Assistant to the Unit Manager-Wiltshire-HHweb2874-31cf5

Lkl Services Ltd; Warminster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

House provided

100 days off

Job summary

Lkl Services Ltd in Wiltshire is seeking an experienced Assistant to the Unit Manager on a grazing farm near Warminster. You will support the herd manager with milking, calving, fertility control, grassland management, feeding, yard work and record keeping as part of a three-person team.

The unit offers an above-average salary, 100 days off and a three-bedroom house in the village rent-free, with no rates or council tax. No overseas applicants without a work visa.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as herdsperson on a similar dairy system.
• Ability to work as part of a 3-person team.
• Willing to manage milking, calving, health records.

Responsibilities

• Support the unit manager with daily dairy tasks.
• Milking, calving, fertility management as part of the herd team.
• Grassland management and field feeding duties.
• Yard work and animal handling.
• Maintain accurate herd records and reporting.

Skills

Herdsperson

Milking

Calving

Fertility

Grassland mgmt

Feeding

Yard work

Herd health

Calf rearing

Record keeping

Teamwork

Job description

Assistant to the Unit Manager-Wiltshire-HHweb2874-31cf5

Wiltshire

Assistant to the Unit Manager-Wiltshire-HHweb2874-31cf5, Wiltshire

Added 9 Sep 2026

Job Summary

We have an exciting contract vacancy on a grazing farm near Warminster in Wiltshire, the unit being one of two runs by the farmer on the same estate.

Job Skills

The role requires an experienced herdsperson, looking to progress their career, preferably with current experience on a similar system to work as part of a three-person team supporting the excellent herd manager with all tasks such as milking, calving, fertility management, grassland management, feeding, yard work, herd health, calf rearing and record keeping. You will be a tidy worker with a can-do attitude.

425

Wiltshire

HHweb2874

Job Description

The unit has the following features;

• 430 Spring calved cows
• 25:50 Waikato Parlour with simple feeders and Mount Pleasant backing gate
• Excellent infrastructure of tracks and paddocks
• Covered handling facilities
• Cubicles with matresses (cows not outwintered)
• Easyfeed and self-feed grass and maize silage

We can offer above average salary, 100 days off and a very nice three-bedroom, well-appointed house in the village free from rent, rates and council tax.

*No overseas applicants without a work visa*