CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 33440
Farm worker, aged 23 from Norfolk. Looking for maize/beet work or permanent job on a farm from end September 2017.
Qualifications and Experience
Relevant qualifications

BTEC

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Arable, Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

Education: 2016: University of East Anglia (UEA); Foundation Degree in Agricultural Management 2014: Broadland Council Training Skills (BCTS) Apprenticeship; OCR Level 2 NVQ certificates: Business Skills, Customer Service, Principles of Customer Service, OCR Level 1 NVQ certificate in Customer Service 2013: Easton College; Edexcel, Level 3 Extended Diploma in Animal Management, Biosecurity in Cattle Certificate, Cattle Medicines: Legal Requirements and Usage Certificate 2010:Long Stratton High School; GCSE Grade B – Additional Mathematics; GCSE C – Mathematics; English Language; English Literature; Science; Additional Science; I.C.T; D&T: Graphics Products; Textiles Technology; Art and Design; Religious Education Awards and Achievements:  Full UK driving licence  Telehandler Certificate; Shepherds Health and Safety Ltd - 2017  NPTC Safe use of pesticides PA1 certificate – 2016

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, Combine, Drilling, PA1, Tracked Machine, Telehandler/Fork Lift

Livestock experience

Dairy, Pig, Sheep, Lambing

Other equipment experience

Grain carting during harvest with a Massey 7726 Dyna-VT and 18t Larrington trailer Use of Spearhead flail mower Panther with road impact roller attachments CAT challenger MT855 on tracks with 80ft drill bar CAT challenger MT865 on tracks with 60ft Kelly Diamond Harrow John Deere combines 9750STS rigid auger and hydraflex headers (harvesting rye grass seed, canola, oats, wheat, barley and carrot seed) Case Steiger 600 with dual wheels and rear steering axle with 45t coolamon chaser bin Case combines - 9120, 9230 and 9240 with pick up headers and open fronts (harvesting canola, oats and wheat) John Deere 7250r with 12m dribble bar-umbilical slurry spreading

Other livestock experience

Lambing and sheep husbandry. Milking Parlour experience. Calf and cow handling and showing.

Personal information
Sex

Female

Other Information

N/A

Age

23

Marital status

N/A

Nationality

British

Where are you currently living?

Norfolk

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

-

Hobbies

Travelling, Skiing, Horse Riding

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

5"4,

Relevant health problems

N/A

Farming background

Employment History: July 2017 to present: Stanton Park Farms, Hinderclay, Norfolk, UK – Machinery Operator  Daily checks and weekly servicing of machines  Grain carting during harvest with a Massey 7726 Dyna-VT and 18t Larrington trailer  Use of Spearhead flail mower  Working as part of a team and unsupervised on independent tasks April 2017 to June 2017: Plainview Farms, Cryon, NSW, Australia – Machinery Operator • Workshop experience maintaining machinery and assisting with fabrication of new airseeder • Daily maintenance and operation of Steiger Panther with road rollers • Daily maintenance and operation of CAT Challenger mt855 drilling wheat with 80ft drill and Flexi-Coil seed cart • Daily maintenance and operation of CAT Challenger mt865 and Case IH Steiger 9390 with 60ft Kelly chains • Recording specific data of work carried out on contract farms • Working unsupervised on and off the farm • Use of Greenstar GPS to record implements and seeding January 2017 to April 2017: C&J Spencer Agriculture Ltd, Bracknell, TAS, Australia – Machinery Operator  Daily maintenance and operation of John Deere Combine Harvesters, equipped with pickup, hydraflex and rigid auger headers  Consulting with customers to discuss harvesting plans, grain sample quality and straw management  Harvesting a variety of crops; winter and spring wheat and barley, oats, rye grass and carrot seed  Use of Greenstar yield mapping system  Working unsupervised long distances from base and for multiple customers October 2016 - December 2016: Dowling Bros, Nyngan, NSW, Australia – Machinery Operator  Daily servicing of machinery including Case IH combine harvesters, tractors and chaser bins  Harvesting of windrowed canola with belt pickup headers and wheat with 45ft draper headers on Case IH 9240, 9230 and 9120 harvesters  Chaser bin operation with a Case IH Steiger 600 tractor and 45t Coolamon Steel Works chaser bin, equipped with rear steering axle. Also use of John Deere 8420 and 38t chaser bin  Use of Case IH GPS guidance systems June 2016 – September 2016: A&M Contracting, Suffolk, UK – Farm Worker  Umbilical Slurry spreading with a John Deere 6190R and a 12m dribble bar  Working within the NVZ guidelines and utilizing a Greenstar GPS system  Food production; in house meat production for butchery/bakery sideline  Pig husbandry; routine mucking out, washing out, weighing, weaning, tail docking, vaccinating, branding and artificial insemination March 2015- April 2016: Sycamore Farm, Norfolk, UK – Shepherdess  Day to day handling of sheep including movement onto transport and movement licences.  Lambing duties including assisting sheep with difficult births, dealing appropriately with livestock illnesses, raising orphan lambs, castrating, tail docking and managing stock flow.  Administration of medication, record keeping, foot trimming and fly spraying. June 2014 – May 2015: Dee Dee’s Café, Norwich, UK – Barista  Preparing a variety of hot and cold food and drinks from the menu under pressure at peak times  Serving customers at the till and handling money/cashing up  Working as key team member September 2011 – June 2014:Cozy Cats Boarding Cattery, Norfolk, UK – Cattery Assistant  Responsibility for ensuring animal welfare standards were met  Administering medication and observing resultant behaviour  Administration duties; arranging appointments, visits, taking payments and securing the premises.  Working as part of a team including responsibility for regular temporary managerial cover  Completed an Apprenticeship with Broadland Council on Customer Service in conjunction with working at the cattery August 2011 – June 2015: Cherry Lane Garden Centre, Norfolk, UK – Sales Assistant  Serving customers in a prompt and professional manner  Operation of modern till systems and dealing with takings  Merchandising; creating displays and restocking November 2010 – April 2011: Peer Mentor and Social Events, Parent and Toddler Supervisor, Norfolk, UK  Volunteer for Interface Learning, a charity supporting Black Minority Ethnic (BME) families  Peer Mentor for young people with children  Supervisor of children at a weekend club; interacting with both the children and parents, responsible for setting up educational and fun activities, encouraging social development

Preferences
Availability

Start: 30/09/2017 Finish: 30/11/2018

Preferred region

South West

Type of job

Any

Where would you like to work?

Norfolk/Suffolk

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