Male available for Mainly Arable, Mixed Farming work

CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 105027

Head tractor driver, highly qualified with 30 years of experience in all aspects of arable, estate and cattle farming.

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Qualifications and Experience

Relevant qualifications

NDA

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Arable, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

5 GCSE

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence, LGV/HGV Truck, LGV C+E (UK Only)

Equipment experience

Tractor, Combine, Baler, Ploughing, Drilling, PA1, PA2, HGV1, HGV 2 and 3, Tracked Machine, Telehandler/Fork Lift, 360 Ticket, Other harvesters, Fencing

Livestock experience

Dairy, Beef, Calving

Other equipment experience

Self propelled sprayer, no till disc drill, RTK, variable seed/pesticide/fertiliser rates, arc welding, workshop skills, and mechanically minded. Also

Chainsaw CS30,31

First aider, fire warden, rodent controller, ATV, 10t digger, abrasive wheel, forklift certificate

Other livestock experience

3 years as beef suckler stock manager. 8 years on dairy/beef farm. 1 year milking cows. Calfing experience.

Personal information

Sex

Male

Other Information

'Can do' and 'Stay till the jobs done' attitude to work.

Age

Marital status

Long term partner

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Hertfordshire

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

Hobbies

Keen cyclist and running, keeping up with my grandson.

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

172 cm 75kg Non smoker

Relevant health problems

None

Farming background

Feb 2019 - Present

Head tractor driver/Sprayer operator on 950ha estate, 650ha low or non till arable cropping. All aspects of arable and estate work undertaken. Using John Deere RTK tractors abd Sand Horizon self propelledsprayer with RTK Ag Leader.

NOV 2012 - FEB 2019

Operation/Yard Manager. Day to day running of all fleet and facilities over several yards and over 90 workers. Repairing 2/4 stroke engines, plant, tractors. Also ordering parts and purchasing machinery. Recording inspections, audits, testing and training staff.

OCT 2007 - NOV 2012

General/Hiab Haulage transporting used farm machinery nationwide. Low loader, container, curtain sider, wagon & drag with hiab crane work.

APR 2006 - OCT 2007 + APR 1997 - APR 2005

Head tractor driver on 300ha dairy/beef/arable farm. All aspects of arable farming plus round baling, and forage harvesting. Helping with relief feeding and strawing down. Experience in calfing.

Preferences

Availability

Start: 01/02/2025 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

East Anglia

Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

North Hertfordshire

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