Shearer

Blownout Shearers are seeking a Qualified Professional Shearer to join our workforce of clean, reliable, work fit, and drug-free employees based in the Esperance shire in Southeast WA.

The successful applicant will be responsible for a range of professional shearing and wool-handling duties, including:

Selecting and preparing shearing equipment
Catching and positioning animals for shearing
Shearing and removing wool and hair from animals
Wool harvesting and crutching using machine shears
Identifying contaminated fibre and detecting injured, infected, or diseased animals
Quality control of fibres during wool harvesting, including colour variations and breed cross contaminations
Marking miss-mobbed or diseased flocks
Treating minor skin cuts
Returning shorn animals to let-out pens for counting and checking
Servicing, maintaining, and repairing shearing equipment
Shearing stud animals using hand shears or specialised combs where required
Team management responsibilities
Bus transportation operations
Equipment Requirements

Applicants will be expected to own and supply all relevant tooling and equipment required to perform the role, including but not limited to:

Grinder
Combs and cutters
Handpiece
Related consumable items and shearing tools
Essential Requirements

Applicants must demonstrate:

Minimum 3 years of full-time work experience in shearing and related duties
Relevant team management experience
Valid driver’s licence
Ability to pass a clean 3-step drug test (provided by the employer)
Strong work ethic with a commitment to reliability, safety, and fitness for work

The position is permanent and full-time and offers an annual salary of $90,000 to $105,000 for the right candidate.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional shearer seeking stable full-time employment within a reputable shearing workforce in regional Western Australia.