Assistant Herdsperson - Lancaster

£35,000 - £38,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Working 11 on 3 off with split start times.

Accommodation may be available depending on your circumstances.

Essential criteria:

• Full UK driving license
• Committed to providing livestock with high standards of care

Our Farm

We have been farming for 14 generations, and counting! We moved to our current farm in 1960 with only 6 dairy cows and have grown from running a local milk round out of our family car, to providing our own Original Barista Milk. Our farm is set in The Forest of Bowland National Landscape. Our farm milks 490 Holstein, Fresian and Jersey cows, who are milked twice a day through a 24/48 swing over parlour with ACR’s. We rear all of our own heifers, and calve all year round.

Housed all year round, we are committed to high welfare and use Uniform and Cogent collars to support our herd. We have a team of four full-time staff and are also supported by relief part-time staff.

Your Role

As an Assistant Herdsperson, your roles and responsibilities will include.

-        Milking daily to a high standard, keeping the parlour clean and tidy

-        Spotting illnesses and treating where necessary, reporting these to the senior team

-        Supporting the team with calf rearing, to include occasional feeding.

-        Keeping basic records and compliance up to date

-        General yard work and machine operating, to include scraping & bedding

-        Transporting animals and slurry tanking.

-        Ensuring the farm is kept tidy and safe to operate at all times

The right person will:

-        Be a good communicator who works well with others

-        Friendly, motivated and committed to providing high standards of care.

-        Hold a full UK Driving License

-        Have UK Right to Work

-        Have experience working on a dairy farm

-        £35,000 - £38,000 per annum, dependent on experience

-        11 on 3 off with split start times.

-        A supportive and collaborative team environment.

-        A genuine commitment from us to provide you with training and ongoing development

-        Accommodation depending on your circumstances

See our website and more about us here > https://bradesfarm.co.uk/