Dairy Cattle Farm Operator

Work Initiatives; Dumbalk; On-site; AUD 69,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Full time opportunity

Great working environment

Training, safety and support culture

Meaningful daily work

Job summary

The Somersleigh team is seeking a full-time member to support daily milking, animal welfare and calf rearing. The role offers a salary of AUD 69,000 to 74,000 per year, with a strong training, safety and support culture.

Join a growing team dedicated to high standards of care, operational efficiency and teamwork in a hands-on farming environment. Drivers license and mechanical aptitude are valued assets.

Qualifications

• AQF Certificate II/III or 1 year relevant experience.
• Experience with milking, calf rearing or herd management.
• Strong safety and compliance mindset.
• Physically fit and able to work in a team.
• Current driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Operate milking plant and equipment.
• Operate standardised and specialist farm equipment.
• Calving, calf rearing and herd management activities.
• General horticultural tasks: soil prep, planting, fertilising.
• Read and record instrument data; manage cow numbers.
• Maintain machinery, perform adjustments and report faults.
• Operate measuring equipment and computerised systems.
• Follow sanitisation processes to required standards.

Skills

Safety focus

Mechanical aptitude

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Communication

Problem solving

Initiative

Regulatory compliance

Education

AQF Certificate II/III

1 year relevant experience

Tools

Mobile plant tickets

Job description

The team atSomersleigh are now seekinganew team member to joinourgrowing team on a full-timebasis – assisting us with the daily milking functions, animal welfare and calf rearing responsibilities.

• Competitive remunerationavailable - between $69,000 to $74,000 per annum.
• Full time opportunity.
• Great working environment and ability to contribute to the success of the organisation.
• Strong culture of training, safety and support.
• Opportunity to love what you do – every single day.

The team atSomersleigh are now seekinganew team member to joinourgrowing team on a full-timebasis – assisting us with the daily milking functions, animal welfare and calf rearing responsibilities.

Benefits

• Competitive remunerationavailable - between $69,000 to $74,000 per annum.
• Full time opportunity.
• Great working environment and ability to contribute to the success of the organisation.
• Strong culture of training, safety and support.
• Opportunity to love what you do – every single day.

Task & responsibilities

Working collaboratively with your team to achieve consistent compliance with guidelines and policy, responsibilities of this role will include:

• The operation of milking plant and equipment.
• The operation of standardised and specialist farm equipment (incl. tractors, front end loaders etc).
• Calving down, calf rearing and herd management, including the treatment and recording of issues, insemination, feeding out etc.
• General horticultural activities and crop management, including soil preparation, planting, fertilising, harvesting, fencing etc.
• Reading and recording instrument information (ie. VAT temperatures, cow numbers etc).
• Maintaining machinery and equipment, undertaking adjustments and reporting faults.
• Operating standard measuring equipment.
• Operating computerised systems.
• Undertaking sanitisation processes to company and legislative standards.

Qualification & experience

The ideal candidates for this opportunity will have:

• An AQF Certificate II or III (or equivalent) OR a minimum of 1 year of recent and relevant work experience in lieu of the formal qualification.
• Experience in the various responsibilities listed above.
• An exceptional work ethic.
• A strong focus on safety and compliance.
• A mechanical aptitude and ability to problem solve.
• Physically fit to undertake the responsibilities listed above.
• Demonstrable experience adhering to regulations, policy and procedure.
• Intermediate communication skills – both verbal and written and an empathetic nature.
• Ability to work well within a team environment, interacting respectfully at all times.
• Current drivers' license.
• Mobile plant operation tickets and/or experience preferred.
• Ability to take direction, whilst using your initiative and working autonomously where required also.
• A great attitude!