Milker job description
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Example milker requirements on a job description
Milker requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in milker job postings.
Sample milker requirements
- Ability to work early morning shifts
- Physical ability to lift heavy buckets and work on your feet for extended periods
- Prior experience working with livestock or in a similar farm setting
- Knowledge of proper milking techniques and equipment operation
- Ability to follow strict sanitation and safety protocols
Sample required milker soft skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills for working with other farm staff
- Ability to remain calm and patient with animals that may be unpredictable or difficult to handle
- Willingness to work as part of a team and take direction from supervisors
- Positive attitude and strong work ethic
Milker job description example 1
Shamrock Corporation milker job description
$3000.00 Bonus
Top local pay starting at $15/hr and experienced milkers will be making $17.50/hr
Responsible for milking cows in the main barn, sick barn, and organic barn.
Essential Duties
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Qualifications
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Physical Demands
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Demands of this job are HEAVY. Walking, standing, sitting, squatting, stooping, stairs, walking on uneven ground and reaching above shoulder height. Lifting weights up to 130 pounds (hay bales and calves) 90 times per day. This position requires NO physical impairments or restrictions. Outside work environment temperature range expected 110 to 32.
Corporate Summary:
At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first - our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.
Our Mission:
At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family's motto to 'treat associates like family and customers like friends.'
Why work for us?
Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That's why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn't stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs, and much more! In addition to the benefits described, this position may be eligible for a vehicle expense allowance, cell phone allowance, and/or participation in Shamrock Rewards.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Top local pay starting at $15/hr and experienced milkers will be making $17.50/hr
Responsible for milking cows in the main barn, sick barn, and organic barn.
Essential Duties
:
- Prepare cows ready for milking (cleaning, etc.)
- Milk herd utilizing automated milking equipment
- Cleaning milking equipment
- Keeping milking barn clean during and after milking process
- Taking direction for the milking barn supervisor
- Working in the milking barn outside all day
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
:
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- 3 months farm exp. preferred
- Must be able to operate farm equipment, farm tractor, milk wagon and pickup truck, preferred
Physical Demands
:
Demands of this job are HEAVY. Walking, standing, sitting, squatting, stooping, stairs, walking on uneven ground and reaching above shoulder height. Lifting weights up to 130 pounds (hay bales and calves) 90 times per day. This position requires NO physical impairments or restrictions. Outside work environment temperature range expected 110 to 32.
Corporate Summary:
At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first - our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.
Our Mission:
At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family's motto to 'treat associates like family and customers like friends.'
Why work for us?
Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy. That's why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck. And it doesn't stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education, wellness programs, and much more! In addition to the benefits described, this position may be eligible for a vehicle expense allowance, cell phone allowance, and/or participation in Shamrock Rewards.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024