Assistant Herdsperson and General Farm Worker

3 weeks ago


Pontefract, United Kingdom J A Driffield & Son Full time

We are looking for an assistant Herdsperson/General Farm Worker to join us on a mixed family farm comprised of Arable, Beef and Dairy enterprises. We run all our own operations from drilling through to harvest, rearing all animals born for breeding or fattening on site, and milking 180 Friesian dairy cows.

The role offered, working along side 5 others, would involve getting stuck into all the operations from being in the silage and harvest team, to relief milking and helping to manage the dairy and suckler herds.

A typical day starts at 8am and finishes at 5pm depending seasonally with overtime available during the summer months. When relief milking, milking commences at 6am and 3pm promptly.

The farm is located on the edge of a small town with plenty of local amenities, and the commute would be mínimal as a 3 bed semi-detached cottage is available with the job.

**Salary**: £650.00 per week

**Benefits**:

- Housing allowance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

**Experience**:

- similar: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- drivers licence (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: Assistant Herdsperson - General farm worker
Expected start date: 17/04/2023



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