Purpose of Job:

• To ensure that the KATC Livestock Production units are properly and profitably managed. To carry out general management of livestock and maximize dairy production.
• Responsibilities:
• Ensure profitable operation of the Livestock production units
• Ensuring that proper up to date management practices are adhered to for all livestock operations on the ground
• Ensure quality control for all livestock products
• Ensure effective supervision of breeding, re-stocking, feed formulation, feeding, dipping, vaccinations, milking, confining animals in respective structures etc.
• Ensure proper paddock/parlor clearing/cleaning to maintain standards of hygiene which meet standard requirements
• Ensure the establishment and implementation of a longterm feeding plan
• Ensure good pasture management, establish grazing plans and oversee it’s implementation
• Ensure that up to date records of all livestock activities are kept at all times
• Ensure timely and proper animal husbandry and health practices
• Ensure proper and consistent costing of all livestock enterprises, including profitability assessment
• Ensure farm security

Ensure proper use and maintenance of farm equipment

Duties:

• Marking the farm worker’s register
• Record keeping
• Inspecting herd for diseases
• Feeding animals
• Dipping animals
• Mixing dip chemical in dip tank
• Feed formulation
• Treating sick animals
• Develop and document proper animal production and health practices and guidelines
• Develop and document quality control guidelines
• Ensure quality control guidelines can be accessed by all employees
• Develop and document guidelines for proper paddock/parlor clearing/cleaning to maintain standards of hygiene which meet standard requirements
• Supervise and control all livestock activities
• Monitor quality control activities
• Design forms to capture up to date records of all livestock activities and ensure their effective use
• Monitor and keep records of all livestock related trials
• Monitor costing of all livestock enterprises, including profitability assessment
• Produce reports on livestock activities
• Facilitate in SSF training courses
• Participate in extension service provision
• Receive visitors and provide guided tours
• Facilitating local verification trials
• Promote small livestock enterprises among small scale farmers
• Promote indigenous knowledge
• Pay Classified Daily Employees working on livestock

Qualifications/experience/requirements:

• At least a Certificate in Agriculture preferably animal health and production or equivalent
• At least two years experience in Dairy
• At least two years in a supervisory position, managing people (people management skills)
• Honest, faithful, reliable and an active team player
• Able to work well with minimum supervision
• Motivated
• Self starter
• Willing to work outdoors.
• Good facilitation skills
• Business orientation/skills