Herdsperson - Shropshire

Shift pattern open to discussion.

£36,000 – £40,000

3 bed semi-detached cottage currently being renovated.

Essential criteria:

· 3 years of experience milking and treating/spotting illnesses

· 1 year experience on a grass-based system

You will be working directly for the farm, not through REAL Success.

Our Farm

We are an organic PWAB certified farm set across 650 acres, with a grass-based herd of 300 Friesians. Our herd is milked twice a day in our 24/48 herringbone parlour which has in-parlour ACR, auto feeding, auto shedding gates, auto footbath and auto heat detection. We are averaging 5,500 litres with our milk supplied to Organic Herd. We operate a spring block calving system, and all our data records are kept by Uniform and Farm Wizard.

We are an award-winning farm, that has won Organic Farmer of the Year in 2008 and 2015 with Omsco as well as runner-up in 2017 for Dairy Farmer of the Year with Farmers Weekly.

Your Role

As a Herdsperson, your roles and responsibilities will include:

– Daily management of the herd ensuring animal welfare is your top priority.

– Operating the paddock grazing system and working with the farm owner to manage this.

– Milking to a high and consistent standard.

– Working with the farm owner to maintain records, ensuring data is kept up to date and used to benefit the herd\’s wellbeing.

– Treating & identifying illnesses and informing the farm owner of any observations.

– Basic tractor and machine operation

– Keeping the farm overall tidy & safe to operate

– General farm maintenance & fencing.

A full UK Driving license and proof of UK right to work is required for this role and a Telehandler ticket is desirable.

Foot-trimming and AI qualifications are preferred; however, training can be provided.

You

You will need to:

– Be reliable with good timekeeping, who is passionate about cow welfare.

– Effective communicator.

– Possess the ability to self-start and work on your own initiative.

– Have experience milking and spotting/treating illnesses.

– Enjoy being on the farm and have a progressive outlook on organic dairy farming.

– Have excellent communication skills and the desire to uphold positive work relationships.

The Benefits

– £35,000 – £38,000 per annum

– 3-bedroom, farm-owned, currently being renovated semi-detached cottage, walking distance from the farm with its own private garden. Flat available in the interim.

– A passionate and friendly team who are committed to regenerative farming, staff training, and development.

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