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Bull Youngstock Specialist
- Aggregated by CV-Library
- Beachin Stud, Lea Lane, Alford, Chester
- Permanent
- Full Time
Job Description
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
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)
- BUPA healthcare and Dental Plan
- Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years
- Enhanced Family Leave
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
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)
- BUPA healthcare and Dental Plan
- Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years
- Enhanced Family Leave