The Van Den Berg Group Pty Ltd
1 year ago
Dairy Cattle Farmer Wanted
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Company information
- Company
- The Van Den Berg Group Pty Ltd
- Location
- Australia, Victoria, Shepparton Region Australia
- Posted
- 1 year ago
Job description
About the role
Join a modern 1200-cow operation with excellent equipment, supportive team culture and consistent roster. Single-person accommodation is available at cost.
Key responsibilities
- Plan, organise and coordinate daily dairy operations focused on milk production and herd welfare.
- Implement breeding, calving and herd fertility programs; assist with heifer rearing.
- Monitor animal health and welfare; manage biosecurity risks and treatment schedules.
- Manage feeding and nutrition programs; oversee water supply, pasture management and fodder cropping.
- Organise and carry out milking routines (30-aside double-up dairy, ADF, auto cup removers); sterilise and maintain milking plant/equipment; collect and grade milk.
- Direct general farm maintenance: fencing, sheds, laneways, water and irrigation infrastructure; operate tractors, loaders and other machinery.
- Maintain accurate production and herd records; use farm tech/data for decision-making; plan production to market conditions.
- Arrange transport and sale/collection of milk and livestock as required.
- Select, train, supervise and roster staff and contractors to meet production targets and WHS/animal-welfare standards. Australian Bureau of Statistics
Additional duties from site operations
- Move herd to and from paddocks; general dairy clean-up and maintenance.
- General farm work as required and safe vehicle/machinery operation.
What you’ll bring
- Physical fitness to handle sustained farm work and variable weather.
- Valid and current driver licence and reliable transport to/from work.
- Prior dairy/livestock experience is required (large-scale operation experience is highly regarded).
- Strong animal-welfare focus, record-keeping discipline and ability to work rostered hours (including early starts, weekends and public holidays as required).
Why join us
- Modern equipment, structured roster (6/3), and stable, permanent employment.
- Competitive, above-award package within $75k–$85k depending on skills and experience.
- Training and development with a reputable dairy in northern Victoria.
Location
Katamatite East
Required skills
- production
- training
- maintenance
- transport
- driver
- development
- nutrition
- record-keeping
- infrastructure
- permanent
- statistics
- tractors
- water
- reliable
- machinery
- licence
- employment
- sale
- weekends
- loaders
- farm
- fitness
- public
- feeding
- physical
- victoria
- holidays
- milk
- collection
- irrigation
- dairy
- biosecurity
- early
- farmer
- hours
- livestock
- discipline
- cropping
- welfare
- weather
- australian
- fencing
- cattle
- herd
- northern
- bureau
- starts
- fodder
- sheds
- pasture
- laneways
- rostered
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