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Looking for work as Manager/Assistant manager/Shepherd on larger unit ideally with an interest in efficiency and benchmarking

Have excellent working dogs and currently shepherding 4000 ewes and occasionally working with 400 suckler cows

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Qualifications and Experience
Relevant qualifications

BSc

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Livestock

Other qualifications

Bsc Agriculture with Honours
Graduate Scholarship

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, PA1, Telehandler/Fork Lift

Livestock experience

Beef, Sheep, Lambing

Other equipment experience

Mainly livestock based experience, all general farm work but mostly livestock based. Specialist in large scale sheep and sheepdog work - all sheep equipment including a te pari and telehandler

Other livestock experience

Full experienced shepherd in all different systems ..have worked with beef cattle frequently and happy to work with cows to do handlings..prefer sheep and management side daily. Have own dogs and can train dogs.

Personal information
Sex

Female

Other Information

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Age

36

Marital status

Yes married with two young children..family accommodation required to suit family life . Have 3 horses and several dogs. Currently own our house but looking to sell and move on to work site due to wind farm construction. Need stabling/grazing for 3 horses and kennels to a good standard for working dogs - can supply own kennels and stabling if dry clean shed provided

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Argyll and Bute

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

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Hobbies

Sheepdogs, horses and family time. Spending time with the kids and having a work pattern which is flexible around that is very important ..kids showing and interest in farming and like to accompany on weekend checks

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

5ft 7 75kg fit and healthy

Relevant health problems

None

Farming background

Assistant farm manager for large estate with 4300 ewes and 60 cows...helped out manager frequently with 7500 ewes and 500 cows. Self employed with jobs on variety of units including 400 cow unit with 2000 ewes and previous to that was a shepherd with 2200 ewes mainly by myself there.

Full time shepherd with 4000 ewes and 400 cows

Assistant manager for 5 years for large estate with 7500 ewes and 650 cows

Preferences
Availability

Start: 01/09/2025 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

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Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

Permanent full time role in quiet location- have young kids and would prefer to stay remote and rural and near a small school

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