Pig Unit Manager in Oxfordshire

Roadhogs; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family farm business in Oxfordshire is looking for an experienced Pig Unit Manager to manage a 360-sow pig unit. You will oversee daily operations, manage staff, and ensure animal welfare. Strong leadership and IT skills are required. Excellent accommodation, a pension plan, and generous holiday are offered with a salary starting from £35,000 depending on experience.

Benefits

Excellent 3-bedroom family accommodation

Workplace pension

31 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience as a Pig Unit Manager or similar role.
• Strong leadership and people skills.
• Passion for animal welfare.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the pig unit.
• Manage three staff members.
• Ensure accurate performance records.

Skills

Organised

Competent IT skills

Liaising with vets

Managing medicine

Maintaining high standards of animal welfare

Operating telehandlers

UK driving license

Job description

We are recruiting a Pig Unit Manager for a farm in Oxfordshire, OX25.

Our client has a 1200-acre mixed family farm comprising arable, pigs, beef and contracting. The pig side of the business has a 360-sow farrow-to-finish unit. Pigs are outdoor bred and finished on straw yards, finishing 200 RSPCA-assured pigs a week.

They seek to employ an experienced individual with strong people skills and a keenness to work as part of an existing team as Pig Unit Manager.

The manager will report to the business owner and will work alongside and manage three members of staff on the pig unit.

You must be:

• Organised and have competent IT skills
• Capable of taking charge of the day-to-day running of the business
• Adept at liaising with vets and managing medicine
• Responsible for performance records
• Passionate about maintaining a high standard of animal welfare
• Capable of operating telehandlers, bobcats and tractors, and must have a UK driving license

Salary: £35,000+ DOE

Plus:

• Excellent 3-bedroom family accommodation available – bills and a minimal rent in addition
• Workplace pension
• 31 days holiday, including Bank Holidays

Hours:

39.5 hours per week plus weekends on rotation.

For further details, please call Roadhogs Recruitment Ltd.

All applications are handled in strict confidence, and our applicant service is provided free of charge.

Currently, we can only accept applications from UK or EU nationals with the right to work in the UK.