Basic Function:

Teagasc are seeking to recruit a Milking Management Technologist. The successful candidate will be involved in:

• Collaborating with researchers, farm staff and industry partners to ensure successful implementation of milking experiments on dairy cows aimed at increasing milking efficiency while improving milk quality and animal health.
• Collecting, archiving and summarising data from milking management experiments.
• Interacting with industry and academic project partners to ensure successful completion of the project milestones.
• Dissemination of knowledge generated to the wider scientific and farming communities.

Background:

Overarching objective of this project is to harness untapped potential within milking equipment by tailoring it to individual animal lactation physiology to unlock benefits for the farmer, milking operator and the animal. There is a lack of understanding around how milking parlour performance can be optimised while taking into account milk quality and cow health through analysis of milking time sensor data. This project will address these key issues through a combination of empirical data acquisition and data analytics. This project is funded by the VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre and is a collaboration between Teagasc, University of Limerick and industrial partners. For more information on the VistaMilk center see: https://vistamilk.ie/

• To coordinate, implement and manage milking efficiency experiments at the Teagasc Moorepark Research Centre.
• To evaluate the effects of changing milking machine settings on milking efficiency.
• To disseminate research findings to a variety of audiences as appropriate.
• Report and discuss progress updates to the Research Project Management Group.
• To assist Teagasc in meeting the commitments of the Quality Customer Service charter and action plan.
• To actively participate in the annual business planning and Performance Management Development System (PMDS) processes.
• Fully co-operate with the provisions made for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of themselves, fellow staff and non-Teagasc staff and co-operate with management in enabling Teagasc to comply with legal obligations. This includes full compliance with the responsibilities outlined in the Safety Statement.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

* This job specification is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive.  It will be reviewed from time to time with the post holder.

 Note:  The ‘essential’ qualifications, knowledge, skills and behavioural competencies outlined above are ‘must-have’ which will be used in the selection process.

Note:  Alternative location(s) may be considered solely at the discretion of Teagasc management.