Working Pattern – Full-time on site. 40 hours per week on average, with on-call work required.
£40,000 - £45,000 per annum dependent on experience
Working for an established Dairy Farming business
Essential Criteria:
-Possess practical experience working in buildings and maintenance
-Demonstrate previous experience managing property and buildings
-Experienced in resolving maintenance issues and developing PPM’s
Our Business
We are a family-owned business situated six miles south west of Yeovil, near Crewkerne. This role oversees the management of our property, livestock, machinery and farming infrastructure. Our core business comprises a dairy operation with over 2400 milking cows and youngstock, an Arable operation and an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant.
The farm owner has been recognised within the industry by winning various awards
Your Role
Working closely with the business owner, you will plan and execute a management plan for all the farm's maintenance, property operations and building projects
Roles and responsibilities will include:
•Managing the property teams, maintenance team and external contractors. Including being hands-on with all tasks.
•Develop a Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) schedule, ensuring complete preventative maintenance is carried out, plan for missed maintenance activities, and lead the team to deliver effectively.
•Full responsibility for the management and upkeep of all the farm-owned residential properties. Liaising with the Property team to ensure all properties meet required standards and partaking in ensuring plans are delivered.
•Managing the upcoming job schedule, including prioritising new jobs and ensuring stock levels of tool and supplies are sufficient for jobs to be carried out.
•Increase the site's operational effectiveness through reduced downtime.
•Lead and deliver capital development projects, including budgets and coordinating internal and external teams.
•Liaise with external contractors, consultants, utility providers, and regulatory bodies as required.
•Collaborate with the finance team to ensure costs for ongoing projects are in line with current targets.
Requirements
· A full UK Driving license
· Proof of UK right to work
· Demonstrate previous experience managing residential property
· Experienced in resolving maintenance issues and developing PPM’s
· Possess understanding of Health and Safety
· Exposure in the agricultural industry preferred
· Show excellent communication skills, building a strong relationship with all team members to achieve high-level results
· Be able to adapt to different situations, with high attention to detail and organisational skills
· Property management including legislative and regulatory experience
· Good IT & Data skills
Benefits
•£40,000 - £45,000 per annum dependent on experience
•Full time, permanent contract
•Working 8:30am – 5pm with a 30-minute unpaid break
•28 days annual leave including bank holidays