Land O'Lakes, Inc.

PURINA FARM TECHNICIAN - DAIRY 2ND SHIFT

Posted on: 26 Jul 2023

Gray Summit, MO

Job Description

This is a milker/runner/floater position responsible for the collection of salable high quality milk from dairy cows and measurements of milk weights along with any required milk samples.  

As a runner, this position is responsible for maintaining stall beds, flushing alleys, and movement of cows to and from parlor.  

Shift schedule is Sunday through Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, with every other weekend and holiday scheduled off.

Required Experience/Education/Competencies:

High school diploma or GED

Ability to lift 50# repeatedly

Preferred Experience:

Animal care experience, livestock preferred

Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Arden Hills, MN

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is a member-owned agricultural cooperative based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, Minnesota, focusing on the dairy industry. The cooperative has 1,959 direct producer-members, 751 member-cooperatives, and about 10,000 employees who process and distribute products for about 300,000 agricultural producers; handling 12 billion pounds of milk annually. It is ranked third on the National Cooperative Bank Co-op 100 list of mutuals and cooperatives.

The co-op is one of the largest producers of butter and cheese in the United States through its dairy foods business; serves producers, animal owners and their families through more than 4,700 local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers through its Purina Animal Nutrition business; and delivers seed, crop protection products, agricultural services and agronomic insights to 1,300 locally owned and operated cooperative and independent agricultural retailers and their grower customers through its WinField United business.

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