Meat processing・Sheep abattoir and processing plant (export, Establishment #2309)
Large export lamb abattoir in Dubbo, with an application form specifically for working holiday makers
Dubbo, New South Wales 2830
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Postcode 2830 is on the Department of Home Affairs "Regional Australia" list, and the work type is "Plant and animal cultivation".
Lot 11 Yarrandale Road, Dubbo NSW 2830
Postcode 2830・Dubbo · Map location is approximate
Plant and animal cultivation
Harvesting and packing fruit and vegetables, pruning trees and vines, livestock work, and primary meat processing such as slaughtering, cutting and packing. Secondary processing such as winemaking or processed meats does not count.
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2 casual / seasonal roles. Duties, requirements and required licences are listed separately.
General labouring: packing meat, trimming fat, and handling by-products such as wool and skins.
Home Affairs: plant and animal cultivation includes "the immediate processing of animal products, such as shearing, butchery, packing and tanning"; secondary processing such as small goods / processed meats does not count.
Listed as one of the "skilled worker" options on the application form; duties are not described.
The employer does not say whether a forklift licence is required. Forklift driving is support work, so check whether it counts before relying on it.
This employer also has 2 other roles that are full-time, permanent part-time, of unknown type, or don't count as specified work. We only list casual roles, so they are not shown.
Sheep / lamb slaughter, boning and cutting, packing, fat trimming, and processing wool, sheepskins and hides.
A large abattoir (its two plants can process more than 90,000 sheep and lambs a week combined). Production line work is physically demanding, with shift work, strict hygiene requirements and Q fever vaccination. Dubbo is inland with hot summers (January average maximum 33.7°C).
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Statutory figures last checked: 2026-10-05. Your actual pay is what your employer's contract and payslips show.
Work all year, with casual and permanent roles; the company says its own farms supply lamb all year round.
The official website has a "Working Holiday Jobs" online application form specifically for working holiday makers, which is still open. The closing date on the "Advertised Positions" list (31 July 2026) has passed.
Hiring now
Online application form for working holiday makers (open); you can choose "Casual" on the form
Hiring status is checked automatically every day; last checked: 2026-10-06.See the job ad
Online form on the official website
Apply using the dedicated "Working Holiday Jobs" online form on the official website: it asks about your visa status ("I am on a Working Holiday / Temporary Visa"), whether you have a driver licence and a reliable car, and whether you will get the Q fever vaccination, and you upload your ID / visa and resume. You can also collect a paper form at the gatehouse at Lot 11 Yarrandale Rd. The Dubbo contact email on the "Advertised Positions" list is jobs@fletchint.com.au (closing date 31 July 2026); the Dubbo general labourer job PDF wrongly lists albany.jobs@fletchint.com.au.
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No licence is needed for general roles.
Make sure it is a registered company that gives payslips and pays super, so your specified work days will hold up.
Car recommended. The application form asks whether you have a reliable car. The plant is in the Yarrandale Road industrial area; no staff shuttle is mentioned.
You can get to Dubbo by train or plane. No town bus to Yarrandale Road was found, and no shuttle matching shift times is mentioned.
Dubbo railway station: the NSW TrainLink Central West XPT runs to and from Sydney daily; NSW TrainLink coaches go to Lithgow, Cootamundra, Broken Hill, Bourke, Nyngan, Lightning Ridge and Tamworth.
Dubbo Regional Airport: flights to Sydney (QantasLink, Rex), Newcastle and Canberra (FlyPelican)
Nearest town: Dubbo (the plant is in the Yarrandale Road industrial area in town)
Dubbo is a regional city and the main shopping centre for central and far western NSW.
To be confirmed
Neither the careers page nor the ads mention accommodation.
Large regional shopping centre (individual supermarkets not verified).
Dubbo Base Hospital.
The employer provides uniforms and launders them. Mobile coverage not verified.
Hot summers with a January average maximum of 33.7°C; July is coldest with an average minimum of 3.1°C; fairly dry, annual rainfall 589.7 mm, wettest in March (67.2 mm) (Dubbo Airport weather station).
| Months | Average high | Average low | Rainfall | Days above 35°C | Days below 0°C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.9°C | 19.9°C | 50 mm | 9.4 | 0 |
| Feb | 31.2°C | 18.6°C | 45 mm | 4.3 | 0 |
| Mar | 28.6°C | 17°C | 73 mm | 1.7 | 0 |
| Apr | 23.8°C | 12.4°C | 49 mm | 0 | 0 |
| May | 18.6°C | 8.2°C | 40 mm | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 15°C | 5.2°C | 42 mm | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 14.6°C | 4.7°C | 51 mm | 0 | 1.9 |
| Aug | 16.4°C | 5.2°C | 45 mm | 0 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 20.4°C | 7.8°C | 51 mm | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 24.1°C | 11.3°C | 64 mm | 0.2 | 0 |
| Nov | 27.1°C | 14.2°C | 74 mm | 1.2 | 0 |
| Dec | 30.7°C | 17.1°C | 47 mm | 6.1 | 0 |
Data: Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5 reanalysis), 2016–2025 average, coordinates -32.228, 148.631. Farms in the same area may differ by 1–2°C.
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