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About Heckfield Estates

The Heckfield estate, set across 438 acres, contains a certified biodynamic market garden, organic farm, woodlands, ornamental gardens, and pleasure grounds. The market garden and farm, known as Heckfield Home Farm, grows produce and flowers for its sister companies Heckfield Place, Spring, and Wildsmith Skin, along with produce sales held on the farm. The mixed livestock and arable farm is home to a herd of beef cattle, flocks of sheep, saddleback pigs, hens, and a dairy herd of Guernsey cows, whose milk is processed on site in the dairy processing unit.

Heckfield Estates provides a range of services within its wider Group, offering opportunities to work across the following areas:

• Food and flower growing
• Gardening and arboriculture
• Warehousing and logistics
• Project management
• Grounds maintenance
• Facilities maintenance
• Safety and security
• Office management and administration

Heckfield Estates partners with local schools and community organisations, welcoming learners of all ages to explore the farm, understand sustainable agriculture, reconnect with nature, and discover the numerous career paths in this sector.

Working with FuturePlus to further their practices around sustainability, Heckfield Estates has implemented many policies and initiatives to improve their sustainability and impact in the community. FuturePlus provides a framework for sustainable growth, managing and measuring sustainability scores in five key themes: Climate; Diversity and Inclusion; Social; Economic; and Environment.

Heckfield Estates is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join its Farm team, to assist in the day-to-day operation of the Farm. Our ideal candidate will have experience in mixed livestock farming and will be passionate about animals and their welfare. They will also be willing to learn and uphold our organic approach and will be able to maintain strong hygiene and health & safety practices.

We are looking for an experienced mixed livestock farm worker, not necessarily from an organic background, but a willingness to adapt and learn is essential and having tickets and a good mechanical knowledge will be an advantage. Above all, a successful candidate will need to demonstrate a real energy, passion and enthusiasm for farming; your positive can-do attitude will put you at the forefront of our recruitment process.

General Duties will include:

• An understanding of a variety of livestock and their different welfare requirements
• Relief Milking
• General farm work
• Tidy approach to work
• Tractor/ Telehandler work
• Good team player and communicator

Only applicants who have the Right to Work in the UK should apply.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Experience:

• Farm Worker: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• drivers licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person