Assistant to unit manager job - wiltshire

Farminguk; Warminster; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free village house

100 days off per year

Rent, rates & council tax included

Job summary

Farminguk is seeking an experienced herdsperson for a grazing dairy operation near Warminster in Wiltshire. You will join a three‑person team supporting the herd manager with milking, calving, fertility management and day‑to‑day farm tasks.

The role requires a tidy, can‑do attitude and offers an above‑average salary, 100 days off and a spacious three‑bedroom house in the village, rent, rates and council tax included.

Qualifications

• Experience as herdsperson on a dairy farm.
• Ability to work as part of a small team.
• Desire to progress in dairy farming.

Responsibilities

• Milking and assisting with calving routine.
• Fertility management and herd health monitoring.
• Grassland management and pasture rotation.
• Feeding, yard work and general husbandry.
• Record keeping and data entry for herd performance.

Skills

Milking

Herd health

Fertility management

Grassland management

Record keeping

Team player

Tools

Waikato parlour equipment

Job description

# Assistant to unit manager job - wiltshirewe 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. 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 mattresses (cows not outwintered) • easy feed and self-feed grass and maize silage we require 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. in return 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\\***4xtrahandsSep 10 2026