Livestock Career Development Program (Feb 2025)

• Go Further with your career at Nutrien Ag Solutions
• Competitive salary package | Robust learning & development program
• Regional centers across VIC, NSW, and QLD - Mareeba & Roma QLD, Wagga Wagga, Dubbo & Deniliquin NSW, Ararat & Ballarat VIC

Our Nutrien Ag Solutions 2025 Livestock Career Development program is designed for you to gain valuable experience in all aspects of the Livestock activity while completing an in-house Certificate in Livestock Marketing. 

Our 24-month program will see you will join other ambitious Livestock enthusiasts and see you involved in four leadership and skill-building workshops, receive on the ground training, and have mentors assigned to you to provide ongoing support. You will be hired as a full-time ongoing employee from day one; doing real work and delivering real results. 

Designed to broaden your knowledge of how the Livestock industry operates the 24-month program includes:

• Accelerated learning opportunities to kick start your career within Livestock
• Professional networking opportunities to allow you to socialize with your peers and leaders across the business
• Placement mobility once the 24-month program concludes. You may be required to or have the opportunity to move locations all part of ensuring you get the most out of your experience with us.
• Business skills – compliance, sales and client relationship building, communication, marketing and social media, understanding finance, problem solving and negotiation and leading and managing a team.
• Livestock skills – next generation stock and station agency skills, livestock productivity, animal health and nutrition, Auctions Plus, auctioneering, wool technical and market requirements and emerging technology.

At the conclusion of the 24-month program, our Livestock Sales Trainee’s will continue to add value to our company and their relevant team in an ongoing fulltime capacity.

Benefits Program

We empower our people to own their work- and it’s true our employees are our competitive advantage – so we take care of our Nutrien Ag Solutions employees with our Employee Value Proposition:

• An attractive remuneration package | An additional day of leave – Nutrien Day | Gender neutral parental leave policy | A supportive, flexible, and engaging environment that will support personal/professional development | Opportunities to support community partnerships across our network | Be a member of a company committed to feeding the future| Ongoing training and development to pursue individual ambitions| Purchase Leave | Wellbeing - annual health checks & flu shots- onsite wellbeing sessions & webinars | A culture of learning!

Are you ready to grow your career with Nutrien Ag Solutions?

To be considered for the 2025 Livestock Career Development Program you will have a strong desire to learn and succeed in the Livestock industry, excellent customer service skills and strong negotiation abilities. 

 In addition you will demonstrate: 

• You will demonstrate a willingness to learn, a proactive approach, strong communication skills and a passion for agriculture.
• You will be able to demonstrate customer service, problem solving and leadership capabilities.
• Completion of Year 12
• Minimum of at least 24 months working in ideally the Livestock Industry or otherwise Agricultural industry.
• Current motor vehicle license

Successful applicants will commence the role in February 2025.

Applications must include;

• Copy of your CV
• Cover letter outlining your passion for agriculture and how you relate to our company values of safety and integrity (one page)

Why Nutrien Ag Solutions?

If you want a career that makes a difference, then come work with us at Nutrien where your purpose for coming to work every day is real and impactful – Going Further for Australian Farmers.

Our Livestock Sales Trainees grow their careers here through unique opportunities across every corner of Australia, and globally. We’re the world’s largest provider of crop inputs, services and solutions working across so many diverse sectors. 

Every day we make an impact and help build a more sustainable and profitable farming industry. We’re a local employer, with a local heartbeat, and global resources. So, you’ll know you’re part of something meaningful because you’ll be connected to the communities that you know so well, making a difference to the lives of our customers and suppliers.

If you’ve never thought about the agriculture industry, it’s time to explore opportunities you’ve never dreamed of while making a real difference. So, come join us.

In accordance with Nutrien Ag Solutions’ policies, it may be a requirement for candidate's being considered to complete a pre-employment background and medical check as part of the recruitment process for eligible roles. All candidates being considered will be required to complete a visa entitlement check to ensure legal rights to work in Australia are in line with the position.

While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be verbally contacted, however, you can expect an update regarding the outcome of your application in written form.

Applications close October, head to our website for further information.