Head Herdsman - Wootton, United Kingdom - Briddlesford Farm

Briddlesford Farm
Briddlesford Farm
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Wootton, United Kingdom

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Job Posted: 11 June 2023


Contract Term:
Permanent


Location:
Wootton, Isle of Wight


Contract Type:
Full time


Salary:
£35k pa


Industries:
Agriculture & Farming***
Closing Date: 1st August 2023


Job Start Date: 1st September 2023

Briddlesford Lodge Farm is a 200-acre dairy farm milking 150 pedigree Guernsey cows.
It encompasses a farm shop/café complex and a 'state of the art' milk processing dairy.


All the milk and much of the home-produced meat, is processed on site into high quality branded products, and sold direct to the consumer.


The aim of the business is to be self-sufficient and to promote Isle of Wight food and farming in the wider context.


We are currently looking for a highly skilled full time head herdsman to take on day-to-day herd management and associated workload.

The successful applicant must have excellent leadership qualities and communication skills.


He or she will be highly motivated, willing to deal with a range of farming challenges, and be able to delegate where appropriate whilst taking a 'hands on' approach to the daily duties and workload.


Responsibilities:


  • Maintain excellent working practices and animal husbandry on the farm.
  • Training of farm staff.
  • Staff rotas
  • Ordering of supplies.
  • Ensure regulatory requirements are met and exceeded.
  • Focus on profit and loss within the farming enterprise.
  • Bring new ideas and creativity.
  • Work closely with the other enterprises within our business and become a valuable member of our management team.
  • Overall responsibility to ensure that workload is finished to a high standard daily.
Previous dairy farming experience is essential.

We will require a covering letter to accompany your C.V.
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