Assistant Dairy Herd Manager

Farm Job Search; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Job Search is seeking an Assistant Dairy Herd Manager for a progressive 400-cow family operation in south central Wisconsin. The role focuses on advancing herd health, production performance, and efficient milking practices while maintaining high standards of safety and cleanliness.

Responsibilities include tracking cow health data, leading training for milkers, monitoring parlor performance, and ensuring proper milking procedures.

Responsibilities

• Track cow health data using computer systems and maintain a clean, well-organized work area.
• Oversee parlor operations, equipment maintenance, and milkers training.
• Monitor milking performance (cows per hour) and proper pre- and post-mip procedures.
• Manage safety standards, employee training, and effective communication between milkers.

Job description

Assistant Dairy Herd Manager (6194)

Assistant Dairy Herd Manager opening available in south central Wisconsin. This progressive 400 cow family operation is seeking an optimistic, progressive minded person to help move their dairy to the next level of performance excellence. The dairy utilizes activity and rumination monitoring for maximizing cow health and reproduction, DairyComp and Pocket CowCard for dairy records, monthly Official DHI test, and twice monthly pregnancy checks.

Location: Wisconsin

Job Number: 6194

• Assistant Manager responsibilities include using computer to track cow health, setting standards for employee practices, efficiency and safety, communicating training and problems between milkers and keeping a clean well-organized work environment.
• Parlor Manager responsibilities include equipment maintenance and repair, new milker training and monitoring, milker performance: cows milked per hour, proper prep procedures, cow handling, schedule cleaning and sanitation of parlor and tracking medicine and supply inventories. Some milking each week.
• Cow Health responsibilities include monitor cow health and performance, mastitis detection and treatment, identify and treat sick and lame cows, perform vaccinations, dry off and pen moves.
• One day off each week.