Recruitment of staff
- Thread starter Cyril
- Start date
Assistant as in a young person ? try your local Ag college .
- Location
- Shropshire
We have been advertising for the same for a while there’s not the stock men about that there used to be
- Location
- Shropshire
some off the agency’s can be good that’s how I ended up with a herdsman job
have you tried a free advertisement on the job section here ?
Kiss
Member
- Location
- North west
It’s not just dairy struggling, maybe an ex convict?
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
You still need staff and bloody good ones.
Try indeed.com
Martyn
Member
- Location
- South west
Have you considered changing milking times, lots of people around here claim to struggle for staff, we don't start evening milking untill 7.30-8ish and have help from people who have day jobs (vet nurse, jockey) but happily top their income with night milking.
How many cow’s and robots before you need staff, 200?
Offer more money they’ll soon come flocking… nobody wants too milk cows twice a day, with 28 days holiday a year but still have too work every other weekend milking for peanuts anymore.. too easy too earn better money elsewhere for less commitment…
having a house or company truck with unlimited private use with the job will make it more attractive but still needs be on a big wedge of cash
having a house or company truck with unlimited private use with the job will make it more attractive but still needs be on a big wedge of cash
Not overly seeing that here is the point
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
We have 3 and 180 with no followers, family labour plus one partimer doing 30 odd hours a month.
4th will be commissioned in spring 22 and will aim to use same labour but son will be full-time instead of splitting his time elsewhere and here.
kiwi pom
Member
- Location
- canterbury NZ
Have you tried Ag colleges? You might get someone keen to get a bit more experience.
Being picky I know but you might want to look for an assistant herdsperson.
HasthorpeGrange
Member
- Location
- Lincolnshire
What system and numbers are you running? Asking for a friend looking to move on.
frederick
Member
- Location
- south west
For an assistant I would second indeed. I would also target someone with no experience. Probably female maybe working in the care industry or admin that wants a different more rewarding way of life.
Make it clear no experience is required.
Care home staff work rubbish hours, have to feed and clear up sh!t. But cows maybe easier to deal with than people and shift pattern maybe easier to work around family life.
300 British Friesians calving mostly Autumn and rest in Spring on a cheese contract. Grass based as many days as possible and cubicle housed the remainder. Happy family farm but my Polish guy has to return home to look after his children as his wife is very ill. He has been with me for seven years and wants to stay but must look after his children.