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A leading farm in Pickwell seeks an Assistant Farm Manager to support daily operations of a pig finishing unit. Key responsibilities include ensuring animal welfare, managing team engagement, and maintaining records. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in pig farming and solid communication skills, with training provided for management duties.
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The Assistant Farm Manager will be working closely with the Farm Manager and be assisting in the day to day managing of a pig finishing unit, ensuring well-being and performance of livestock.
Key Responsibilities :
- Are engaged and focused though two-way communications
- Understand and are working towards the department targets
- Build on their skills of through assessment, training and feedback.
- On call rota for feed and alarm systems.
- Death rates are minimised and below target
- Animal welfare issues are minimised by proactive identification and treatment
- The highest level of Animal Welfare, Red Tractor and environmental standards are always adhered to
- Animal health strategies are agreed with the Company Vet before being implemented
Job Requirement:
Positive can-do attitude is essential along with the willingness to learn quickly within a changing environment
Experience of working with growing and finishing pigs.
Good level of English and maths
Basic IT Skills,
Previous experience with computerised liquid feeding and environmental control systems.
Caring, passionate, driven, enthusiastic, competent individual with excellent eye for detail and interpersonal skills, great communicator.
Excellent animal welfare and good hygiene practice is critical.
Implement strict cleaning and biosecurity protocols.
Experience in working within a fast pace environment
Flexibility and willingness to learn
Previous experience in managing people (full training will be given)
Previous experience in dealing with the day to day running of a farm.
Driving licence
Remuneration
Salary depending on experience.
Use of company van when on call.
On site accommodation would be made available.
This document is designed for guidance only and is not exhaustive. Duties may change or be added and deleted to meet the changing requirements of the business.