Main Purpose of Role:
To perform all aspects of bull handling, calf rearing, sire health, welfare and biosecurity tasks to support the EU bull stud & entry unit livestock teams in day to-day duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Complete the day today tasks of bull handling, assisting with semen collection and daily care of livestock towards the team meeting its business requirements.
- All day today factors relating to the maintenance of health, welfare and breeding soundness and to ensure a clean and healthy environment for CBL sires.
- Perform duties with excellent stockmanship be alert for signals of ill health and monitor feed intakes and DLWGs for entry unit livestock.
- Complete all daily/weekly tasks to ensure the CBL Livestock Locations equipment, machinery, tools and infrastructure is fit for purpose and safe to use.
- To ensure all necessary procedural, regulatory and health and safety process are adhered to at all times.
- Must be free from other livestock contacts and biosecurity conscious
- To continuously develop and improve themselves and the way they work
- To comply with Company policy and best practise in security, legal and regulatory compliance
- To complete any other duties as required from time to time.
Essential Skills:
- Prior experience of livestock handling, showing or rearing preferable although full training will be given.
- Willing to work as part of a team but capable of taking individual responsibility
Enhanced Benefits
- Full training provided
- Annual leave entitlement starting at 23 days plus bank holiday
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)
Additional Information:
- Flexible approach to work, taking part in a 7 day rota covering evenings and weekends including public holidays.