Farm Manager

3 weeks ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Hays Full time

Our client is a large government department which employ over 650 staff located across 7 sites in Northern Ireland, specialising in research and development across Natural and Marine Environment, Animal, Plant and Human Health, Welfare and Sustainable livestock production.
This position is a full-time temporary post based in the Castlereagh area of East Belfast, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
In this post you will lead, manage and work alongside a team of 7 industrial farm staff to deliver high quality support and assistance to the scientific team and, when necessary, support other scientific programmes within the department.
Responsible for ensuring that external contractors carry out their duties to an appropriate standard depending on their contract. This includes but is not limited to grass cutting, cleaning, building checks etc.
To plan for efficient use of land on the farm estate (approximately 32 ha) and off-farm sites to meet the business needs of the arable and herbage programmes.
Supervision of the maintenance of field trials, roadways, hedges, gates and boundaries within the estate. Use and maintenance of field based machinery and environmental control equipment used in trials work.
Develop business cases and deliver procurement of farm machinery and capital projects to improve the farm estate.
Support and assist the arable and grassland project leads maintaining high standards of corporate governance, budget planning and control and staff management.
GCSE level or 3rd level qualification (equivalent to A Level) in Maths and English.
Computer literate
Have a full driving licence that enables them to undertake the responsibilities of the role Desirable Skills:Experience of operating a range of farm machinery. Salary £32,880 pro rata37 Days Annual Leave including stat days37 hours per week, 8.00 Monday to Thursday and 8.30 FridayYou will be paid weekly via BACS transfer every Friday
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