Markayla Simpson

Farm hand / Stock hand

this position consisted of

- low stress stock handling

- moving stock ( with and without dogs )

- drenching

- vaccinating

- back lining

- shearing

- lamb marking

- weighing lambs

- loading & off loading trucks

- working in yards by myself with a team of dogs

- pregnancy scanning ewes

- drafting & processing lambs, ewes, rams & wethers

- drafting ewes & lambs by tags

- identifying in lamb ewes

- spreading snail bait

- feeding out hay - paddocks & feedlot

- rolling paddocks

- stacking hay

- raking hay (big rake & smaller rake)

- slashing lucerne

- lamb rearing

identifying & treating

- fly blown sheep

- abscesses

- lameness

- lice

- pink eye

- overgrown hooves

- flu like symptoms

- pulling lambs ( alive & dead )

- sick or injured lambs

this position has put me through LTEM course that covers the ins and outs of sheep production, wool production and much more !

• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Paid attention to detail while completing tasks.

Farm hand

this position consisted of

- fencing

- low stress stock handling

- breaking weaners through the yards quietly

- breaking weaners in paddocks (with dogs )

- pregnancy scanning

- loading & off loading trucks

- semen testing bulls

- calf marking

- drafting steers & heifers

- vaccinating, drenching, back lining

- stock grazing rotations

- weighing weaners

- leveling rubble trough pads

- fixing water leaks

- laying pipe line

- installing & connected troughs

- calf rearing

- drafting out dry cows in round yard

identifying and treating

- pink eye

- lameness

- flu like symptoms

- pneumonia

- abscesses

- treating sick or injured calves

• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Station hand

this position consisted of

- processing cattle

- dipping weaners in a jump dip

- branding with a hot iron

- vaccinating

- tagging

- boar runs

- fencing

- feeding out hay

- breaking weaners through yards

- breaking weaners in paddocks & laneways

- loading road trains

- off loading road train

- de horning

- castrating

- mustering in scrub

- processing mickey bulls

- backfilling troughs

- domestic jobs

- food & supply runs

- servicing motorbikes

• Increased productivity by working collaboratively with team members to meet deadlines.
• working productively and efficiently in a team environment
• being aware and vigilant of my surroundings out bush
• Exceeded performance targets consistently through dedication, speed, accuracy, and teamwork.

Calf Rearer

- feeding calves & weaners

- identifying and treating sick calves & weaners

- processing weaners through yards

- ensuring our calves were maintaining weight as staying healthy

- cleaning of equipment and stations

- shovelling and cleaning out calf pens

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.

station hand - this job consisted of

- servicing motorbikes

- lamb marking

- shearing

- crutching

- processing stock through yards (with & without dogs)

- mustering on motorbikes

- water runs

- domestic duties

- shooting wild cattle ( for dog baits )

- driving manual utes

- loading & off loading tucks

- pulling boars to service

- pulling bores to decommission

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