Dairy Worker 2

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## Job Title:
Dairy Worker 2

## Department:
FAES | Animal Sciences Wooster Dairy Center

Job Description

75% Responsible for daily animal care, feeding, and milking; operates skid loader, tractor, and other farm equipment; performs daily detailed health observations of experimental animals; feeds experimental diets to dairy cows and assist faculty with computerized data collection, operates computerized feed systems keeps appropriate records of health observations; performs routine preventative maintenance and repairs equipment and facilities including manure pumps, separators, and research tie stalls; operates and maintains milking system including sanitizing, cleaning, and disinfecting milk handling equipment; cleans and disinfects parlor and milk house walls and floors; assists with cleaning of hall floors and walls open to the public; inventories and orders cleaning supplies;

25%   Assists veterinarian; retrieves and secures animals requiring vet care; collects and enters samples and data for computer analysis; safely and humanely moves cattle between barns and the milking facility; hauls bedding and cleans stalls; assigns permanent identification numbers to cows; detects, identifies, and records estrus; prepares parlor log sheets; tests for antimicrobial residue in milk; performs duties of other Krauss Dairy Center employees in their absence; performs other duties designated by supervisors and managers;

Works rotating shifts and weekends; position located at Wooster, Ohio.

Minimum Education Required
HSD or GED

Ability to calculate fractions, decimals & percentages and read and write common vocabulary plus: 100 hours or 1 month experience in animal husbanding; 100 hours or 1 month experience in dairy science; or equivalent

Required Qualifications
experience working with dairy cows desired

Additional Information:

This is a Communication Workers of America (CWA) position and is mapped to a dairy worker 2.

The offer for this position will fall within the positions pay range based on internal equity, unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications

## Location:
Krauss Dairy Research Facility (0426)

## Position Type:
Regular

## Scheduled Hours:
40

## Shift:
Rotating Shift

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