Farm Worker Current Vacancies

2008-06-13:

Farm workers are employed by farmers and landowners to carry out practical tasks on livestock, arable or mixed farms.
caring for animals - tasks such as feeding, mucking out, caring for sick animals, preparing cows for milking, operating ploughing fields, sowing, tending and harvesting crops, spreading fertiliser and spraying crops.

driving and maintaining tractors and combine harvesters and other vehicles maintaining farm buildings, laying and trimming hedges, digging and maintaining ditches, putting up and mending fences lambing season or harvesting.

Most jobs involve working outdoors in all weathers, and the work is physically demanding, with a lot of bending, lifting.
There are opportunities for farm workers throughout the UK. Employers include farm owners, commercial organisations, there is a lot of competition for farm manager positions.

Skilled workers are much more likely to find work than unskilled workers with qualifications and experience, promotion to supervisor or unit manager on a large farm may be possible.
Movement from farm to farm to gain experience and promotion is usual. Experienced workers may earn up to 19,000. (Permalink)