Full Time Assistant Herdsperson job in Lancashire

Farm Hands; Job; Sur place; EUR 23 419 - 30 444; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Training courses

Regular time off

Competitive pay

Résumé du poste

Farm Hands in Lancashire seeks a reliable full-time Assistant Herdsperson to support daily dairy operations on a family-run farm near Blackburn. You will share milking duties, help manage sheds and cubicles, and assist with youngstock care in a collaborative team.

Experience in dairy farming and milking is essential; AI and foot trimming are desirable but not required. Basic tractor and farm machinery skills, plus computer literacy with dairy software, are a plus.

Qualifications

• Dairy and milking experience essential.
• AI and foot trimming are desirable, but not essential.
• Computer literacy and experience with dairy software would be a plus.
• Competent with tractors and general farm machinery.
• Strong team player, reliable, must be enthusiastic & motivated to learn.

Responsabilités

• Milking (Shared milking between staff) and providing full cover for the Herd Manager when needed.
• Shed, slurry, and cubicle management.
• General dairy herd health and hygiene tasks.
• Working with youngstock, including their daily care and management.
• Feeding cows using a feeder wagon and basic fieldwork (rolling, topping, fencing).
• Helping during silage and harvest seasons.
• Basic machinery operation (tractor, krama driving, etc.).

Connaissances

Dairy milking

Team player

Machinery operation

Tractor driving

Foot trimming

Computer literacy

Outils

Dairy software

Description du poste

Full Time Assistant Herdsperson job (#FH313)

31 May 2026 (0 days remaining)

• Pay: Dependant on Experience
• 40+ hours per week
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• UK Farm Jobs
• England
• Lancashire

Deadline date: 31 May 2026 (0 days remaining)

We are a family-run dairy farming business located just outside Blackburn, Lancashire, currently seeking a reliable and enthusiastic full time Assistant Herdsperson / General Farm to join our close-knit team.

About Us

We milk 200 Holstein / Crossbreed cows, calving all year round on a grass-based system.

Average yields of 9,600 litres, supplying First Milk.

Milking is done in a 16-point parlour.

Winter housing is in modern cubicle systems.

We rear 80 dairy replacements per year, with youngstock partly raised on a separate unit in South Cumbria.

Your Role

Working alongside the owner, youll assist in all aspects of the farm, including:

• Milking (Shared milking between staff) and providing full cover for the Herd Manager when needed.
• Shed, slurry, and cubicle management.
• General dairy herd health and hygiene tasks.
• Working with youngstock, including their daily care and management.
• Feeding cows using a feeder wagon and basic fieldwork (rolling, topping, fencing).
• Helping during silage and harvest seasons.
• Basic machinery operation (tractor, krama driving, etc.).

Skills & Experience

• Dairy and milking experience essential.
• AI and foot trimming are desirable, but not essential.
• Computer literacy and experience with dairy software would be a plus.
• Competent with tractors and general farm machinery.
• Strong team player, reliable, must be enthusiastic & motivated to learn.

What We Offer

• Work in a friendly, supportive team environment.
• Access to training courses and discussion groups.
• Realistic working hours and regular time off.
• Attractive pay package (negotiable based on experience).

Accommodation Information

Sorry, accomodation is not available with this farm job.