dairy herdsperson
Your tasks
- Clear fields of wood and stones.
- Handling animals.
- Monitor the calving process.
- Monitoring animal health.
- Perform livestock feeding.
- Track and report on current feed inventory .
- Treat livestock health issues.
- Feed and tend animals.
- Maintain financial and production records.
- Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.
- Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs.
- Co-ordinate and supervise the work of general farm workers and harvesting labourers.
- Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed.
- Maintain livestock performance records.
- Maintain quality control and production records.
- Milk cows.
- Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens.
- Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry.
- Perform general farm duties.
Requirements
Education No degree, certificate or diploma.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication.
- Team player.
- Reliability.
Screening questions Do you have experience working in this field?.
1 year to less than 2 years.
Other
Work site environment
- Dusty.
- Dairy.
- Livestock.
- All weather conditions.
- Dirty.
Work setting Rural area.
Employment terms options
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Employment terms options
- Morning.
- Night.
- Day.
- Weekend.