Farm Unit Worker - Industrial 2

FARM UNIT WORKER - INDUSTRIAL 2

Location: Research Farmed Estates, Hillsborough

Hours: 37hrs per week plus overtime to include weekends

Duration: up to 3 months

Pay: £13.75 per hour

About AFBI & the Agri-Environment Branch:

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) delivers world-class science to support agriculture, the environment, and the wider economy. Sponsored by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), AFBI provides evidence-based research and monitoring that informs government policy and promotes sustainability in Northern Ireland and beyond.

Working Hours:

The successful candidates will normally be required to work 37hrs each week plus overtime, hours of work will include weekends and public holidays

Main duties include:

• Daily pre-operation checks on each machine used, ranging in size of up to 200hp+ 4 wheel drive tractors, Self-Propelled Silage harvester, Telescopic Handlers, 3 Tonne Counterbalance Forklift, Rubber Tyre Excavator, Tractor, and loader, ATV/RTV.
• Operating a large range of farm equipment such as Slurry Tankers (Dribble Bar, trailing show, and transfer boom), Slurry Pumps, Silage Trailers, Dump Trailers, Bale Trailers, FYM Spreader Fertiliser Spreader, Power Harrows, Plough, Rotavator, Field Rollers, Grass Mowers, Grass Rake, Grass Tedder, Balers (round and small square), Bale Lifters, Umbilical Slurry Application System, Sprayers, Seed Drills/Air Seeder, Grass Topper, Straw Chopper, Post Driver, Zero Grazer, and Diet Feeders.
• Mixing slurry in both underground and above ground tanks.
• Using GPS and Isobus for sowing fertiliser, spraying, seed drills and slurry application.
• Manual work using brush, shovel, power hose, strimmer, leaf blower, hedge trimmer, chainsaw, erection and dismantling of temporary and permanent fences, silage barriers and covering silos.
• Assisting in the operation of an animal feed concentrate mixing plant with bulk and 25kg manual bag handling.
• Assisting scientific staff in the handling of livestock for the purposes of taking measurements and animal health procedures.

Essential Criteria:

• 2 GCSEs at grades A-C including English Language and Mathematics or equivalent

AND

• A minimum of 6demonstratable months of the following:
  • Tractor driving
  • Silage and slurry experience
  • Operating a large range of farm equipment
• Possess a full, UK current or exchangeable** driving licence for manual vehicles, (to aid the successful candidate in driving AFBI vehicles) enabling the licence holder to fulfil the duties of this role

Apply Now!
Take the next step in your career and join a rewarding role with AFBI. Apply today or contact Evette Fiddes at [email protected]