, leave, discipline.
REQUIREMENTS
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience working at a cattle feedlot or similar environment.
- Candidates who are in possession of an Animal health or relevant qualification will receive preference.
- Conversant in both English and Afrikaans and an African language.
- Excellent leadership skills
- Excellent people skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Must be familiar with the Foot and Mouth disease.
- Computer Literate
- Basic knowledge of Excel
- Strong numeracy skills and attention to detail is paramount...
- Must be prepared to work under pressure.
- Must be able and willing to work weekends, scheduled night shifts, overtime and on public holidays.
Market Related.
CLOSING DATE: 2 AUGUST 2026
Please email your CV to ***email_hidden*** ( please put the job title CATTLEMAN in the subject line), alternatively visit our Website http://www.karanbeef.com
We reserve the right not to make an appointment to any advertised position
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.