Dairy Farm Manager
Agribusiness
Job Summary
Location : Uganda
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Job type : Full Time
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AgribusinessJob Description
Dairy Farm Manager
Reports to: Agriculture Manager
Overall purpose of the job.
Manage and oversee dairy farm operations, monitoring livestock, purchasing supplies, preparing budgets and reports, and ensuring maximum profit. Responsible for leading the team to milk and manage cows, managing the health, breeding, and mating of cattle, and raising of calves
Specific duties/ Accountabilities
- Taking care of the production facility, regulating the herd, or running administrative duties.
- organizes herd tests
- plan and manage the food cows eat.
- Manage the health, breeding, and mating of cattle, and the raising of calves
- carry out general maintenance such as fencing and spraying weeds
- keep financial and farming records, and organize the farm business plan
- maintain equipment and farm vehicles.
- employ and train people to work on the farm
- interact with vets, farm advisers, and other contractors
- follow health and safety and wellbeing procedures
- keep up to date with new farm technology and ways to make the dairy farm more environmentally sustainable and profitable.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Farm Management, Agribusiness, Animal Husbandry, Food Marketing, Animal Science, or related discipline.
- 3 years or more of progressive experience in any type of farm or farm management work, animal-handling work.
- Strong employee management skills, Knowledge of dairy production, and animal health.
- Ability to work long hours and be flexible in busy seasons
- Good communication skills, Team building skills, and the ability to build & maintain relationships with advisors, consultants, and suppliers
- Decision-making skills and Strong computer skills