Dairy Farm Assistant

A Murchison Dairy Farm is looking for a Dairy Farm Assistant to assist on farm with the following duties: - Milking: Understands and implements efficient milking practices and keeps the farm dairy hygienic. Records health treatments and solves milk quality problems. - Animals: Diagnoses common ailments and treats accordingly. Competent in all aspects of calving and reproduction, e.g. observation, recording and submitted on heat cows - Feed: Implements best practice for pasture, crop and supplement management for optimal quality and utilisation. - Environment: Understands regulations and management of nutrients, effluent and water and their most efficient use. - People: Trains junior employees in simple skills. Developing communication and reporting skills. - Machine, Vehicles and Technology: Safely uses and maintains vehicles on farm as directed by on farm policy. - Health, safety and wellbeing: Models a health, safety and wellbeing culture, records accidents and identifies farm hazards and biosecurity issues

The size of the herd at peak can be up to 650 cows.

There is a minimum of 30 hours and a maximum of 50 Rostered days on with 5 on and 2 off in every 7. There is accommodation available on the farm and will be charged at $250/week (not shared)

Drivers Licence not required but would be an advantage Farm work includes riding and driving farm vehicles such as motorbikes and ATV's - experience preferred