Area Coordinator- South East

Are you interested in agriculture and collecting information to help dairy farmers with their herd management? Are you skilled at managing your time and working alone? Do you have a positive attitude and attention to detail? If the answer to the above is YES - then this could be the role for you! The Area Coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of a full milk recording service in a defined area as allocated by the Senior Area Service Manager. This involves monthly visits to farms within the Kent, Sussex or Surrey area, collecting event data about individual cows and updating the NMR database. It can also involve taking milk samples from each cow as they are milked as and when required. The role may also involve supporting and providing the robot shuttle hire service in terms of organising, transporting, setting up, taking down, cleaning, and storage of robot shuttles, holiday cover, and box deliveries/collections.,

• Home based but covering a wide area of farms, which could involve extensive driving.
• Responsible for data collection and entry into a custom-built software package
• Coordinate the collection of milk samples from individual cows on farms.
• Organise and train self-employed samplers to take milk samples.
• Transport sample boxes/shuttles
• Complete NMR robot shuttle recording if required.
• Ensure an excellent standard of data quality.
  
  Time management skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work effectively within a team and add value.
• Great attention to detail ensuring accuracy in work produced.
• Fully PC literate
• Milk recording and/or practical dairy farming experience - desirable
Additional Information:
• A valid UK Driving Licence is required.
• Able to work early mornings when required