Vacancy: Dairy Manager

The role will be responsible for:

• Overall enterprise management reporting to the farm manager.
• Calving patterns and rearing, including AI and genetics.
• Cow nutrition and feeding and overall animal welfare and care.
• Maintaining a clean, safe and efficient working environment.
• Milking and milk recording.
• Operation and maintenance of machinery (fixed and mobile) and dairy or farm buildings.
• Paddock management.
• Participation of on-farm research and development projects, as they arise.
• General farm work and other duties as required by rota including on call / weekend duties.

Candidates should have:

• Some experience of managing a dairy herd, or an aspect of management of responsibility on a dairy herd.
• Knowledge or experience of AI and breeding and of nutrition.
• High quality stockmanship.
• Ability to record information and data on breeding, milking, nutrition or any other aspects of dairy herd management that may be required.
• Ability to work and motivate a team, with good communication skills to both dairy workers and upwards.
• A desire to work with cows on a top-quality herd, with top quality facilities and for those to be maintained and developed for the future.
• An ability to operate a range of farm machinery.
• High regard for health and safety in day-to-day farm operations.
• A desire to, and interest in, running a profitable dairy enterprise.
• Have an ability to think freely and provide solutions to new problems as they arise.

Salary:

A salary and benefits package are offered to the right candidate including:

• Competitive pay, pensions and holidays.
• Workplace pension scheme, bonus scheme and health insurance scheme.
• Training and development opportunities.

To receive an information pack, please contact the Farm Manager on 07802880199 / Office: 02890480285 or email jobs@bhestates.com.