Senior Pig Stockperson

Roadhogs; Bath; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A farming recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Pig Stockperson for a farm in Somerset. The role involves managing the dry sow section, ensuring high welfare standards, and handling general sow care, including vaccinations and medicine administration. Ideal candidates will have experience with pigs and the ability to work as part of a small team. The position offers a salary of up to £35,000 and requires local commuting as accommodation is unavailable.

Qualifications

• Experience working with pigs is essential.
• Must be able to work collaboratively in a small team.
• Responsibility for tasks such as vaccinations and medicine administration.
• High welfare standards and attention to detail are important.
• Tractor and telehandler experience are ideal but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Head up the dry sow section of a pig unit.
• Manage general sow care, including feeding and administering medications.
• Ensure high welfare standards for all pigs.
• Contribute to a positive team environment.

Skills

Experience working with pigs

Ability to work as part of a small team

Responsibility for general sow care

Attention to detail

Tractor and telehandler experience

Job description

We are recruiting for a Senior Pig Stockperson for a farm in Somerset, BA6.

Our client has an indoor 400-sow farrow-to-finish (110 kg) pig unit. They seek to employ an experienced individual to head up the dry sow section.

The unit farrows weekly. All pigs are on a dry feed system. They mix all their own feed using locally grown materials. They have a mixture of straw-housed pigs and slatted pigs.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Experience working with pigs
• Able to work as part of a small team
• Take responsibility for general sow care, vaccinations, medicine administration and serving
• Enthusiasm and a desire to work in the pig industry
• Along with high welfare standards and attention to detail
• Ideally, tractor and telehandler experience, but applicants can learn on the job

Salary: Up to £35,000 DOE

Hours: 07:00 - 17:00 during the week, with early starts of 05:30 - 18:00 on days pigs are going. Alternate weekends 07:00 - 12:00.

Accommodation is unavailable, so local candidates must be able to commute to BA6.

For further details, please call Roadhogs Recruitment Ltd.

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