Dairy Farm Assistant
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Cunningham Farm Limited is recruiting a full-time Dairy Farm Assistant to join its commercial dairy operation. The successful candidate will work as part of a small team with daily responsibility for milking, calf rearing and general herd care. This is a permanent, full-time position.
Main duties:
- Milking cows twice daily, following correct hygiene and mastitis control procedures
- Cleaning and maintaining the milking parlour, bulk tank area and equipment
- Feeding and rearing calves, including colostrum management and feeding milk replacer
- Assisting with calving and monitoring cows and heifers during the calving season
- Observing herd health, identifying lame or sick animals and reporting issues promptly
- Administering routine treatments and vaccinations under supervision
- Grassland management, including moving paddocks, fencing and maintaining water troughs
- Feeding silage and meal to stock during the housing period
- Cleaning cubicles, sheds and yards, including scraping and bedding
- Operating farm machinery such as tractors, loaders and quads safely
- Keeping basic records of treatments, calvings and breeding
- Following farm health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity procedures
Salary:
€36,605 per annum (€18.05 per hour)
Hours:
39 hours per week
Contract:
Permanent, full-time
Annual leave and public holidays in line with Irish employment law. To apply, send your CV to michaelcunningham2k26@outlook.com.
Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years' experience working on a dairy farm
- Proven experience milking cows and handling livestock
- Knowledge of calf rearing and calving
- Ability to recognise signs of illness, lameness and heat in cows
- Good physical fitness and willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends and a rota as required, particularly during the calving season
- Basic spoken and written English
- Reliable, hardworking and able to work as part of a team
- Tractor driving experience is an advantage