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SalaryDairy Farm Assistant Manager Position with accommodation.
We are searching for an enthusiastic and motivated person or couple to join our team. We run a 500 cow Dairy Farm calving once a year in June for 10 weeks. We have excellent facilities, a 50 unit rotary with auto ID, auto feed system, milk meters, auto cup removers, auto teat spray and auto draft gate. We run a pasture based system in a high rainfall area joining to sexed semen, followed by beef bulls and rearing all the calves. Therefore, building a beef herd alongside the dairy herd.
About the role: the Assistant Manager will work closely with the farm manager building a relationship of trust and autonomy to oversee and ensure smooth day to day operations on the farm. The key focus area is herd health and milk production so a passion for cows is essential. The applicant must be able to use their own initiative to maintain the farm and daily operations to a high standard.
Key responsibilities are:
- milk harvesting to optimise quality, efficiency and yield and supervises other staff to achieve this.
- identifying and fixing faults in milking plant as needed.
- Maintains hygiene, cleanliness and presentability around dairy.
- Manages and updates herd records
- Monitors, identifies and treats animal health problems.
- Understands fertility and animal husbandry
- Assists in implementing breeding programs, AI skills favourable.
- Safely uses and maintains vehicles on farm
- Feeding livestock using silage wagon and bale feeder.
- Understands pasture production and rotational grazing
- Monitors pasture covers, residuals, feed intakes, stage of lactation and cow condition, and discusses with manager
- Implements a routine maintenance schedule of vehicles, plant, machinery and equipment
- Communicates clearly and openly.
- Fosters a team environment and supports staff to get their best performance
- Supports and trains junior employees in their development
A comfortable 3 bedroom house is available to the successful applicant with school bus stop nearby.
Suitable applicants should have the following
- Minimum of 2 years experience in a senior farm hand role
- Diploma/Degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Vet Science or equivalent industry knowledge
- Initiative
- Attention to detail
- A love of cows and farming
Further training will be required on farm and continued upskilling throughout employment is encouraged.
Position starts 13th of May or earlier by negotiation.
Please apply by sending your CV and cover letter with a minimum of 2 employment references.
Applications close 7th of April.
*If you are interested in this position but don’t meet the criteria please still apply as we are happy to mentor an enthusiastic and motivated person.
*Willing to offer sponsorship to international applicants however due to the start date 13th May applicants must be currently in Australia or able to enter Australia on a WHV
