Herd Manager

Herd Manager – Leicester

We are looking for a Herd Manager to join our award-winning team in Leicester!

Our Farm

We are a family owned mixed dairy farm in south Leicestershire, milking 200 high yielding Holsteins on a new Lely set up. This includes four A5 Astronauts, hoovers and Calm Automatic milker feeders for our calf unit. Our Holsteins are averaging 40+litres per cow, per day and our milk is then supplied to TSDG via Arla. The farm follows a year-round calving pattern, with all our youngstock reared on farm in purpose-built units with a total of 550 cattle. The farm is 700 acres including mixed grassland and an arable operation alongside the dairy unit. We are currently harvesting 200 acres of feed for wheat, 150 acres for maize and 100 acres of grass for the farm’s forage use.

We have previously won the Dairy Vitality Award and High Feed Efficiency Award at the 2023 Cream Awards. We are also currently finalists for the Gold Cup.

Your role

As a Herd Manager, you will be supporting the Farm Manager with day-to-day duties whilst also taking control of the farm while the farm manager is away. Roles and responsibilities will include.

• Overall management of the herd and ensuring animal welfare is the top priority.
• Clamp management to a high standard.
• Keeping basic records and compliance up to date.
• Machinery work, including maintenance of the Lely robots.
• Liaising with vets, nutritionists, and farm consultants
• Improving cow genetics and the breeding of the dairy herd
• Keeping the overall farm tidy and safe to operate.
• Taking full responsibility for dry cow management, calving cows and colostrum protocols.
• Managing staff & rotas.
• General stockperson work

Qualifications & Licenses required

• A full UK Driving license.
• Proof of UK right to work
• AI & Foot trimming qualification is preferred

You

The successful candidate will:

• Need to demonstrate experience in agriculture and dairy management.
• Want to take on responsibility and support us in driving the farm forward
• Be a highly motivated individual who is happy to adapt and create new ideas.
• Be able to communicate with the team effectively
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and high standards

The Benefits

• We will provide a competitive salary based on your experience and a commitment to your ongoing development
• On-farm accommodation
• We understand that flexible working hours is just as important as salary, so we will provide every other weekend off
• Working with a team who are always looking to invest, grow and develop

Location

Our farm is based in Stoney Stanton, Leicester with schools, leisure and shops nearby.

If you think you can help us as a Herd Manager, we’d like to hear from you.

For more information contact James. 07518690214 or james.harris@real-success.co.uk