CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 116289

36 years old from south east Northumberland, looking for a tractor driver/ lead operator role on an arable or mixed farm, but I am also experienced with cattle and sheep

Qualifications and Experience
Relevant qualifications

City and Guilds

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Arable, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

-

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, Combine, Baler, Ploughing, Drilling, PA1, PA2, Telehandler/Fork Lift, 360 Ticket, Fencing

Livestock experience

Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving

Other equipment experience

Operating multiple brands of tractors up to 300 horsepower including:

Fendt ( including GPS)

New Holland

Massey Ferguson

John Deere (including Starfire)

McCormick

Most cultivation tasks including:

Ploughing (up to 7 furrow semi mounted)

Deep and shallow cultivation

Disc harrowing

Subsoiling

Power harrowing

Rotavating

Rolling

Lots of experience flail topping and hedge cutting

Experience of Class (35 foot header), Massey Ferguson (25 foot header) and new Holland combine (25 foot header) harvesters including basic daily maintenance and getting ready for harvest season

Experience of self propelled and trailed sprayers ( mainly rotator self propelled and Kuhn trailed)

Experience using vaderstad seed drills (4 metre) and limited use of combination drill (3 metre)

Experience using Kuhn and Amazone fertilizer spreaders

Experience of grassland and straw harvest using

Round balers

Square balers

2 rotor rakes

Tedders up to 9 metre

Mowers ( trailed and mounted)

Other livestock experience

Experience of all husbandry tasks including lambing of mule, Suffolk, texel and blackface breeds both indoor and outdoors across flocks varying from 200 to 2000 head. I also have experience handling and calving beef cattle

Personal information
Sex

Male

Other Information

-

Age

36

Marital status

Married with 2 young children

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Northumberland

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

-

Hobbies

Mainly spending time with family but clay pigeon shooting when I can

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

36 year old, 5 foot 5 medium build

Relevant health problems

-

Farming background

February 2025 to September 2025, Running farm on behalf of ***

Day to day management and running of 200 acre arable farm including:

• Liaising with agronomist regarding crop treatments

• Fertiliser application using broadcast spreader

• Spraying of crop protection products

• Combine harvester operation

• Grain sampling and quality checking before, during and after harvest.

• Hedge/ vegetation management

May 2022 to Present

Operating loading shovel and mobile screening plant to process biomass fuel. Basic maintenance and troubleshooting to assist mobile plant fitters

Skills/ training acquired:

• Loading shovel ticket

• 360 excavator ticket above/ below 10 ton

• Forklift ticket

March 2022 to May 2022 Dairyman, Hanover dairies

August 2020 to March 2022

Farm worker

2000 acre mixed farm

Undertake all tasks relating to a busy arable and livestock farm including but not limited to:

• Crop protection Spraying

• Cereal crop drilling

• Primary and secondary Cultivations

• Forage preparation

• Relief combine driving

• Livestock care/ Transportation

• Hedge cutting

• Fence repairs

April 2016 to August 2020 Distribution Depot Supervisor Agrovista UK Ltd

• Oversee daily running of agrochemical delivery depot and workload of up to 7 staff,

which encompassed creating delivery routes/ vehicle loading paperwork

• Load and unload company vehicles/ External hauliers and store product in correct

warehouse locations if required

• Ensure all booking in/ Out paperwork is completed correctly on haulier paperwork

and companies IFS based computer system reporting all shortages/ Damages as soon

as possible

• Liaise with internal sales staff/ External customers to process deliveries for next day

shipment

• Liaise with company purchasing staff to ensure adequate product supplies are

maintained based on forecasted requirements/ seasonal demands

• Liaise with sales staff to ensure correct forecasting of product needs to ensure

adequate forecasts and compile these forecasts into Microsoft office documents for

central purchasing

• Undertake all Health and safety / Fire safety/ Security system checks as required

• Undertake training for all current/ New staff as required

• Liaise with central HR department for assistance with hiring/ Disciplinary measures

as required Skills/ Training acquired:

ADR Transport of dangerous goods

Rospa driver skills

Basis Agrochemical Storage

Counterbalance forklift certificate

First Aid training

April 2015 to March 2016 Depot Assistant Agrovista UK Ltd

• Liaising with internal sales staff/ External customers for placing orders onto company

IFS based system

• Ensure orders for delivery are picked correctly and loaded onto the correct vehicle

for delivery

• Undertake deliveries using company 3.5-ton vehicles across north east England/

North Yorkshire if required

• Unload external haulier vehicles and store products correctly in warehouse ensuring

any shortages/ Damages are reported to depot supervisor

• Ensure warehouse area is kept clean and tidy at all times

• Assist depot supervisor with Health and safety / Fire safety/ Security system checks

as required

• Daily running of depot in event of supervisor absence

April 2010 to March 2015

Delivery Driver Agrovista UK Ltd

• Ensure all daily vehicle checks are carried out and any defects are reported to depot

supervisor

• Pick products for delivery and load vehicle from provided delivery manifest

• Route deliveries into a time and fuel-efficient order for delivery across north east

England/ North Yorkshire

• Ensure company vehicle is returned at end of shift without damage and full of fuel

• Provide a pleasant and helpful service when meeting customers/ other colleagues

September 2009 to April 2015, self employed farm worker

Carry out a range of livestock/ arable tasks for multiple clients across farms ranging from 100 to 2000 acres

Skills acquired:

PA 1 & 2 certificates

Nroso Membership

July 2006 to September 2009 Farm Worker J & D Longlands LTD

Undertake all duties relating to a 2000 acre livestock farm including but not limited to:

• Livestock handling and transport

• Forage preparation/ Feeding

• Estate maintenance

Preferences
Availability

Start: 03/05/2026 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

North East

Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

North east England or Yorkshire

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