6 herdsman and 450 cows, I'd think they will need to find plenty of jobs to look busy
Some help on salaries please
- Thread starter Jason86
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- Location
- Ardrossan Ayrshire
If you are happy at your starting wage and it goes up in line with your usefulness then I would go for it. With plenty of other staff you should never feel stranded or struggle to get time off when you need it.
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
Probably miking 20 hrs a day
Reckon it won't be all that busy? And I'm an expert in looking busy!!!
Good or bad thing?
Not sure. I believe they milk twice a day. Everyone does The same hours. But only four people working each day.
Sounds very staffed up on the cow side with a lot of arable. With 5 experienced members of staff already, I can't see them giving up their stock work to sit in a tractor. As the newbie you'll be given whatever is left over which will be the jobs they don't want which will probably be tractor work and relief milking.
I’m guessing the ops “5 others” might just be 5 other workers? Surely it’s 2 in the parlour, 1 fetching and returning and scraping cows, 1 feeding cows and 1 just doing a bit of everything?
Also depends are they full or part time.
They are all full time.
kfpben
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- Location
- Mid Hampshire
450 cows plus youngstock.
Two in the parlour, one scraping up and moving cows round, one on calves and youngstock, one feeding/tractoring.
Herd manager AIing, foot trimming, dealing with problem cows (and people!), paperwork, compliance etc.
Everyone has holidays and days off to cover.
Doesn’t sound overstaffed to me? Sounds about right.
Two in the parlour, one scraping up and moving cows round, one on calves and youngstock, one feeding/tractoring.
Herd manager AIing, foot trimming, dealing with problem cows (and people!), paperwork, compliance etc.
Everyone has holidays and days off to cover.
Doesn’t sound overstaffed to me? Sounds about right.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
6 on 2 off, so that means you're doing full hours on the weekend?
You're not going to get a full weekend very often. Money wise, its probably not too bad for entry level. People are saying you'll get more as you get experience but I'd ask if this is the case, its unlikely your duties will change with time unless people leave so why would they up your rate?
You're not going to get a full weekend very often. Money wise, its probably not too bad for entry level. People are saying you'll get more as you get experience but I'd ask if this is the case, its unlikely your duties will change with time unless people leave so why would they up your rate?
Correct. Full hours, and not often a weekend.
Biggest question not yet asked is it a hike in wage compared to your current job?
It is yes, by about 7k, that said I'm currently well underpaid I'm my current job, I think anyway. I currently work 5 1/2 days a week, only getting of Sunday and half of Saturday.
Think you’d enjoy the step up to it by the sound of your current job. I’d totally agree with @BRB John
Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
You say you have your own house at present, presumably rented… would you be going home at any point during the working day ?
Yes, but I only live a mile away. Would only go home for the 2 hour lunch.
buffalo_soldier
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- Location
- cumbria
Sounds ideal then.
Only kicker is the 6/2 but the 2hr dinner sorts a lot of that as you can do all the little jobs folk save for weekends then.
Best of luck
Only kicker is the 6/2 but the 2hr dinner sorts a lot of that as you can do all the little jobs folk save for weekends then.
Best of luck