Main Purpose of Role:
A livestock role to provide all aspects of young bull rearing, welfare, safety and biosecurity for new entrant dairy & beef bulls joining the Cogent sire herds.
Key Responsibilities:
- Must be livestock free and biosecurity conscious to ensure the protocols are followed within the CBL livestock locations.
- Handle livestock safely and take responsibility for the daily care and welfare of all rearing livestock, including cleaning, feeding, watering and maintaining a clean, healthy environment.
- Join the EU Stud team on rotation to complete day-to-day tasks, including bull handling, assisting with semen collection and supporting the daily care of CBL livestock needed to meet business requirements.
- Perform duties with excellent stockmanship, remaining alert for signals of ill health and monitoring feed intakes and DLWG for entry unit livestock.
- Be involved in the organisation of the health testing and movements of new breeding bulls from partner & satellite herds into the Cogent facilities.
- Responsible for transportation of all new entry bulls using company vehicles.
- Administer veterinary and livestock paperwork as required to ensure statutory and regulatory records are maintained for holding movements, medicines and treatments and AI licences.
- Complete general site duties as necessary to ensure CBL locations are safe, well-maintained and hygienic environments for staff and livestock.
- To ensure full compliance with the regulatory and statutory requirements for all Company bulls.
- Adhere to all CBL health and safety procedures and routine auditable checks.
Essential Skills:
- A hardworking individual committed to achieving shared team goals.
- Good organisational skills to lead themselves in an efficient dayto-day routine.
- Meticulous on detail and timely completion of tasks.
- Prior experience of rearing young stock and excellent animal husbandry skills.
- Must be livestock clean.
- Experience in livestock haulage and holds a Livestock Transport Type 1 Authorisation would be advantageous but full training can be given.
Enhanced Benefits
- Annual leave entitlement starting at 23 days plus bank holiday, increasing with length of service up to 28 days plus bank holidays
- Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)
- BUPA healthcare and Dental Plan
- Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years
