Agriculture worker
Outcross Agri-Services

Outcross Agri-Services is a company that commenced in 2019 and is the leading technology solutions provider to the national livestock saleyard industry and the largest supplier of software to the livestock agents sector in the country. Outcross works with more than 120 saleyards across Australia. These include Hamilton, Mount Gambier, Casterton and Mortlake in Western Victoria. Outcross also provide solutions and support to other Victorian sites such as Yea, Wycheproof and Swan Hill.
Outcross’s software helps manage the end-to-end data collection and transaction management involved in one of Australia’s most significant agricultural industry sectors.

Outcross are committed to key areas of the saleyard process from best practice and efficiency, to low stress stock management and the importance of animal welfare!

Skills You Might Learn

You will gain many skills in this opportunity:
• Understanding of the livestock Saleyards operations
• Learn about different breeds and types of stock
• Understanding of different processes of Animal Technology
• An awareness of the “Paddock to Plate” process and how food is traced.
• The opportunity will generate confidence and Build on Employability skills that can go with you anywhere!
• The science of how livestock react to humans, and how to negotiate that relationship (attained through learning low stress stock management techniques) which is essential for not just saleyards, but for Cattle/sheep properties as well!

Typical Tasks & Duties

A day with Outcross may look a little like the following, but tasks will vary from day-to-day dependant on varying market demands.
You will support the team at the saleyards from 7am with drafting and penning of stock (Cattle and Sheep) and then scanning/retagging, if required, of stock to support the obligations of the National Livestock Identification System. Scanning will require learning the process of the technology systems to scan and input data, but if can use a phone/tablet then you can use this!!!
Once the sale has finished you may head to one of the other saleyards to prepare stock for the next days sale, therefore you will certainly have a variety of stock to work with!

Student Requirements

You must be passionate about the Agricultural Industry and keen to learn and show initiative.
You will need to be physically fit and able to work in varied work conditions.

Dress Requirements

Workwear including safety boots, with attention to weather conditions ie sunhat, wet weather gear
All PPE will be provided

Special Transport Requirements

You will be required to travel between saleyards, and possibly within saleyards at times therefore a Travel Arrangement Form will be required.

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• AHC20116 - Certificate II in Agriculture
• AHC30116 - Certificate III in Agriculture
• ICT20115 - Certificate II in Information, Digital Media and Technology
• VCE0000001 - VCE (including VCE Vocational Major)
• VCE20116 - Industry & Enterprise