Summary: The Cow Milker is a full-time position in which the individual safely and humanely milks all lactating cattle in
the parlor at Ebert Enterprises. Seeking an individual who is a hard-working team player with a high sense of self motivation and attention to detail.

Qualifications:
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to lift 75 pounds
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and well with a small team
• Ability to operate (or have the willingness to learn) skid-steers
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to change
• Tolerate working in varying cool and warm conditions
• Awareness of your work environment to ensure safe work practices
• Compliance with Animal Husbandry guidelines
• Experience working on a farm: 1 year (preferred) or strong knowledge of dairy operations

Responsibilities and Duties:
• Decide in a timely manner when to contact herd staff
• Follow accepted safety practices when working with animals
• Practice self-management (is on-time, works at a reasonable pace, maintains internal motivation)
• Behave in a calm manner that minimizes stress on cows
• Communicate work-related information with appropriate farm personnel
• Recognize the difference between work that is well done and work that is poorly done
• Work as a team member to solve problems and improve work processes
• Make basic work-related decisions
• Identify opportunities for improving work processes
• Resolve conflicts with other farm personnel
• Understand dairy farming is a 365 day/year job
• Check gates & doors to ensure they are properly latched
• Recognize ventilation problems and adjust ventilation systems as necessary
• Adequately stimulate teats to encourage milk letdown
• Prep and attach milking units in a timely manner that encourages milk letdown and cow flow
• Practice good milking hygiene (clean teats, milking units, and hands)
• Correctly identify when milking unit re-attachment is necessary
• Identify an inflamed (hot/swollen) udder
• Change inflations/airtubes
• Recognize when equipment is malfunctioning
• Follow equipment cleaning procedures
• Safely use cleaning chemicals
• Identify abnormal milk
• Access and enter information in record systems (computer or paper)
• Make recommendations on cull candidates (clinical mastitis, slow milker, kicker, etc.)

Relationships: Supervised by the Herd Manager. Works closely and maintains communication with the milking team,
bedding team and herd manager.
Compensation and Benefits:

Schedule: Full-time cow movers work 50-60 hours per week; shifts typically last 12 hour.