Milkers duties include: working at a fast pace while staying on time milking 700 organic cattle. Applicant needs to know the basic knowledge of the milking procedure, be able to stand for long periods of time and have good team work skills. The milking shifts are 8 hour periods.
Cow Pusher duties include: bringing the cows to the to the milking parlor in a safe and timely manner, raking stalls, laying 50lb bags of Barn Dry, ensuring all gates and pens are latched correctly, scraping manure both with a scrapper and skidsteer. The applicant should have knowledge of running a skidsteer and have basic knowledge of cow care. This is a very physical job!