Robotic Dairy Herdsperson with On-Farm Housing – Dorset

LKL Services; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-farm housing

Job summary

We have a contract vacancy for an assistant herdsperson on a robotic unit in Dorset. The successful candidate will work alongside the farmer and daughter, carrying out feeding, scraping and bedding, youngstock work, fencing and robot maintenance with a strong welfare focus.

The role includes day-to-day management in the farmer's absence, on a well-run family farm with 140 pedigree Holsteins and on-farm housing provided. Contract is for ~50 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Care for livestock including feeding, bedding and general husbandry.
• High welfare attitude toward livestock and ability to manage day-to-day tasks.
• Adaptability to work with robotic milking units and farm tasks.

Responsibilities

• Feed livestock and maintain cleanliness (scraping, bedding, rubbish removal).
• Assist with youngstock work and fencing tasks.
• Maintain and monitor robotic milking unit performance.

Skills

Animal care

Robotics maintenance

Livestock welfare

Teamwork

Tools

Lely Astronaut

Job description

We have a contract vacancy for an assistant herdsperson on a robotic unit in Dorset. The successful candidate will work alongside the farmer and daughter, carrying out feeding, scraping and bedding, youngstock work, fencing and robot maintenance with a strong welfare focus.

The role includes day-to-day management in the farmer's absence, on a well-run family farm with 140 pedigree Holsteins and on-farm housing provided. Contract is for ~50 hours per week.