Dairy Agricultural Technician

**DAIRY AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIAN** - **Location: Fish Creek, VIC 3959 **_ - **Tenure: Full-time, Permanent**_ - **Comprehensive salary package from $54,000 pa (plus superannuation)**_ **Required Qualification**: - Diploma in Agriculture or higher equivalent - At least 3 years recent relevant work experience **Position Summary**: On behalf of our client, Global Skilled Employment Services is looking for a skilled and experienced Agriculture Technician / AI Technician who have strong communication skills, self-motivated and must have the ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Major duties includes: - Artificially inseminate livestock for breeding purposes - Use understanding of animal anatomy to watch for optimum insemination conditions - Provide advice on breeding selection and techniques - Maintaining and evaluating records of all insemination history - Clean all equipment to ensure sanitary breeding practices - Vaccinate animals when needed - Handle animals humanely - Store semen to perform the insemination - Follows proper safety protocols when handling hazardous materials, such as liquid nitrogen - Physically observe and inspect all animals and Identify harmful pathogenic micro-organisms, insects, parasites, or fungal infection and perform the proper treatment and controlling methods, - When working with livestock, adhere to Animal Welfare and Qualify Codes. - Observation for the wellbeing of animals - Organizing the movement of the animals for breeding purpose. - Report regularly and punctually to the operations manager on the breeding activity of the farm - Work effectively as a member of a team to achieve pre-determined team goals. - Attend and participate in site and section head meetings, which may be arranged from time to time by the operations manager. - Ensure that the company’s obligations under the current legislation are observed and that quality training and work activities are conducted in a safe and responsible manner. - Maintain the Farm facilities and associated equipment in a clean and tidy condition. - Observe all requirements for confidentiality of company information and the privacy requirements of individuals as enacted by legislation such as the Privacy Act. - Observe all company biosecurity requirements - Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, statutes and government guidelines. - Promote the good standing of the company in the local and wider community by the adoption of a professional, sympathetic and co-operative approach when dealing with others. - Undertake any other duties or specific tasks that may be nominated by the assistant or operations manager from time to time. - This is a full-time position which may involve weekend work and some unplanned hours of work where the need arises. **Other required skills**: - Good written and verbal communication skills; - Advance knowledge in animal husbandry, animal welfare and legislation, dairy production, and OH&S; - Knowledge in computer programs/software is an advantage. **Salary**: From $54,000.00 per year Schedule: - Rotating roster - Shift work Ability to commute/relocate: - Fish Creek, VIC 3959: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required) **Education**: - Bachelor Degree (preferred) **Experience**: - Recent and relevant: 3 years (preferred) Work Authorisation: - Australia (preferred)