Livestock Operative - Twilight
- Employer
- Pickstock Foods Ltd
- Location
- Hartshorne, Swadlincote, South Derbyshire
- Salary
- £14.50 per hour - 42 hours per week
- Closing date
- 2 Jul 2023
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The working hours are Monday to Thursday 4pm - 1am and Sunday 12pm -6pm.
The role:
As a front-line member of the Lairage team, you will work in a multi-disciplinary livestock department, providing your expertise and making a full contribution to the continuing success of the business. You will have the sole responsibility for the following during your working hours:
- Organisation of livestock within the lairages.
- Inputting of data into our system – cross checking expected counts with licences, invoices, and physical number of livestock unloaded.
- Ensuring the unloading of livestock is undertaken by the required welfare standards – counts, licences and FCI are all correct.
- Reporting discrepancies, changes, or adjustments to the lairage manager in a timely manner.
- Continually liaise with lairage manager regarding planning and organisation of stock.
- Actively promote and ensure impeccable animal welfare standards are always adhered to.
- Completing necessary Farm Assurance checks using Red Tractor/ QM Scotland/ Merlin QWFC
- Liaise with external hauliers and deadweight suppliers regarding times of arrival.
- Ensuring the working environment is to a high standard of cleanliness.
- Ensure all livestock is recorded clearly, correctly, and accurately on pen cards and boards.
- Feeding and bedding of livestock
- Mucking out
Personal Qualities
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Good eye for detail
- Organised and efficient
- Able to work under pressure.
- Computer literate
Must have:
- Previous experience of working with livestock – 3 years +
- Telehandler Licence
- Basic Tractor Skills (hitch trailers/use straw chopper)
- Ability to work alone
Desirable
- 5 years+ livestock experience – sheep
- Forklift licence
- Fully competent tractor Driver
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