Male available for Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming work

CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 108677

Scottish herdsperson/ assistant herd manager - 8 years full-time dairyman in Midlothian. Looking for the next big role for the right employer. willing to relocate for the right job.

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Qualifications and Experience

Relevant qualifications

City and Guilds

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

HNC in Agriculture Foot trimming course
Quad ticket
Knapsack sprayer ticket
Foot Trimming trained
AI Training (Jan 2025)

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing

Livestock experience

Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving

Other equipment experience

All aspects of stock tractor work, Carting Straw and haylage to livery units throughout the county, Field feeding, Wrapping and stacking bales, experienced on a forklift, tanker slurry spreading.

8 years on a 28:28 herringbone parlour delaval. and a 24:48 swing over, auto ID and Shedding.

Hydraulic foot trimming crush.

Other livestock experience

First job was a 100cow organic dairy unit, twice a day milked through a 16:16 parlour, was responsible for milking, dry cow checks, and rearing all calves as replacements all while keeping disease and treatment as low as possible for the health status.

Went to a spring calving herd with a large livery unit attached for 2 years, machinery work and haylage during the summer months and delivering bales and calving over the winter months. maintenance of the machinery on quiet days, so things were in working order ready to go.

8 years in university dairy, assisting veterinary students with cattle handling and milking. Rearing replacements from birth. maintaining high herd health and protocols. milking 220 cows averaging 11000 liters

Personal information

Sex

Male

Other Information

Age

Marital status

Desired Job would provide accommodation for my wife, 3 children and 2 dogs.

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Perth and Kinross

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

Hobbies

Activities with children Dog walking.

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

Height 5.10. 95kg. healthy no medical issues.

Relevant health problems

Farming background

Not from a farming background, Childhood was spent growing up with a gamekeeper in the Scottish Borders, Spent my school easter holidays calving for a Ewan McMillian during lambing season which was the roof interest of why I'm doing agriculture today. Occasional id get a phone-call asking if id take time away from school for a couple of days to help with moving cows and sheep. Parents didn't have a problem with it. Ewan had to ask his wife's permission as she was my school math's teacher.

Interest did not fade for the next couple years just with moving to Midlothian, soon as possible i got into Oatridge College in 2010 to 2012 done my NC and HNC.

Did consider staying for HND but did not want to have all the paperwork and none of the experience so i left and been working every since. I've been extremely fortunate over my working career, and have met some fantastic people that will always give advice and offer references if i ever need them.

Preferences

Availability

Start: 22/02/2026 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

I've always been in central Scotland and the Scottish borders. I would relocate for the right job as the area doesn't always provide the dream job that I'm looking for.

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