Workshop Supervisor / Heavy Vehicle Operator

19th February, 2025

About NAPCo
The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo) was founded in 1877 and is one of Australia's leading beef cattle companies, managing over 6.1 million hectares and home of Australia's First Carbon Neutral Beef - Five Founders. NAPCo employs approximately 220 staff operating across Queensland and the Northern Territory, with 15 cattle stations, a Depot in Mount Isa, a Feedlot and Farm in the Darling Downs and an office in Brisbane's CBD.

Alexandria Station
Alexandria Station is located on the Barkly Tableland in the Northern Territory and is NAPCo's oldest property acquired in 1877. Alexandria spans just over 1 million hectares and is home to NAPCo's Alexandria composite stud.

The Role
Reporting to the Station Manager, the Workshop Supervisor / Heavy Vehicle Operator leads the team responsible for the care and maintenance of the workshop, heavy vehicles and machinery operations across the station. As well as the safe transportation of livestock in oversize trucks / road trains ensuring the health and welfare of our animals.

Day to Day duties include:
 

• Managing the day-to-day operations of the workshop and the operational support staff i.e. Mechanic, Heavy vehicle operators and Machinery operators
• Deliver to the operational plan for routine inspection and maintenance of vehicles, plant and other equipment.
• Operate heavy vehicles including, but not limited to, a Semi-Trailer, B-Double or Road Train transporting livestock on property and/or across the NAPCo supply chain.
• Machinery operations for property maintenance
• Maintains machinery in good working order
• Undertakes mechanical prestart and general maintenance
• Completing paperwork accurately and maintaining good knowledge of the chain of responsibility and road transport legislation
• Undertaking varied station tasks or assisting the crew when needed with adhoc general station duties.
• Demonstrate strong safety leadership building a positive team culture

The successful candidate will:
 

• Must hold a MC truck license, with experience transporting livestock, ideally cattle.
• Livestock handling skills
• Must hold a valid MC Licence
• Experience with convertible livestock trailers and B-Doubles
• Role may entail travelling long distances requiring nights away when transporting livestock
• Will have sound mechanical knowledge or mechanical trade qualified, desirable but not essential

Employee benefits
 

• Permanent full-time position
• Onsite air-conditioned accommodation (Single or Couple) and meals provided
• NAPCo are proud to offer competitive pay, generous annual leave entitlements, travel reimbursement and season completion bonus.
• NAPCo stations have a great social environment and give all employees the chance to attend our annual Station Challenge, ad-hoc campdrafts, sports days, fishing, camping etc..

Application information 
Due to the nature of the role, we will consider employing a couple in the positions of Workshop Supervisor/HVO and Station Cook. More information on the alternate role will be discussed with relevant applicants. Please submit both resumes if applying as a couple.

Applications will close on 28th February 2025. Interviews will be held thereafter. Click "Apply" to submit your application. 

For more information on this opportunity, please phone 0429 399 630 or email hr@napco.com.au. NAPCo is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces, promotes and values diversity and inclusion.