Overview
We're recruiting a Pig Unit Manager for a farm in Milton Keynes, MK17. The high-welfare, bio-secure unit, a Red Tractor-assured farming enterprise, comprises a 1500-sow contract GMU pig unit. The pig unit is based on a 70-acre farm that also has sheep and cattle. The pig unit comprises 3 adjoined sheds. The pigs are on concrete, straw-bedded, and fed with an automated feeder on the front of a JCB, and the bedding is done with a straw chopper on a tractor.
Job Description
* Day-to-day running of all 1400-1500 pigs
* Ordering food each week
* Appropriate vaccinations
* AI of the pigs every 2 weeks, with a second member of staff for extra help
* Scanning the pigs on the appropriate rotations, a scanning person comes every 4 weeks
* Some computer work is required, including uploading pig information
* Movement licences in and out
* Nose ringing at 90kgs and ear tagging
Person Specifications
* Excellent pig stock skills
* High animal welfare standards are a must
* Being able to drive a tractor is mandatory
* Responsible, keen & enthusiastic worker
Assistance and full training will be provided.
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 DOE
Benefits
* 28 days holiday a year, including bank holidays
* Accommodation is a twin-unit lodge mobile home with ample parking, a private garden and space for a dog kennel
Hours
* 40 hours a week with every other weekend
For further details, please call Roadhogs Recruitment Ltd on Freephone at 0800 999 3655 or 07912864646 or email enquiries@roadhogsrecruit.co.uk.
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.
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At this time, we can only accept applications from UK or EU nationals with the right to work in the UK. If you are a foreign national with the right to work in the UK, we will require evidence to process your application. If you are a foreign national who needs a Visa to work in the UK, we are not able to progress your application. If you are a foreign national already working in the UK through a sponsorship Visa, we may be able to help find you a new UK producer with sponsorship capability.
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