Assistant Herdsperson/GFW

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Sherborne, Dorset
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Agriculture
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SKILLS

Feeding Scraping Bedding Youngstock work Fencing Robots maintenance Livestock welfare Farm tasks

FULL DESCRIPTION

Assistant Herdsperson/GFW-Sherborne, Dorset-SOweb2840, South West

Added 30 Mar 2026

Job Summary

We have contract vacancy for an assistant herdsperson/GFW on robotic unit in Dorset.

Job Skills

The appointed person will be working alongside the farmer and daughter, with duties to include, feeding, scraping, bedding, youngstock work, fencing and maintaining the robots, so must be adaptable with all farm tasks with a can do attitude and have very high welfare attitude to the livestock, also required is an ability to manage day to day while farmer is off farm.

140

South West

Reference: SOweb2840

Job Description

This exceptionally well managed family farm has 140 pedigree Holsteins yielding 12,500 litres, from two Lely astronaut milking units, with exceptional attention to details.

A refurbished 3-bedroom semi-detached house, on farm, will be supplied along with a competitive package, for a 50-hour average week.

For an informal discussion please call Steve Owens on [contact hidden].

*No overseas applicants without a work visa*

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