CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 56904

General Farm Worker/Tractor Driver, 40 yrs experience on dairy, beef & arable farms, looking for work in the South.

Qualifications and Experience
Relevant qualifications

Not listed

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Arable, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

I have no paper qualifications.

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, Baler, Ploughing, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing

Livestock experience

Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving

Other equipment experience

Feeder wagon, muck spreader, slurry tank, yard scraping, chain harrowing, rolling, mower, tedder, raking, hedge trimmer, buck rake, power harrow, topper, trailers, small bailer, bob-cat, JCB TM310, Merlo, (no certificate).

Other livestock experience

16 years experience working on a mixed livestock farm, 100 Dairy cows + followers - I fed and bedded-up and helped with calf rearing. I fed and cleaned out pigs and there was a small flock of sheep. Helped feed 100 turkeys and chickens for Christmas which we plucked ourselves. Worked on a beef and arable farm where I helped feed and bed-up. 16 years working on a Dairy farm, 120 milking cows - TMR feeding, bedding-up, scraping out. Robot milking machines for the last 7 years. 60 followers which I feed and bed in the winter.

Personal information
Sex

Male

Other Information

I am hard working and reliable

Age

61

Marital status

I am married with twin sons age 31

Nationality

British

Where are you currently living?

South Gloucestershire

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

-

Hobbies

I enjoy gardening and D.I.Y. and walking

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

5ft 7in

Relevant health problems

none

Farming background

Present - 2002 General Farm Worker/Tractor Driver on 280 acres Dairy Farm. Feeding, bedding-up, silage making, topping, mowing, turning, raking, slurry tank, muck spreading, scarifying, power harrowing, electric fencing, driving JCB TM310, bob-cat, buck raking, occasional milking before robot milking was introduced. 1996 - 2002 General Farm Worker/Stockman on 500 acres of beef and arable land Ploughing and associated cultivations, bailing, rolling, mowing, turning, raking trailer hauling, fencing and mending dry stone walls, Merlo (no certificate) 1980 - 1996 General Farm Worker/Tractor Driver on 328 acres of mixed livestock and arable land. Ploughing and associated cultivations, calf rearing, muck spreading, slurry tank. chain harrowing, rolling, muck spreading, slurry tank, chain harrowing, rolling, mowing, turning, raking, forage harvesting, small bailer, fertilizing and spraying (no certificate), hedge trimming, turkeyand chicken plucking at christmas. 1980 - 1979 Worked for nine months on a youth opportunties scheme. Helped with the milking, feeding calves, chain harrowing, rolling, mowing, turning, raking, fencing, hedge trimming, ploughing and cultivating.

Preferences
Availability

Start: 01/11/2023 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

South West

Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

South West

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