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MEATWORKS MANAGER – GUNBLANANYA MEATS

Katherine, Northern Territory Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation
Key Leadership Role
3 year fixed term contract
Work closely with the local community
The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is a corporate Commonwealth entity established under the ATSI Act and subject to the PGPA Act. The ILSC assists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to realise economic, social, cultural and environmental benefits that the ownership and management of land, water and water related rights can bring. The ILSC provides this assistance through the acquisition and management of rights and interests in land, salt water and fresh water country.
ILSC Agribusiness is a specialised unit of the ILSC that focuses on the development and management of commercial agribusiness investments on Indigenous land in partnership with Indigenous people. ILSC Agribusiness currently operates agricultural businesses, including beef cattle, fine-wool merino sheep, a community-based meatworks and a cattle export depot.
Gunbalanya Meats operates a small abattoir and retail butcher shop in the community of Gunbalanya on the eastern edge of Kakadu in the NT.  Beef and buffalo meat grown on Gunbalanya Station is processed through Gunbalanya Meats and sold to a wide range of customers, including Indigenous community supermarkets and various NT meat wholesalers and retailers. Gunbalanya Station and Meats are a significant source of employment at Gunbalanya and host local Aboriginal people training and working in beef production and meat processing.
Reporting to the Northern Pastoral Operations Manager, the Meatworks Manager will:

  • Manage the day-to-day operations of Gunbalanya Meats including; the care and welfare of the animals within the meatworks yards,  a small onsite butcher shop, and compliance with regulatory/legislative requirements
  • Perform Meat Inspector duties, which require appropriate and current qualifications
  • Manage the repair, maintenance and care of all infrastructure and plant & equipment in accordance with the recommended industry standards
  • Manage the marketing and sale of beef and buffalo products to existing customers and seek new customers
  • Keep all livestock and meatworks records and produce reports as required, including a monthly management report, and utilise ILSC systems for purchasing, finance and other functions.

 
The preferred applicant will be engaged on a 3 year Fixed Term Employment offer with Australian Indigenous Agribusiness Company Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ILSC.  

For further information, please contact Chris Daniell, Northern Operations Manager, on 0428 910 549 or Freecall 1800 818 490.  (Position documentation, the Recruitment Privacy Statement and more information about the ILSC are available on our website at www.ilsc.gov.au)

You must be an Australian resident and have a current unrestricted driver’s licence. 
To apply visit www.ilsc.gov.au/jobs
Applications are to include a covering letter and current CV in “MS Word” or PDF.  Further information may be requested if you are selected for interview.
Applications close 14 April 2019.
At the ILSC we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we support.
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