We are recruiting for an Indoor Pig Unit Manager for a farm in North East Scotland.

This exciting opportunity will see the chosen candidate head up a team on a dynamic unit. You will be expected to oversee the state-of-the-art breeding and fattening unit, keep records and send weekly summaries to the owners.

The business has a 750-sow farrow-to-finish unit with all-liquid feed (co-products). They use JSR genetics and breed all their own replacements from a nucleus of pure gilts. They also have a breeding and fattening unit, slaughtering around 18/19,000 pigs annually.
They have six staff members in the breeding unit and two in the fattening unit. They recently moved their fattening unit to a closer location, which is only a few years old.
Their breeding unit is slightly older, but they have continually re-invested to keep up with present times.

Person Specifications:

• Strong leadership & management skills
• Self-motivation & drive
• Excellent organisation skills
• Progressive & motivated attitude
• Demonstrate a passion for sustainable and high-welfare pig farming
• Excellent pig husbandry skills

Salary guide: £50,000 DOE

Plus:

• A farmhouse with central heating and double-glazing
• Bonus Scheme 
• A pension
• Other benefits

For further details, please call Roadhogs Recruitment Ltd on Freephone at 0800 999 3655 or 07912864646 or email [email protected].

All applications are dealt with in strict confidence, and our applicant service is free. 

Currently, we can only accept applications from UK or EU nationals with the right to work in the UK.