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I am 57 years young. A farmer's son who has had a career elsewhere. I consider myself reliable, hard working and trustworthy with a 'can do' attitude, very capable to learn. I have had experience with stock (lambing and calving) but not for a while, also tractor work and farm maintenance.
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Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming
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Full Car Licence
Tractor, Telehandler/Fork Lift
Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving
When I worked for my parents I regularly used tractors for tasks such as muck spreading, hay and silage mowing and turning, baling and general farm duties. I used an all terrain forklift for tasks such as muck loading and bale handling. Also a quad bike and trailer to transport sheep. I have also operated dump trucks and vibrating rollers and various small plant. I have operated tractors and other equipment on an infrequent basis over the last few decades, carting silage and the like. I don't hold 'tickets' for machinery, I've just had experience.
My parents owned a hill farm. They had a herd of 115 cows mainly Hereford Friesian crosses bred with Charolais bulls and a handful of Blue Greys and the odd Aberdeen Angus. The sheep flock was Scottish Blackface ewes and Cross ewes. I was involved in all aspects of husbandry including lambing and calving.
I left the farm when I was 20. I have retained some knowledge.
Male
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57
I have been married to Tina for 34 years. Two adult children. I only require accommodation for myself.
United Kingdom
Argyll and Bute
English
Yes
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I keep fit by running, walking in the hills and some weight training. Reading is important to me. Music and live gigs is a must. I'm adventurous.
190cm tall, weight 100kg
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Experience
02/2023 PRESENT PERTEMPS FOR ROYAL MAIL POSTMAN, TARBERT, ARGYLL
Deliver letters and parcels. I must organize and prioritize my workload, record deliveries and report discrepancies to my line manager. Responsible for the daily and weekly servicing checks of work vehicles. Physical fitness is paramount for this type of work.
09/2022 02/2023 - SELF EMPLOYED GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Installation of concrete tank bases for an engineering company. Skills included digging, preparing shuttering, mixing and pouring concrete. Also dismantled old heating boilers, removing them ready for new installation. Worked with a variety of hand tools.
07/2019 to 09/2022 - CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT ARGYLL and BUTE COUNCIL, LOCHGILPHEAD, ARGYLL
First point of contact for Argyll and Bute Council. My responsibilities included dealing with members of the public in person, telephone and electronic communication to further the purpose of the Council. Matters included taking payments for taxes and services, reports of issues with bins, directing customers to the correct Social Work or NHS department and logging issues with infrastructure, such as roads and lighting, and forwarding the report to the correct team to rectify.
10/2018 05/2019 SALES ASSISTANT Mellex Group Ltd - ARDRISHAIG, ARGYLL
I was involved in the running of a hire shop. Responsibilities included managing the hire of equipment, sales of new equipment, ordering stock for the shop and parts for the workshop, handling cash transactions, invoicing customers and assembling hydraulic hoses.
09/1989 10/2018 POLICE OFFICER POLICE SCOTLAND ARGYLL & BUTE
Responsibility to guard, watch and patrol, preserve life and property, enforce and educate about laws and legislation, submit reports to the Procurator Fiscal about crime and death. Included ensuring the safety of vulnerable people and groups, liaising with relevant organizations to ensure a joint approach in minimizing the risk to the person or group.
01/1988 05/1989 FIREMAN ROYAL AIR FORCE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Firefighting and fire prevention.
From Birth 01/1988 GENERAL FARM WORKER R.W. BARRIE, STRATHAVEN, LANARKSHIRE
Parents livestock farm working with suckler cows and sheep. Some lambing and calving experience gained. Tractor work and all terrain forklift driving.
Skills
•Basic skills in animal husbandry, with tractor and forklift experience.
•Confidence to work alone or as part of a team, self-motivated with a happy disposition.
•Willing to learn and gain the required level of knowledge to do the job.
•Flexible within a job to meet changing demands.
•Physically fit for an active role.
•Can tie anything together with baler twine.
Education
07/1983 - 5 Ogrades
Start: 16/04/2025 Finish: 21/05/2025
Scotland
Temporary
Scotland
