Queenstown Area – Eastern Cape: Our client requires a dairy manager (mid-management level) to join them and take ownership of one of their pasture-based farms

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Agricultural Diploma / Degree
• Minimum 5 – 8 years dairy farm management experience
• Dairy Management experience essential
• Minimum of 3 years pasture management experience
• Must be experienced and able to run a +1000 cow herd
• Rotary dairy experience essential
• Ability to motivate and work with a team
• Strong record of management skills
• Previous experience with Afikem essential
• Hard-working, deadline-driven, diligent
• Accurate, organised and demonstrates initiative
• Clean employment and criminal record
• Be prepared to work overtime

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

•  Milking function – oversee and monitor milking, machine and tank washing and ensure the dairy management is operating
• Pasture – management of successful planting season through allocating, irrigating, farm cover, residual, soil and plant health
• Calf rearing and calving – successfully rearing calves and managing a calving season. Staff training, feeding, hygiene, growth rates, mortality rates and health
• Staff management – Hire/Fire, monitor and maintain staff management team. Motivate, discipline, train and ensure farm efficiency.
• Cow husbandry – cow comfort, condition, feeding, health, AI season, breeding results and stockmanship.
• Infrastructure and machinery – set maintenance schedules and oversee farm assets
• Financials – assists the operator with financial, physical budgeting and monthly profitability.

ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted

CLICK THIS LINK and apply directly https://www.placementpartner.co.za/wi/vacancy/?id=farm&VacRef=FM000188