JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Full time Stockperson/General Farm Worker required for family run hill/upland business.
900 BF ewes
900 NCC Hill ewes
100 Galloway cows plus followers

Selling breeding, Fat and Store stock, including Bulls and Tups
All big bale silage made in house.

Applicants must have experience with hill stock and have good working dogs.
Tractor work associated with a livestock farm.
Full and clean driving licence.

• Competitive Salary
• Pension
• 4/5 bed house- wood burners and CH
• Kennels

Location: Scottish Borders

A hardworking and reliable general farm worker wanted for a family farm and contracting business based in North Northumberland.

The farm rears 1400 calves from two-week old with the majority sold at five months; some grown on to stores. There is a range of arable and silage contract work for local farms as well as snow clearance and verge mowing to the local authority.

The role is varied and hands-on, covering all arable and livestock work.

Duties will include:
• All aspects of arable stubble to stubble work
• Baling – round and square straw and silage
• Feeding and bedding growing cattle
• Help in calf rearing shed if required
• General farm, workshop and yard duties

The ideal person will have:
• Previous farm experience
• Be confident with tractors and machinery
• Have a good work ethic and takes pride in their work
• Can work independently and as part of a small team
• Holds a full driving licence

The right candidate will be offered:
• Competitive pay depending on experience
• Varied work throughout the year
• 2-bed farm cottage if needed
• Opportunity for long-term employment

Due to growth, we are looking to employ a full-time general farm worker/tractor driver for a mixed beef, sheep and arable farm near Ellingham, Northumberland.

We are looking for a skilled individual with a can-do attitude, who can work both alone and within a team. Work will primarily be based with store/fat lambs and a cattle enterprise, taking on the day-to-day tasks involved with caring for the stock, but may include tractor work during busy times of the year.

Applicants must have full UK driver's license.

Job Responsibilities:
• Feeding and bedding cattle
• Mucking out sheds
• All aspects of getting store lambs ready for sale as fat, including dosing, jagging, foot trimming, weighing and grading lambs. (Please note there is no lambing to do within this role.)
• Tractor aspects may include leading corn, bales, muck, and moving stock between sites, help with silage etc

Full in-house training will be provided on all the above and any external training where necessary. The typical working week is 0800-1700 Monday to Friday. Weekends are rotated on a shared basis between other workers whilst stock are housed during the winter.

Salary is negotiable based on experience. Please note there is no accommodation currently available with this job.

Experienced GFW required to join a dedicated team on farm near Duns.

Must be motivated, diligent, and reliable. Duties will include day-to-day stock work and tractor work, with every 3rd weekend on.

The farm has a pig enterprise with 350 sows and is looking to expand arable contracting business in SE Scotland. Stock experience would be an advantage whilst with pig not essential as pig training will be applied on farm.

The company has an ongoing training program for all employees and is fully compliant in all health and safety awareness programmes.

The farm is a 15-minute drive from the centre of Duns. Attractive package for the right candidate.

We have a number of members who occasionally require help with sheep work. Good dogs an advantage

If you are travelling at present or are planning a trip in the next year, let us know if you are looking for stock work or a harvest job.

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Experience Essential.

Labour positions always available. Builders, fencers, tractor drivers and stockmen etc. Recruiting now for spring work, lambing, calving and harvest.