Relief Milker, Youngstock Person, and Tractor Driver

Sparsholt College Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is looking for a dedicated individual to join their agricultural team. This role involves vital farm tasks such as relief milking, calf rearing, and tractor work, ensuring the welfare of the college's expanding dairy herd. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cattle management and excellent communication skills to engage with students and staff. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an educational environment while working closely with young people and fostering their development in agricultural practices.

Qualifications

• Experience with relief milking, feeding, and calf rearing.
• Proficient in using tractor and farm equipment.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day farm duties including relief milking and feeding.
• Supervise students and liaise with academic colleagues.

Skills

Tractor driving proficiency

Experience with cattle

Communication skills

Health and safety awareness

Education

Certificate in forklift truck and tractor driving proficiency

Tools

Robotic dairy equipment

Job description

• Relief Milker, Youngstock Person, and Tractor Driver

Relief Milker, Youngstock Person, and Tractor Driver

Relief Milker, Youngstock Person, and Tractor Driver

Overview
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join our team and support with day-to-day farm duties including relief milking, feeding, calf rearing and tractor work. Experience working with Robotic diary equipment would be advantageous. Awareness of essential health and safety measures, hygiene and animal welfare are essential.

The Role
Working alongside our Head Herdsperson to support in all aspects of dairy production related to the college’s dairy herd together with other cattle related tasks required by our expanding herd.

The primary responsibility is for rearing young stock and undertaking relief milking on a rota basis / holiday cover. The role entails the supervision of students on farm duties and liaison with academic colleagues to maximise the educational opportunities.

The successful applicant will possess:

• Certificate in forklift truck and tractor driving proficiency

• Demonstrable competency in using tractor/ farm equipment

• Demonstrable experience of working with cattle

• An affinity with working and developing young people

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with a wide range of people.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.All successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check and to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.