Milking Technician

Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy

Duties:

• Handle cows calmly, carefully, and respectfully, minimizing stress on cows
• Adequately stimulate teats to encourage milk letdown
• Prep and attach milking units in a timely manner that encourages milk letdown and cow flow
• Practice good milking hygiene (clean teats, milking units and hands)
• Correctly identify when milking unit re-attachment is necessary
• Identify an inflamed (hot/swollen) udder
• Change inflations/air tubes
• Recognize when equipment is malfunctioning
• Follow equipment cleaning procedures
• Safely use cleaning chemicals
• Identify abnormal milk
• Access and enter information in record systems (computer or paper)
• Administer dry cow treatments
• Make recommendations on cull candidates (clinical mastitis, slow milker, kicker, etc.)
• Set up the parlor for wash cycles, clean and disinfect rotary parlor at the end of every shift
• Additional duties as assigned

• Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals

Skills and Experience:

• Ability to understand, communicate, and execute oral and written instructions
• Ability to recognize changes in conditions of animals, malfunctioning equipment, and unsafe conditions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Dependable and able to work with minimal supervision
• Work as a team member to solve problems and improve work processes
• Committed to meeting and exceeding industry standards in care and welfare of our animals
• Bilingual language skills a plus (English/Spanish)

If you are interested in being active and part of a growing and dynamic team, please call 920-388-3333 or stop by our office located at N4893 County Road C, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Maternity Technician

Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy

Duties:

• Handle cows and calves calmly, carefully, and respectfully, minimizing stress on the animal

• Recognize beginning stages of labor and determine when to contact a veterinarian or other assistance
• Provide assistance to animals in labor
• Prep and attach milking units in a timely manner that encourages milk letdown and cow flow
• Follow colostrum handling and storage procedures to maintain quality
• Feed colostrum to newborn calves within four hours of birth
• Follow farm weaning procedures
• Feed individual and groups of calves the correct quantity and type of feed, identifying significant changes in feed intake
• Utilize an esophageal feeder
• Dehorn calves

• Visually observe changes in individual animal health, identifying sick animals
• Administer treatments including injections, oral and IV treatments
• Additional duties as assigned

• Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals

Skills and Experience:

• Ability to understand, communicate, and execute oral and written instructions
• Ability to recognize changes in conditions of animals, malfunctioning equipment, and unsafe conditions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Dependable and able to work with minimal supervision
• Work as a team member to solve problems and improve work processes
• Committed to meeting and exceeding industry standards in care and welfare of our animals
• Bilingual language skills a plus (English/Spanish)

If you are interested in being active and part of a growing and dynamic team, please call 920-388-3333 or stop by our office located at N4893 County Road C, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Cow Mover

Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy

Duties:

• Monitor cow movements, ensuring cows are returned to correct pens
• Ensure gates and doors are properly latched
• Clean facilities, stalls, alleys, parlor, storage, and equipment as necessary
• Maintain clean cow beds and pull back bedding
• Level all deep bedded stalls using skid steer
• Utilize skid loader to scrape manure alley and push up feed
• Recognize ventilation problems and adjust ventilation systems as needed
• Clean return alleys and holding area after milking completion
• Identify opportunities for improving work processes
• Perform general maintenance on equipment
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures
• Ensure the highest standards of the humane treatment of animals
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve company goals

Skills and Experience:

• Ability to understand, communicate, and execute oral and written instructions
• Ability to recognize changes in conditions of animals and animal room environment, malfunctioning equipment, and unsafe conditions
• Self-motivated team player with a positive attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Dependable and able to work with minimal supervision
• Committed to meeting and exceeding industry standards in care and welfare of our animals

If you are interested in being active and part of a growing and dynamic team, please call 920-388-3333 or stop by our office located at N4893 County Road C, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Diesel Mechanic

Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy

Duties:

•  Diagnose, inspect, recondition, repair, assemble, and service equipment as assigned by the Diesel Shop Manager
• Perform in-field/on road machinery diagnostics and repairs as required
• Perform routine maintenance, such as changing oil, checking batteries, and lubricating equipment and parts
• Disassemble and reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments as necessary
• Record details of repairs made, and parts used
• Document machine information and repairs completed on work order, including parts and fluids used
• Maintain a clean work area, as well as care for all shop tools, machines, and equipment to ensure equipment longevity and workplace safety
• Follow all safety rules and regulations while performing work assignments and adhere to all policies and procedures as specified in company manuals
• Comply with federal and state vehicle requirements by testing engine, safety, and combustion control standards

Skills and Experience:

•  Knowledge of methods, techniques, and procedures involved in maintenance repairs and replacement
•  Strong mechanical aptitude
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to think logically, follow procedures, instructions and make sound decisions.
• Possess organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently on a variety of equipment in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent trouble-shooting skills
• Ability to utilize technology to troubleshoot and repair equipment

If you are interested in being active and part of a growing and dynamic team, please call 920-388-3333 or stop by our office located at N4893 County Road C, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Farm Equiptment Operator/Shop Help

Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy

Duties:

• Performs preventative maintenance and repairs on the farm equipment and building systems
•  Operates payloaders, tractors, skid steers, cropping equipment, semi tractors and other modern-day large farm equipment
•  Performs other general farm maintenance and duties as assigned, including uncovering and covering piles, washing equipment, and other laborious duties
• ·Complies with all safety policies, practices and procedures and utilizes appropriate safety equipment at all times
•  Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve company goals
•  On call weekend rotation
• ·Other duties as assigned

Additional Duties:

Duties during a Growing Season:

• Field work including disking, plowing, planting, cultivating, etc.
•  Perform maintenance on down machinery in fields

Duties during a Harvest Season:

• Check and clean out bunkers
• Pack pile
• Run dump carts if needed
• Cover walls and pile with plastic and tires

Duties during Manure Application:

• Move and place manure equipment as needed.
• Haul and disperse manure as instructed.

Skills and Experience:

• Mechanically minded individual who can trouble-shoot problems and is comfortable repairing and maintaining equipment and buildings
• Ability to utilize new technologies
• Experience operating large farm equipment and semi tractors
• Strong communications skills
• Problem solver
• Independently motivated / team oriented
• Ability to perform at a high level in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to follow written and oral directions
• Experience servicing and operating large farm equipment
• Manure applicator experience, a plus

If you are interested in being active and part of a growing and dynamic team, please call 920-388-3333 or stop by our office located at N4893 County Road C, Kewaunee, Wisconsin.

Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Interested Candidates:

If you are interested in working in an environment that allows you to grow and contribute to the success of the organization, please call 920-388-3333, email Human Resources at ashleyp@pagelsponderosa.com, or stop by our corporate office located at N4893 County Road C, Kewaunee, Wisconsin, to complete an application.