Herdsperson

The farm at Dunleath Estates is a 1200-acre dairy located on the edge of Ballywalter, Co. Down consisting of:

• 400 cow autumn calving herd, paddock grazing, averaging 9500 litres per cow.
• Twice daily milking through a 40-point GEA rotary parlour
• All young stock reared on site
• 250kW anaerobic digester

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Applicants should have the following qualities:
• Experience of all aspects of dairy cow management, including milking, heat detection, diet-feeding, calving and health monitoring
• General knowledge of animal husbandry

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• It would be desirable for applicants to be able to demonstrate some, or all, of the following:
• Knowledge or experience of grassland management
• Knowledge or experience of computerised record keeping for livestock enterprises
• Experience in calf and young stock rearing
• Knowledge or experience of the day-to-day maintenance of dairy equipment and other farm machinery
• Experience in tractor driving

OUTLINE OF DUTIES:

• Working in a team of five, duties include:
• Milking twice daily
• Day-to-day stock work associated with the efficient running of the livestock enterprises
• Dry stock management
• Occasional tractor work
• Input to herd-management decision making
• Night checks as required
• Assistance with other farm and estate management operations as required

REMUNERATION:
• Expected full time salary to be £25,000 to £30,000 pa commensurate with experience
• Detached house available on farm
• Flexible working hours will apply
• Holidays are in line with the Agricultural Wages Board, currently 28 days including bank holidays
• This is a permanent and full-time position with the possibility of career progression within this long-established business

How to apply?

To discuss this position further, please contact Leslie Beacom on 07817 067499 or email jobs@bhestates.com