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Arable Operator / General Farm Worker - North Northumberland / Scottish Borders


Straker-Smith Farms


Location

Northumberland, Northumberland | United Kingdom


Job description

We are a family run arable business operating on 400ha of owned land. Our primary crop is milling wheat, with OSR, barley and vining peas in the rotation. We also have a small flock of lambing ewes and run a commercial pheasant shoot. Conservation is a key consideration in all we do.

We are looking for someone enthusiastic and self-motivated to join our team and undertake a full range of farm activities:

- Cultivations
- Spraying
- Fertiliser spreading
- Trailer work
- Relief combine operator for the right candidate
- Loading grain lorries and helping in the grain store (cleaning, inspection, documentation etc)
- Fencing
- Forestry
- Machinery and farm maintenance
- Conservation and estate maintenance

Required education, skills and qualifications:
- Full UK Driving License
- PA1, PA2
- Tele-handler

A chainsaw license, good workshop skills, PA4, PA6 and experience of using GPS systems would be an advantage but not essential.

Additional training will be given to the right candidate.

The ideal candidate will be:
- Honest, enthusiastic, motivated and a real team player
- Safety conscious
- Happy to turn their hand to all jobs
- Prepared to work long hours, weekends and bank holidays, particularly during busy periods

A competitive employment package will be offered together with a house.

Please apply with a full CV. All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Job can start as soon as possible, but any time before July.


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