Dairy Worker

We currently have vacancies in our Dairy Unit for weekend/part time workers and/or a seasonal worker to cover our calving period.

The positions are suitable for people who have or have not had previous farming experience so long as they have a keen interest in farming and want to learn more. 

Please scroll down for more details and if you are interested, drop an email to:
jamie@meonsprings.com

THE JOB

The work will involve assisting our team to milk the cows and manage their accommodation ensuring a high level of cow comfort.

You will be working in the milking parlour, preparing cows for milking, attaching clusters, loading and unloading the parlour. Or with tractors and farm machinery, in order to scrape out passages & bed up cubicles.  The job involves a fair amount of walking and manual labour.

Responsibilities and accountabilities:

1. Be part of the milking team, supporting the lead milker and moving cows between accommodation and parlour.
2. Caring for cow cubicle accommodation, following the unit’s protocols to ensure beds are clean and comfortable.
3. Safely operate farm machinery in order to scrape passages and bed up cows.
4. Develop relevant knowledge and skills to improve ability.

tHE faRM

Whitewool Farm is located in the Upper Meon Valley, between Winchester and Petersfield.

The Dairy runs 400 friesian holstein dairy cows that are autumn calved and graze in the Summer. 

​In the Winter, the cows are comfortably housed on sand bedded cubicles and it is part of your job to ensure that they remain comfortable an clean.

The farm also has an arable enterprise and non-farming activities, such as fly fishing, glamping and self storage that can be found on this website.

OUR REQUIREMENTS

It is not necessary for you to have worked with cows or on a farm before.  However it is important that you have a keen commitment to learning and an enthusiasm for practical farm work.

You also need to be able to fit into a positive and hardworking team that will be keen to teach you what you need to know to do the work.

TERMS

Pay rates are competitive for the industry and will be either hourly or salary, depending on the agreed position.

Weekend work is required as are early mornings or late evenings (on different shifts).

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

Over and above the basics, we are keen to quickly develop or team members at Whitewool Farm to have a good understanding of stockmanship, machinery and teamwork. 

We do this by regularly reviewing your performance and helping you gain knowledge and skill, where necessary.