Hands-On Dairy Leader | Herd Health & Repro

NPAworldwide; Stinnett (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT represents a progressive dairy operation seeking an experienced, hands-on Dairy Manager to oversee day-to-day operation and overall performance. This leadership role covers herd management, reproduction, feeding, facilities, and employee management while driving operational performance.

The Dairy Manager will lead herd health and reproductive programs, manage breeding protocols, nutrition, and maintenance, and supervise staff, with accountability to ownership and external

Qualifications

• Strong dairy management experience with day-to-day operations.
• Proven leadership and team development skills.
• Strong herd health and reproduction management skills.
• Experience with breeding programs, genetic selection, and reproductive performance.
• Working knowledge of dairy nutrition, feeding programs, and feed inventory management.
• Experience with DairyComp, EZ Feed, VAS, or similar dairy management software.
• Knowledge of dairy facilities, equipment, and preventative maintenance programs.
• Strong organizational, recordkeeping, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to monitor production, labor, and financial performance to identify areas for improvement.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with ownership, employees, veterinarians, nutritionists, and industry consultants.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day dairy operations and overall performance.
• Oversee herd health and reproductive programs, including breeding protocols, genetic/semen selection, replacement planning, heifer inventory, and culling decisions.
• Monitor reproductive performance and herd health trends with vet and nutritionist to optimize animal health and feed efficiency.
• Oversee feed and commodity inventory, monitor feed accuracy and waste, maintain production and inventory records.
• Ensure preventative maintenance programs are followed for milking, feeding, manure, and other dairy equipment.
• Oversee cow comfort, ventilation, bedding, facility conditions, and equipment repairs.
• Manage employee scheduling, hiring, training, coaching, and performance management.
• Work with ownership and outside consultants ensuring animal welfare, milk quality, safety, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Dairy management experience

Employee supervision

Herd health & reproduction

Breeding programs & genetic selection

Dairy nutrition & feeding

Dairy software (DairyComp, EZ Feed, V3

Facilities & maintenance

Recordkeeping & analytics

Budgeting & cost control

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

DairyComp

EZ Feed

VAS

Job description

Hansen Agri-PLACEMENT represents a progressive dairy operation seeking an experienced, hands-on Dairy Manager to oversee day-to-day operation and overall performance. This leadership role covers herd management, reproduction, feeding, facilities, and employee management while driving operational performance.

The Dairy Manager will lead herd health and reproductive programs, manage breeding protocols, nutrition, and maintenance, and supervise staff, with accountability to ownership and external