Calf Rearer in Ireland wanted - January Start Date

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Description

About: 520 cows on 164 ha with 100 ha of support ground for silage and youngstock with lots of variety. Modern facilities with 40 herringbone parlour with cup removers, 535 cubicles and a brand new calving shed. High genetic merit crossbred herd calving 90% + in 6 weeks and calving lasting 10 weeks. Mainly grass based system with new paddock, water and roadways installed in the last 2 years. New unit set up this year with a 24 unit shed with cup removers. 180 cows on 59 ha. All calves are reared in hutches of 7 and moved onto larger mobs then. Sexed semen and some conventional semen is used while the rest of the cows get beef. Beef calves are reared for 3 - 4 weeks before being sold. Calves are moved onto OAD after 4 weeks. Start time is typically 7.30am/8 and finish by 5pm. We encourage playing sport and/or hobbies and will be flexible with time off and milkings in order to suit time off farm. There are local rugby, tennis, golf, soccer and gaelic clubs in the vicinity with a small local town only 5 mins away and a larger town 10 mins away. The farm is based in the middle of Ireland and within short driving distance of Dublin (2hrs), Cork (2hrs), Limerick (1hr) and Galway (1hr30) so it’s a great opportunity to see plenty of Ireland and what it has to offer. Learning opportunities are encouraged with paid courses, discussion groups, travel and conferences. The team is a mixture of youth and experience which will provide plenty of opportunities to learn new skills. Whoever applies needs to have a willingness to learn, to have fun, take pride in their work and be willing to contribute to our team culture. This role may suit someone who wants to work and travel or a couple who are looking for a change of scenery. We are more than happy to help with visa's such are working holiday or other. We really value good people in our family run farm and welcome any queries or questions that you have about the role, the area or the farm itself Duties and Responsibilities: Daily feeding of calvesMonitoring performance and illness of calvesDebudding and vaccinatingCalving and caring for new born calvesTagging and DNA calvesDosingWeaning and weighing youngstockRecording KeepingMilking (Ocassionally) Desirable Skills and Experience: Some experience of calf rearingGood attitude and willing to learnStockmanship skillsGrassland ManagementMilking experience Specific Requirements: Drivers License

Accommodation

5 bed shared accommodation 5 mins away from place of work.