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Summer Lynn Watford

Clermont,QLD

Summary

I'm a hardworking, enthusiastic worker, passionate about working with livestock. Always eager to learn new skills, building on my pre-existing skill set to improve safety and efficiency on the job. I'm capable of driving machinery such as telehandlers, loaders, skid steers, and tractors. Currently learning to drive box trucks. I work hard to help promote animal health and wellness. I'm no stranger to long hours or intensive labor.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Station Hand

Laglan Station
Clermont, QLD
08.2023 - Current
  • Lick runs.
  • Water runs, maintenance, and installations.
  • Fence maintenance.
  • Vegetation control, such as spraying and pelleting fences, pipelines, water squares, and turkey nests.
  • Maintenance on machinery and vehicles, including greasing, servicing, and cleaning of the interior and exterior.
  • Accommodation maintenance, including lawn and garden, while no one lives there.
  • Keeping organized records of spraying, lick runs, maintenance on bores, machinery, and vehicles.
  • Firefighting.
  • Cattle checks.
  • Feeding and caring for poddy calves.

Station Hand

Redhill Station
Basalt, QLD
05.2022 - 07.2025
  • Lick runs.
  • Water runs, and maintenance.
  • Fence building and maintenance.
  • Garden and lawn maintenance.
  • Mustering.
  • Paddock shifting.
  • Cattle checks.

Server

Moffatdale Ridge
Murgon, QLD
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • Lead small and large group tastings.
  • Set dining is as per the bookings.
  • Handle bookings.
  • Label wine and liqueur bottles.
  • Restock the wine and soft drink fridge.
  • Clean the amenities at the end of the shift, and prep for the next day.
  • Help plate up in the kitchen.
  • Wash the dishes and clean the kitchen at the end of the shift.

Care Taker/ Manager

Sendem Downs
Coalara, WA
04.2023 - 06.2023
  • Drafting.
  • Vaccinating, ear tagging, and drenching.
  • Paddock shifting.
  • Bunk cleaning.
  • Water checks and maintenance.
  • Lick runs
  • Spreading fertilizer and manure.
  • Feeding out hay.
  • Lawn and garden maintenance.
  • Machinery maintenance, including greasing, servicing, and cleaning of the interior and exterior.

Care Taker/ Manager

Minnie Creek Station
Gascoyne , WA
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Water run, maintenance, and installation.
  • Fence maintenance.
  • Lawn and garden maintenance.
  • Station cook.
  • I cleaned all rooms and amenities.
  • Ordered all groceries and parts needed, such as troughs, fittings, and other miscellaneous items.
  • Maintained lead-acid batteries weekly, and dipped fuel tanks monthly for orders.
  • Sent all invoices to the head office.
  • Machinery maintenance, including greasing, servicing, and cleaning of the interior and exterior.
  • Paddock maintenance, i.e., stick raking around water points.

Food and Beverage Attendant

Dulacca Hotel
Dulacca , QLD
08.2021 - 04.2022
  • I worked here twice, but I had to move on for visa requirements at the time. I worked there for the first time from 09/2019 to 03/2020.
  • Open shift, mopping floors, stocking beverage fridges and cold rooms, and setting up the beer garden and lawn bowl area.
  • Cleaning beer taps and lines.
  • Cleaning amenities and rooms.
  • Laundry.
  • Taking bookings for rooms and for the caravan park.
  • I took and served food and beverages.
  • Completed inventory and stock to place orders weekly for beer, kegs, soft drinks, and snacks.
  • Trained junior staff.
  • Oversaw event management. Planning, setting up, and executing.
  • Balancing out tills at the end of the shift.

Station Hand

Banchory Grazing
Dulacca, QLD
10.2020 - 08.2021
  • Feeding animals, and animal husbandry for sheep and pigs.
  • Milking dairy cattle.
  • Separating milk for butter, and filling milk orders for pickup.
  • Lawn and garden maintenance.
  • Cooking and baking.
  • Child care.
  • Planting and irrigating.
  • Prepping, cleaning, and painting homes.

Education

First Aid Training

Prestige Training
Emerald
03-2024

Chemical Course Accreditation

Spray Smart
Clermont
01-2024

Skills

  • Time management
  • Thorough record-keeping
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Fence maintenance
  • Lick run management
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Willingness to learn anything required to improve my skill set, to do the job more efficiently
  • can work well as a team or independently

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Station Hand

Laglan Station
08.2023 - Current

Server

Moffatdale Ridge
07.2023 - 08.2023

Care Taker/ Manager

Sendem Downs
04.2023 - 06.2023

Care Taker/ Manager

Minnie Creek Station
10.2022 - 02.2023

Station Hand

Redhill Station
05.2022 - 07.2025

Food and Beverage Attendant

Dulacca Hotel
08.2021 - 04.2022

Station Hand

Banchory Grazing
10.2020 - 08.2021

First Aid Training

Prestige Training

Chemical Course Accreditation

Spray Smart
Summer Lynn Watford