Josh Edwards
Silverdale
Summary
Hardworking professional experienced in field and ready for new challenging assignments. Reliable in completing quality work and exceeding expectations. Ready to help the team influence positive change and achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Farm Hand
MacArthur Holdings/ Plasvacc
01.2025 - Current
- Assisted in the development of strategic plans for the business.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, best practices, SOP and emerging technologies.
- Perform general maintenance tasks around the property, including repairing fences (barbed and electric), water infrastructure, cattle yard maintenance, and other farm duties.
- Care for livestock, including feeding, watering, and providing medical attention when necessary.
- Maintained farm equipment such as tractors, harvesters, and other machinery.
- Monitored cattle health, identifying, reporting, and treating any signs of illness or injuries.
- Processing cattle yard duties such as drafting, weighing, dipping, treating, sorting, loading onto trucks, etc.
- Mustering via horse, motorbike, or 4x4.
- Perform weekly water and lick runs.
- Ensuring all data is completed and accurately entered into the system for identification purposes.
- Assisting in the preparation of soil for planting by plowing fields.
Stud Cattle Breeder
Self Employed
01.2017 - Current
- Selecting genetics to improve quality of cattle.
- Purchasing cattle from stud sales to fit a criteria
- Attending shows with cattle
- Practicing safe and humane animal husbandry skills
- Selected animals for breeding and semen specimens to be used according to knowledge of animals, genealogies and desired offspring characteristics.
- Kept records of animal health, medical treatment and injections and growth progress.
- Treated minor injuries and ailments and contacted veterinarians to obtain treatment for animals with serious illnesses or injuries.
Independent Contractor
Self Employed - Fabrication
01.2024 - 12.2024
- Designed and construction of rural fencing
- Fabricated enclosures for dogs, horses and cattle
- Operated machinery and equipment, such as tractors, bobcats, motorbikes, 4x4 and other plant machinery.
- Set up and operate welders and hand tools. Conducting servicing and cleaning regularly of all equipment.
- Maintained relationships with existing customers while seeking new ones.
- Reviewed customer requests, resolved questions and defined specifications before completing orders.
- Estimated projects, procured materials and controlled costs to meet exact budget targets.
Construction Subcontractor
Construction Group
05.2022 - 12.2023
- Develop strategies to improve productivity among team members
- Provided guidance to other individuals on how to improve their performance and develop new skills.
- Resolved disputes between workers regarding wages or working conditions in a timely manner.
- Worked closely with project managers to ascertain specifics of project.
- Coordinated final walk-throughs of job site before signing off on completion.
- Supervised additional subcontractors and craftsmen.
- Developed project site schedule to share with site manager.
- Loaded and unloaded materials onto trucks and trailers.
- Completed tear-down of existing structures to prepare for new construction.
- Provided labor support to carpenters, masons and other skilled trades.
Rural Contractor
JKO Industries
02.2018 - 05.2022
- Worked closely with customers and provided quality workmanship to suit their needs
- Designed and constructed cattle yards and paddocks
- Fabricated animal enclosures to strict specifications
- Kept site work safe and in line with budget, schedule, and applicable building codes.
- Delivered outstanding service to customers to maintain and extend relationships for future business opportunities.
Feedlot Stock Person
Cam Agricultural Group
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Maintained effective team member communication.
- Maintained inventory count, tracked usage, and documented variances.
- Managed inventory storage in clean and organized fashion.
- Observed cattle closely to ensure unwell animals got appropriate treatment.
- Practiced low stress stock handling.
- Processed cattle in a humane and ethical manner.
- Drafted cattle to fit strict client requirements.
- Record data for all animal movements, treatments and information.
- Perform autopsies on deceased animals and document information for future improvements / treatments.
- Update and enter data in the Stockaid program.
Education
High School Year 12 Certificate -
West Moreton Anglican College
11.2011
Skills
- Farm management
- Strategic planning
- Multitasking Abilities
- Decision-Making
- Critical Thinking
- PPE Compliance
- Maintenance and Repair
- Team leadership
- Multitasking Abilities
- Organisation and Time Management
Referees
Bryce Camm
Ceo
Camm Agricultural Group
0401 571 491
Rob Hamiliton
Manager - The Tree Co Farm
0428 916 289
Andrew Browne
JKO - Sub contractor
0456 600 114
Anne - Maree Saviage
0418733352
Certification
- Certificate in skid steer and excavator
- Chem cert
- Heavy-rigid truck license
- Cert II in Rural Operations
Timeline
Farm Hand
MacArthur Holdings/ Plasvacc
01.2025 - Current
Independent Contractor
Self Employed - Fabrication
01.2024 - 12.2024
Construction Subcontractor
Construction Group
05.2022 - 12.2023
Rural Contractor
JKO Industries
02.2018 - 05.2022
Stud Cattle Breeder
Self Employed
01.2017 - Current
Feedlot Stock Person
Cam Agricultural Group
01.2015 - 01.2018
High School Year 12 Certificate -
West Moreton Anglican College
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