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SalaryWe Require a self motivated person to fill a 2Ic role on our dairy farm at Yambuk in south west Victoria. We are milking 600 cows on a fully computerized 50 stand rotary Dairy.
The farm is 550 acres of which 200 acres is irrigated.
Farm management experience would be handy as we also operate another dairy at Minhamite and the Manager at Yambuk also oversees this farm.
We need someone that is keen to take responsibility with scope to grow into another role in our business as we grow.
Duties:-
General stock work (Dairy Livestock)
Milking
Calf rearing / handling
Feeding Cows
Tractor Driving – sowing, feeding silage, spreading, spraying
Fencing, including electric fence maintenance
Maintenance & repairs on equipment
Maintenance & repairs on water
Work independently & part of a team
- Assisting the Manager in organising, planning and implementing strategies
- Ensuring that company guidelines are followed
- Devising and setting up objectives to boost company productivity
- Ensuring that goals and objectives are met
- Maintaining a safe and clean work environment
- Ensuring dairy hygiene is at an acceptable standard
- Identifying and treating sick cows
- Providing training to employees
- Delegating tasks to employees
- Supervising, leading and motivating employees
- Reporting any problems or accidents to senior management
- Filling in for senior management in case of their absence
- Using GenTech computer system in Dairy
- Working with agents, eg: Vet & Agro
- Assisting with procurement of inventory and supplies
