Temporary Milker - Teaching Dairy Barn

Teaching Dairy Barn Position The Teaching Dairy Barn is a 24-hour/7-days a 7-day-a-week operation. This position involves direct oversight of approximately 200 adult cattle and 30 calves. Primary duties are typical of a commercial dairy operation and include milking cows twice daily, operating a skid steer, manual cleaning of equipment, feeding youngstock and mature cattle, as well as observing, reporting, and managing health events as needed. Additional responsibilities are typical of commercial dairy operations, and include, but are not limited to: Traveling with a commercial feed truck to collect feed daily Traveling with truck and trailer to transport livestock Cleaning and maintaining Teaching Dairy Facilities and equipment (manually cleaning manure and soiled bedding from cow stalls, box stalls, tie stalls, bedded pack, and calf hutch areas and washing and disinfecting facilities with manual scrubbing and/or pressure washer)Lifting bales of hay/ bagged feed/ etc., and adhering to written protocols. Exceptional animal handling skills are required. Our employees have frequent interactions with students, researchers, faculty, and visitors. Professional and courteous conduct is necessary at all times.