Female available for Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming work

CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 106358

Shepherd looking for sheep or mixed farming work. Keen to further skills in an arable setting, experienced lamber and hold JCB telehandler ticket.

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Qualifications and Experience

Relevant qualifications

BTEC, City and Guilds

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, Telehandler/Fork Lift

Livestock experience

Beef, Pig, Sheep, Lambing

Other equipment experience

Experience operating and driving a New Holland T7-210 with topping and rolling fields. Can transport grain carts however would like to gain more confidence with it and hold a City and Guilds telehandler ticket.

I have assisted with stock fencing using a post-hammer but would also like to further this skill.

Other livestock experience

Solely managed a small flock of 60 Southdown and Suffolk ewes before moving on to become 2nd shepherd to a flock of 1000 breeding ewes. Experienced and confident in jobs including worming, crutching, lambing, lambing duties, hoof trimming, and other sheep maintenance. Confident and experienced in pulling livestock trailers.

Personal information

Sex

Female

Other Information

Age

Marital status

Engaged

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

East Sussex

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

Hobbies

Currently training a new Border collie pup to be a working sheepdog. Lots of walking due to also owning 2 husky dogs.

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

Female 5ft 11 / 60kg

Relevant health problems

Farming background

Present - 2nd Shepherd to 1000 breeding ewes including 100 pedigree Hampshire down ewes. Including all aspects of sheep work such as worming, fly treatments, hoof trimming, movements, lambing, weighing and foot bathing.

Stockman cover work for the herd of 60 pedigree Sussex cows which includes bedding up barns, mucking out barns, feeding haylage using straw chopper, and ring feeders.

2022-2024 Shepherd to 60 ewes - total responsibility for the flock. Carried out other tasks including topping grazing fields and rolling fields. Telehandler experience with mucking out livestock barns and transporting and loading bales.

Preferences

Availability

Start: 01/03/2025 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

South & South East

Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

Ideally south of England but happy to relocate if the right opportunity was to become available.

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