Dairy Unit Industrial 2

DAIRY UNIT INDUSTRIAL 2

Location: Hillsborough

Hours: 37hrs per week plus overtime, working 5 days out of 7 and will include

weekends

Duration: up to 3 months

Pay: £13.75 per hour

About AFBI & the Agri-Environment Branch:

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) delivers world-class science to support agriculture, the environment, and the wider economy. Sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), AFBI provides evidence-based research and monitoring that informs government policy and promotes sustainability in Northern Ireland and beyond.

Job role:

The successful applicant will report to the Assistant Dairy Herd Manager and Dairy Herd Manager and liaise closely with scientific staff at Hillsborough, Loughgall, Crossnacreevy, Stormont and Newforge Lane Belfast, the successful applicant's duties will include the following: -

1. Milking duties, including bringing cows to and from fields and houses for milking, preparing cows for milking, milking cows, maintaining hygiene throughout the milking process, maintaining parlour cleanliness.
2. Feeding cows, including preparing experimental rations to specific experimental requirements, normally using a telescopic handler, tractor and mixer wagon, but also by hand or using a mini mixer.
3. Pasture/grazing management, including sowing fertiliser, mowing paddocks using a mower, harvesting grass using a zero-grazer, weed control, allocating pasture, setting up fence lines, checking water troughs.
4. Maintaining high animal health and welfare standards, including identifying and treating sick animals, routine health management, vaccination, hoof care, assisting veterinary practitioners.
5. General livestock management duties, including bedding cow houses/cubicles and calving pens (for example, with straw, sawdust and lime), clipping cows.
6. Recording detailed herd health and management details, both electronically and hard copy, as appropriate. Assisting scientific staff to take measurements.

This list is not exclusive, and the successful candidate will be required to carry out other duties as allocated by management

Essential Criteria:

• Two GCSE's including English Language and Maths, grade C or above, or a recognised level 2 or higher in Agriculture or equivalent* in a relevant area.
• 6 months experience of working in a Dairy Unit including milking, feeding, maintaining cow hygiene throughout all milking processes and working with young stock
• Possess a full, UK current or exchangeable** driving licence from the list for manual vehicles, (to aid the successful candidate in driving AFBI vehicles) enabling the licence holder to fulfil the duties of this role.

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Take the next step in your career and join a rewarding role with AFBI. Apply today or contact Evette Fiddes at [email protected]