Stanbroke is a family owned and operated cattle and beef business. Their operations span Northern Queensland cattle properties, backgrounding operations in Southern Queensland, state of the art feedlots, a fully accredited beef processing facility and global marketing capabilities producing a full range of grain and grass-fed beef categories and exporting to over 40 countries.
The company has a strong growth mindset with the recent acquisition of a second feedlot.
The Position:
Due to a recent promotion, a rare opportunity has become available for a Feedlot Business Manager to take responsibility for leading feedlot operations with a strong commercial focus, ensuring optimal cattle performance, efficient resource use, and high levels of team engagement. Reporting to the General Manager Primary Production, the position oversees a large-scale modern feedlot operation of ~60,000 head with both a long and mid-fed cattle focus and plays a key role in driving continuous improvement, operational efficiency and team cohesion.
The operation has recently been upgraded to state-of-the art facilities with advanced operational systems with ongoing investment in emerging technologies. The position leads a high performing leadership team of 5 direct reports with an overall workforce of 62.
The Person:
We are keen to hear from you if you possess the following experience, key skills and competencies:
- Executive level experience in senior commercial leadership positions in agribusiness and or feedlot operations overseeing diverse teams and complex operations
- Experience managing budgets, financial performance and operational cost control with capability in data analysis and the use of new and emerging technology
- Genuine commitment to WHS and animal welfare
- Proven leadership capability in leading, coaching and mentoring a high performing management team to ensure team alignment and culture
- Highly developed strategic planning with a strong commercial mindset and an understanding of whole of business impact
- Operational agility with the ability to adapt and respond to change
- Sound business and financial acumen with highly developed problem-solving skills
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, resilient and calm under pressure with high level influencing skills
- Values driven and displaying high levels of integrity
Rarely does the opportunity to lead one of Australia’s largest feedlot operations become available where you can genuinely make a significant contribution to retaining and strengthening the current leadership team, embed new infrastructure and technology, maintain high operational and cattle performance and drive continuous improvement across the operation.
If you are a strong leader driven by improvement and innovation, enjoy leading from the front, and are genuinely energised and excited by the opportunity to work with a high performing and diverse team, we are keen to hear from you.
For further information or for an initial confidential discussion, please call Mick Hay on 1300 380 701. Applications via www.rimfireresources.com.au
