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Calf Ranch Feed Manager
Job Overview
The Feed Manager will be responsible for overseeing all day-to-day feeding activities, feed team management, feed inventory, and milk mixing while working closely with the Operations Manager and consulting nutritionists.
The ideal candidate will possess strong young calf feeding experience, leadership ability, attention to detail, and a commitment to maintaining consistency in feeding performance, cattle health, and operational efficiency. This is a hands-on, working outside position.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all daily feeding activities including calf milk replacer bottle feeding program, grain, water, and TMR rations.
- Hire, schedule, train, and manage the daily workflow of the feed team.
- Perform daily bunk calls, manage feed push out schedule, and monitor feed consumption.
- Monitor cattle performance and feeding consistency.
- Ensure accurate feed delivery by monitoring feed bunks and assessing feed distribution, quantity, and timeliness of delivery.
- Manage feed ingredient inventories.
- Manage the mixing, temperature control, and distribution of milk replacer, electrolytes, and starter grain rations.
- Enforce strict sanitation protocols for milk-mixing equipment, bottle/bucket sanitization, and feed storage areas.
- Conduct routine milk, water, and feed quality checks.
- Hold team accountability and ensure team is performing to protocol standards.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: 2 years working in calf raising, dairy operations, or cattle feeding.
- Language Skills: Proficiency in bilingual communication (English / Spanish) is required for farm team coordination.
- Technical Skills:
· Strong understanding of feeding calves under 6 months of age and rumen/nutritional development.
· Proficiency in operating farm machinery (skid steers, loaders, feed wagons, and automated milk-mixing systems).
· Computer literacy for inventory tracking and feeding software.
- Leadership Skills: Ability to supervise, train, and motivate a team.
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 48.0 – 50.0 per week
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Experience:
- calf raising, dairy operations or cattel feeding: 2 years (Required)
Language:
- English and Spanish (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Ault, CO 80610 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18