We are recruiting a Pig Unit Manager for a farm in Oxfordshire, OX25.

Our client has a 1200-acre mixed family farm comprising arable, pigs, beef and contracting. The pig side of the business has a 360-sow farrow-to-finish unit. Pigs are outdoor bred and finished on straw yards, finishing 200 RSPCA-assured pigs a week.

They seek to employ an experienced individual with strong people skills and a keenness to work as part of an existing team as Pig Unit Manager.

The manager will report to the business owner and will work alongside and manage three members of staff on the pig unit.

You must be:

• Organised and have competent IT skills
• Capable of taking charge of the day-to-day running of the business
• Adept at liaising with vets and managing medicine
• Responsible for performance records
• Passionate about maintaining a high standard of animal welfare
• Capable of operating telehandlers, bobcats and tractors, and must have a UK driving license

 

Salary: £35,000+ DOE

Plus: 

• Excellent 3-bedroom family accommodation available – bills and a minimal rent in addition
• Workplace pension
• 31 days holiday, including Bank Holidays

 

Hours: 

39.5 hours per week plus weekends on rotation.

For further details, please call Roadhogs Recruitment Ltd on Freephone at 0800 999 3655 or 07912 864 646 or email [email protected].

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