Senior Dairy Cattle Farm Workers/Senior Farm Hands - Aurora Dairies

Auroradairies; Waterhouse; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Career progression opportunities

Training opportunities

Job summary

Aurora Dairies near Waterhouse, TAS, invites applications for a Senior Farm Hand or Farm Hand to join our dairy operations. This full-time role covers milking, animal care, pasture management, and machinery operation on a modern 60-unit rotary dairy.

We offer a competitive salary, a balanced roster with up to 50 hours per week, career progression, and access to training opportunities. Join a large-scale dairy business that values people, animals, and the environment.

Qualifications

• Past dairy industry experience is desirable, but we may consider inexperienced applicants with the right attitude.
• Committed to ensuring a safe workplace.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Good work ethic and positive attitude.
• Team player.

Responsibilities

• Driving and upholding Animal Health and Safe Operating Procedures.
• All aspects of milking.
• Animal husbandry.
• Pasture management.
• Machinery operation.
• Repairs and maintenance.

Skills

Dairy experience

Safety minded

Reliability

Work ethic

Team player

Job description

Aurora Dairies is currently seeking a Senior Farm Hand or Farm Hand to join one of our dairy farms, located near Waterhouse, Tasmania.

The dairy includes:

• 60-unit rotary dairy with automatic cup removers and animal identification technology.
• 30,000-litre DeLaval milk vat.
• Automated feed and wash systems.
• Modern external circular holding yards with automatic backing gate.
• Well-equipped dairy facilities including an internal office, kitchenette, store room and bathroom.
• Two 22-tonne feed silos.
• Concrete floors and steel-frame construction designed for durability and ease of maintenance.

Located in the picturesque North-East of Tasmania, our farm offers the opportunity to work within a progressive large-scale dairy business while enjoying the lifestyle benefits of the Scottsdale region.

This is an excellent career opportunity offering:

• A highly competitive salary and career progression opportunities.
• Work-life balance with a full time roster available up to a maximum average of 50 work hours per week (4 days off per fortnight).
• Being part of a large scale dairy business that values all of its people, animals and the environment.
• Support to pursue training and education opportunities.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

This role will include tasks the areas of:

• Driving and upholding Animal Health and Safe Operating Procedures.
• All aspects of milking.
• Animal husbandry.
• Pasture management.
• Machinery operation.
• Repairs and maintenance.

The desired skills and experience for this opportunity are:

• Past dairy industry experience is desirable for this position, but we may consider inexperienced applicants with the right attitude.
• Committed to ensuring a safe workplace.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Good work ethic and positive attitude.
• Team player.

What makes Aurora Dairies unique?

A true safety focus across the entire company. Safety first, what's the rush. Aurora Dairies was the WorkSafe Victoria 2021 winner of the Commitment to Workplace Health and Safety on a Farm Award.

A strong focus on fatigue management and work hours. We pride ourselves on work-life balance.

Opportunities to grow your career both on the farm or with broader horizons through professional development and other training opportunities. Learning and development of our people is a strong focus at all levels of the organisation.

An organisation that has made commitments to sustainability and is putting that into action.

Being part of an organisation of which integrity, trust and collaboration are their core values.

For further information, please contact us at [e-mail].