Prairie Dairy Hiring for Dairy Farm Assistant Herd Manager at Lester Prairie, MN Full Time

Full Time Assistant Manager position available immediately for a self-motivated person who enjoys working with a progressive, high achieving dairy. Position offers a variety of duties on a 650 cow family operated dairy near Lester Prairie, MN that strives to keep our cows and employees happy. Current metrics at the dairy are a 34,200 RHA, 38% PG rate and 60,000 SCC. In addition to the dairy, the farm runs about 1000 acres for feed. This is a great position for someone who enjoys helping the farm thrive and manages their own time well! The quality of our employees has made our business successful and hopefully you will be able to contribute to our team! This position offers advancement opportunities in pay and management as the person becomes familiar with the business.

COMPENSATION

Annual Salary of $75,000-$95,0000 Benefits: Uniform Service, Relocation package, Paid time off

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

General herd health and reproduction management

Assist in employee management

Maintain accurate Dairy Comp 305 records, navigate Smart Dairy and Cow Manager

Assist owner and other employees with general daily operating of the Dairy

Operate farm equipment such as tractors, trucks, skid loaders, and implements to deliver feed, bedding, and grain and manure handling.

Assist in time sensitive planting and harvesting

QUALIFICATIONS:

MUST HAVE CURRENT DAIRY EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT ROW CROP EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION

– Herd health experience

– Experience operating modern farm equipment a must, familiar with silage/forage operation would also be a plus

– Dedicated and willing to work longer hours during peak seasons

– Routine maintenance and mechanic ability with an attention to detail a must

– Willingness to jump in and assist when and where needed is a must

– Experience/knowledge with manure management, application a plus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Holidays
• Overtime

COVID-19 considerations:
none

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lester Prairie, MN 55354: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

Experience:

• Dairy: 2 years (Required)
• recent large farm machinery: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person