Jobs for a Farm Manager in a Leading Dairy Company

Diary Farm Manager
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Job Vacancy for a Farm Manager in a Leading Dairy Company
Country : Nigeria
Company : Find a Job in Africa
Job Description :
Our client is one of the leading Nigerian companies producing its own range of packaged dairy products situated very close to Abuja the capital city of Nigeria. The company’s products have been established in the marketplace with a reputation for excellent quality and now require building upon its achievement in a competitive market.

The Farm Manager will be responsible for the overall management of up to 500 herds, developing and maintaining Pastures, Milking, Artificial insemination, Manage and supervise up to 10 staff (Animal Scientists; Husbandry; Residence Veterinary & Labourers).

The Farm manager will also collaborate with the company plant production Manager. Main duties and responsibilities:
1. Supervising employees in all phases of the dairy, including:
• Ration preparation and feeding
• Raising of replacements
• Milking
• Upkeep of facilities, grounds and equipment
• Pasture management
• Herd management
2. Herd Health and Reproduction:
• Treat and care for sick animals
• Help with difficult births
• Heat detection
• Breeding
• Fill in for sick and vacationing employees
3. General Office Work and Procurement:
• Record keeping (herd health, production, reproduction inventories)
• Monthly inventories
• Payroll
• Order supplies, repair parts and feed
• Discuss needs and problems with sales and service representatives
• Personnel evaluations
• Personnel recruitment and training, in consultation with herd owner
4. Scope and Effect of Work Output and Independent Decisions Made and Acted Upon: Make decisions pertaining to day-to-day operation, such as:-
• When an animal needs to be treated or bred,
• Coordinate with resident veterinarians or service personnel.
• When hay should be harvested, when and what feed to order
• What repairs and upkeep should be performed.
• Solve problems concerned with herd health, failure of milking equipment or outside equipment, nutrition and pasture management.
• Make suggestions for budget; decide when to sell cull cows, etc.


Job Qualifications :
• Dairy Farm management or training in the dairy industry (2-5 years)
• Supervising experience (1 year)
• Trained in artificial insemination
• Knowledgeable of disease and injury treatment and calf pulling
• Knowledgeable in dairy nutrition
• Knowledge of milking procedures
• Knowledge of and use for Dairy Herd Improvement Records
• Ability to motivate employees
• Ability to work with all types of people
• Ability to communicate with a broad spectrum of individuals
• A hardworking, dedicated professional who gets the job done
• Computer literate
• Proven knowledge of managing stocks for herd management raw materials and goods, stock rotation and control are essential.
• Ability to speak English, is an essential requirement.
- Any Nationality


To Apply for Job send application to yvonne@findajobinafrica.com
Job Reference : FJA-Fin-3262