Job Opportunity: Pig Stockperson – Norfolk (PE37)

Salary: £27,000 – £30,000 DOE

Benefits: Nest pension scheme + 28 days paid holiday

We’re recruiting a Pig Stockperson on behalf of our client for a well-run 1,150-sow, single-parity outdoor breeding unit based in Norfolk (PE37). The unit operates on a 2-week batch system, producing 5-week-old weaners.

We’re seeking a motivated and dependable team player with a genuine passion for pig welfare and livestock care. This is a hands-on role working outdoors in all weather conditions, so applicants must be physically fit and committed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Feeding dry sows and farrowing
• Processing newborn litters
• Caring for piglets through to weaning
• AI and serving every 2 weeks
• Weaning and general husbandry
• Strawing up dry sows and farrowing areas
• Vaccination work
• Operating machinery, transporting and moving pigs around the unit

 

Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A calm and quiet approach to handling pigs
• Patience and attention to detail
• High standards of hygiene and animal welfare
• Experience in outdoor pig production (preferred but not essential)

 

Working hours vary with the season and weather:

• Winter: 07:00 – 15:00
• Summer: 06:00 – 14:00
• Weekend work follows a 1-on / 1-off rota.

 

For further details, please call Roadhogs Recruitment Ltd on Freephone at 0800 999 3655 or 07912 864 4646, or email [email protected].

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.