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Full-Time Work with Roadhogs as a Pig Relief Specialist
We’re on the hunt to employ talented new Pig Industry staff for our Pig Specialist team. We’re offering full-time work on assignments on different units all over the UK. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience across different departments. So, if you’re fed up with the daily grind and want variety and an…
Read MoreNew Jobs in East Anglia on Outdoor Pig Farms
We have three new fantastic job vacancies on several outdoor pig farms that are part of a larger enterprise in East Anglia. The company was established 20 years ago and has grown over the years to have successful units in Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire. The producer is committed to herd performance, animal welfare and team-building. …
Read MoreReasons to join Roadhogs PIG SPECIALIST Team
We’re on the hunt to employ talented new Pig Industry staff for our Pig Specialist team. So why would you want to do this job? Are you fed up of the daily grind?Want a bit of excitement, variety and an opportunity to challenge yourself? Joining Roadhogs Relief team is not your average Pig Job! Why?…
Read MoreLadies in Pigs – Debbie Wilson Interview
We chat to Debbie Wilson, chairwoman of Ladies in Pigs, about their not-for-profit organisation that aims to educate people on the benefits of British farming and British pork. Here she chats to us about high farming standards, the healthy benefits of pork and why encouraging young people and women into agriculture is hugely important the…
Read MoreWomen in Pigs – Harriet Bartlett
We continue with our series of interviews with inspirational women in the Pig Industry.Always looking to encourage more people into the field, we’re highlighting female producers, business owners scientists and decision-makers that are shaping a new and progressive pig industry future. Up next is an interview with Harriet Bartlett, a PhD candidate at the University…
Read MoreWomen in Pigs – Anna Longthorp
We’re always looking to encourage people into the Pig Industry and have discovered many talented people in the thirty years we’ve been in it. Now, we’d like to showcase ‘women in pigs’ and chat to females across the industry. Discovering insights from pioneering farmers to stock women, scientists and pork producers, we’re now on a…
Read MoreClive’s ‘Wellies-On’ Approach to Pig Stockmanship
Our pig expert Clive Searson, can’t quite believe that he recently completed working on his 70th pig unit since his career began almost forty years ago. A major achievement for the industry, he has spent his entire career working on numerous indoor and outdoor pig farms spanning 13 counties! So, where did it all start?…
Read MoreInterview Hints & Tips
Know Your Audience Research the farm and job and where you have to go.Be prepared and be on time.Not too early and definitely not late! Positivity is Key Showing positivity, enthusiasm and appreciation of the interviewer(s) time when you first meet is a great way to make a great first impression. Show Interest You MUST…
Read MoreRoadhogs Relief Pig Specialist Interview
At Roadhogs, our Relief Pig Specialists are sent across the UK to work on various indoor and outdoor pig farms. From helping out during busy periods to covering holidays and sickness, our relief team help with continuity, staffing issues and offer their broad pig farming knowledge. We chat to Oliver Lightfoot, one of our Roadhogs…
Read MorePigs in blankets, pig hydration, Xmas jumpers, new pig industry jobs & cheeky pigs!
The Pig Site has sound advice on keeping pigs hydrated this winter to optimise piglet production. Read it here! New Job in SuffolkAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic outdoor pig stockperson to work on a breeding-to-weaning unit in Suffolk. Norfolk-based chippy is offering foot-long battered pigs in blankets to lucky patrons. Want one?…
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