Dairy Farm Assistant

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Cunningham Farm Limited is recruiting a full-time Dairy Farm Assistant to join its commercial dairy operation. The successful candidate will work as part of a small team with daily responsibility for milking, calf rearing and general herd care. This is a permanent, full-time position.

Main duties:

• Milking cows twice daily, following correct hygiene and mastitis control procedures
• Cleaning and maintaining the milking parlour, bulk tank area and equipment
• Feeding and rearing calves, including colostrum management and feeding milk replacer
• Assisting with calving and monitoring cows and heifers during the calving season
• Observing herd health, identifying lame or sick animals and reporting issues promptly
• Administering routine treatments and vaccinations under supervision
• Grassland management, including moving paddocks, fencing and maintaining water troughs
• Feeding silage and meal to stock during the housing period
• Cleaning cubicles, sheds and yards, including scraping and bedding
• Operating farm machinery such as tractors, loaders and quads safely
• Keeping basic records of treatments, calvings and breeding
• Following farm health and safety, animal welfare and biosecurity procedures
• Salary: €36,605 per annum (€18.05 per hour)
• Hours: 39 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent, full-time
• Annual leave and public holidays in line with Irish employment law.
• To apply, send your CV to [email protected].

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years' experience working on a dairy farm
• Proven experience milking cows and handling livestock
• Knowledge of calf rearing and calving
• Ability to recognise signs of illness, lameness and heat in cows
• Good physical fitness and willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends and a rota as required, particularly during the calving season
• Basic spoken and written English
• Reliable, hardworking and able to work as part of a team
• Tractor driving experience is an advantage