Farm Foreman - Masco Corporation
LOGAN, UT
About the Job
Farm Foreman
Requisition ID: 2024-8403
# of Openings: 1
Location: US-UT-Logan
Category: Other
Position Type: Benefited Full-Time
Job Classification: Non-Exempt
College: College of Agriculture and Applied Sc
Department: Agricultural Experiment Station
Advertised Salary: Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits
Overview
This is a full time, fiscal year (12-month) appointment with Utah Agricultural Experiment Station (UAES). This position is classified as a Farm Foreman by USU's Human Resources department. The job is located primarily at the Caine Dairy Teaching and Research Center in Wellsville, Utah. The successful applicant will work closely with UAES Livestock Manager and dairy research and teaching faculty in the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science department to support research and teaching efforts at the facility. The dairy consists of 120 milking cows, 60 Holstein and 60 Jersey, which are milked by two Lely A4 robots and are housed in a fully enclosed barn. Calves and replacement dairy heifers are also maintained at the facility. The
Foreman is responsible for maintaining the physical facilities consisting of the fully enclosed robotic milking barn housing the 120 milk cows, one manure press, four hay/commodity barns, five three-sided cattle sheds, one older research/teaching cattle barn, one old milking parlor that is no longer in use and one classroom/office building. The Foreman will ensure that all cattle at the facility are properly cared for and is ultimately responsible for robotic trouble shooting calls to ensure that milking is occurring on a continual basis. The foreman also ensures facility maintenance including: landscaping, equipment maintenance and snow removal are properly executed by actively participating in these activities with trained support staff. Occasional weekend and holiday work is required.
Responsibilities
* Ensure that both robots are operational and that cows are continuously being milked. This may involve responding to afterhours robotic troubleshooting calls.
* Communicate with UAES veterinarians and ADVS faculty to provide adequate nutrition, health care, hoof care, and maintain associated records.
* Operate and maintain manure press, front end loaders, agricultural tractors, skid steers, and utility vehicles and conduct activities related to their use in a timely manner.
* Operate landscaping equipment and complete lawn care and weed control in a timely manner.
* Maintain all equipment and facilities at the farm and provide associated records.
* Hire, schedule and manage an appropriate number of hourly student workers to assist with calf feeding and other chores.
* Serve as the contact person for those wanting to tour the dairy facilities and witness the cows being milked robotically.
* Assist as needed with the UAES veterinarian to ensure cattle are being bred in a timely manner.
* Maintain an efficient approach to budgetary decisions.
* Provide an accurate annual feed request each fall to the UAES crop manager.
* Help facilitate research and teaching activities at the facility.
* Assist other UAES farms and employees as needed and available.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
*... For full info follow application link.
USU recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the university's academic mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. USU is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any of its programs and activities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy or local, state, or f
ederal law (https://equity.usu.edu/non-discrimination).
Requisition ID: 2024-8403
# of Openings: 1
Location: US-UT-Logan
Category: Other
Position Type: Benefited Full-Time
Job Classification: Non-Exempt
College: College of Agriculture and Applied Sc
Department: Agricultural Experiment Station
Advertised Salary: Commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits
Overview
This is a full time, fiscal year (12-month) appointment with Utah Agricultural Experiment Station (UAES). This position is classified as a Farm Foreman by USU's Human Resources department. The job is located primarily at the Caine Dairy Teaching and Research Center in Wellsville, Utah. The successful applicant will work closely with UAES Livestock Manager and dairy research and teaching faculty in the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Science department to support research and teaching efforts at the facility. The dairy consists of 120 milking cows, 60 Holstein and 60 Jersey, which are milked by two Lely A4 robots and are housed in a fully enclosed barn. Calves and replacement dairy heifers are also maintained at the facility. The
Foreman is responsible for maintaining the physical facilities consisting of the fully enclosed robotic milking barn housing the 120 milk cows, one manure press, four hay/commodity barns, five three-sided cattle sheds, one older research/teaching cattle barn, one old milking parlor that is no longer in use and one classroom/office building. The Foreman will ensure that all cattle at the facility are properly cared for and is ultimately responsible for robotic trouble shooting calls to ensure that milking is occurring on a continual basis. The foreman also ensures facility maintenance including: landscaping, equipment maintenance and snow removal are properly executed by actively participating in these activities with trained support staff. Occasional weekend and holiday work is required.
Responsibilities
* Ensure that both robots are operational and that cows are continuously being milked. This may involve responding to afterhours robotic troubleshooting calls.
* Communicate with UAES veterinarians and ADVS faculty to provide adequate nutrition, health care, hoof care, and maintain associated records.
* Operate and maintain manure press, front end loaders, agricultural tractors, skid steers, and utility vehicles and conduct activities related to their use in a timely manner.
* Operate landscaping equipment and complete lawn care and weed control in a timely manner.
* Maintain all equipment and facilities at the farm and provide associated records.
* Hire, schedule and manage an appropriate number of hourly student workers to assist with calf feeding and other chores.
* Serve as the contact person for those wanting to tour the dairy facilities and witness the cows being milked robotically.
* Assist as needed with the UAES veterinarian to ensure cattle are being bred in a timely manner.
* Maintain an efficient approach to budgetary decisions.
* Provide an accurate annual feed request each fall to the UAES crop manager.
* Help facilitate research and teaching activities at the facility.
* Assist other UAES farms and employees as needed and available.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
*... For full info follow application link.
USU recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the university's academic mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. USU is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any of its programs and activities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy or local, state, or f
ederal law (https://equity.usu.edu/non-discrimination).
Source : Masco Corporation