Bull Youngstock Specialist

Main Purpose of Role:

A livestock role to provide all aspects of young bull rearing, welfare, safety and biosecurity for new entrant dairy & beef bulls joining the Cogent sire herds.

Key Responsibilities:

• Must be livestock free and biosecurity conscious to ensure the protocols are followed within the CBL livestock locations.
• Handle livestock safely and take responsibility for the daily care and welfare of all rearing livestock, including cleaning, feeding, watering and maintaining a clean, healthy environment.
• Join the EU Stud team on rotation to complete day-to-day tasks, including bull handling, assisting with semen collection and supporting the daily care of CBL livestock needed to meet business requirements.
• Perform duties with excellent stockmanship, remaining alert for signals of ill health and monitoring feed intakes and DLWG for entry unit livestock.
• Be involved in the organisation of the health testing and movements of new breeding bulls from partner & satellite herds into the Cogent facilities.
• Responsible for transportation of all new entry bulls using company vehicles.
• Administer veterinary and livestock paperwork as required to ensure statutory and regulatory records are maintained for holding movements, medicines and treatments and AI licences.
• Complete general site duties as necessary to ensure CBL locations are safe, well-maintained and hygienic environments for staff and livestock.
• To ensure full compliance with the regulatory and statutory requirements for all Company bulls.
• Adhere to all CBL health and safety procedures and routine auditable checks.

Essential Skills:

• A hardworking individual committed to achieving shared team goals.
• Good organisational skills to lead themselves in an efficient dayto-day routine.
• Meticulous on detail and timely completion of tasks.
• Prior experience of rearing young stock and excellent animal husbandry skills.
• Must be livestock clean.
• Experience in livestock haulage and holds a Livestock Transport Type 1 Authorisation would be advantageous but full training can be given.

Enhanced Benefits

- Annual leave entitlement starting at 23 days plus bank holiday, increasing with length of service up to 28 days plus bank holidays

- Matched Pension Scheme

- Life Assurance (4 times basic salary)

- BUPA healthcare and Dental Plan

- Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years

- Enhanced Family Leave