Estate Worker, Newmarket, Suffolk Ref JF1535

Position Filled
Posted on
December 22, 2023
Location
Haverhill, Suffolk
Job Type
Permanent / Full-time / Employed / Live in / Live out
Role
Private Household & Estate / Gardener / Groundsperson / Estate Worker / Farm & Equestrian

Full Time Estate Worker required for beautiful 1000 acre Estate located between Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds.

The Estate is managed in a very environmentally friendly way with established rewilding areas throughout.

There are rare breed cattle, sheep and pigs on site too, so animal husbandry experience would be an advantage.

The Position:-

  • Tractor and implement use to maintain fields
  • General grass cutting using large ride on mower
  • Strimming, hedge cutting, ditch clearing etc
  • Working in the vineyard and winery
  • Animal care-Pigs, Cattle and sheep
  • Maintenance of parkland and woodland areas
  • Assisting with fencing
  • Assisting the Garden team when required
  • Monday to Friday with weekends on a rota basis-the team all pull together at busy times.

The Person:-

  • Reliable, friendly with an excellent work ethic
  • A team player who is happy to follow instructions
  • Polite and easy to get along with
  • Knowledgeable with rewilding and environmentally farming practice
  • A tractor driver with field maintenance experience
  • Able to care for rare breed cattle, sheep, pigs etc
  • Will have ride on mower, strimmer, hedge cutter, chain saw experience and certificates would be preferred.
  • A car driver with own transport
  • Happy to work weekends as and when required.

A good salary will be offered to the successful person who can provide fully checkable references. The salary will be based on experience.

Accommodation on site could be available.

Tel Jackie 07979 501997 / info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk