Head Herdperson - Robot Maintenance

Head Herdperson - Robot Maintenance

Location: Sutton Bonington Campus (Near Loughborough)

Salary: 29,740 to 36,446 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary with expected overtime around 45,000 per annum.

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Reference: NHE

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our small, hard-working team at The University of Nottingham's Centre for Dairy Science Innovation where we operate a leading edge dairy facility with up to 350 cows as well as youngstock reared on the farm. The dairy is a centre of excellence in the provision of education and research facilities for both the School of Biosciences and the School of Veterinary and Medical Science at the University. You will be working alongside our students, academics, and farm staff.

Responsibilities

This role will require the successful candidate to independently manage their own workload and will involve both conventional animal husbandry and stockmanship duties, undertaking all associated operations to ensure the highest standards are met at all times.

Qualifications & Experience

Candidates should be qualified to a minimum of HND/BTEC in Agriculture, or have equivalent qualifications plus work experience in a relevant role, or have proven relevant experience in a similar role. Due to the need to drive university vehicles, a full, current driving licence is essential.

Further details on qualifications and experience can be found on the Job Role Profile attached to this advert.

Conditions & Benefits

We offer excellent working conditions, good remuneration, and pension package, along with regular time off. The position includes a three-bedroom, centrally heated semi-detached house close to the dairy, the village of Sutton Bonington, and local schools.

Work hours are a minimum of 36.25 hours per week, plus regular overtime paid at 1.5x for hours over 36.25, and 2x for bank holidays and university closure days. Hours are scheduled on a rota averaging 5 days out of 7, including early mornings, some evenings, and weekends. The current rota is 10 days on, 4 days off, with the four days off being alternate Friday to Monday.

Application & Support

For help with applications or to discuss suitability, contact Dave Butler.

Our University Values

Our university is supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive. We celebrate diversity across cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs, which enriches campus life.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and have achieved the Athena Swan Gold Award.

Candidate Guidance is available to support you through the application and interview process. Discover our benefits on the 'Your Benefits' website.

We welcome applications from the UK, Europe, and worldwide, and aim to facilitate your move to the UK. Applications will be considered equally, subject to UK work permission requirements.

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Sutton Bonington Campus (Near Loughborough)Head Herd Person (Robot Maintenance)29,740 to 36,446 per annum. Salary with expected overtime around 45,000 per annum.An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our small, hard-working team at The University of Nottingham's Centre for Dairy Science Innovation where we operate a leading edge dairy facility with up to 350 cows as well as youngstock reared on the farm. The dairy is a centre of excellence in the provision of education and research facilities for both the School of Biosciences and the School of Veterinary and Medical Science at the University and you will be working alongside our students and academics as well as the farm staff.This role will require the successful candidate to independently manage their own workload and will involve both conventional animal husbandry and stockmanship duties undertaking all associated operations to ensure the highest standards are met at all times.
Candidates should be qualified to a minimum of HND/BTEC in Agriculture, or have equivalent qualifications plus have work experience in a relevant role or have proven relevant experience in a similar role. Due to the frequency with which the role holder will drive university vehicles a full, current driving licence is essential for this role.Further details on the qualifications and experience required for this role can be found on the Job Role Profile attached to this advert. In return we offer excellent working conditions, good remuneration and pension package together with regular time off. The position comes with a three bedroomed, centrally heated semi-detached house close to the dairy, the village of Sutton Bonington and local schools.Further information on the benefits available can be found at the link below.This post will work a minimum 36.25 hours per week plus regular overtime paid at x 1.5 rate for any hours worked over 36.25 per week and at x 2 rate for bank
holidays and university closure days. Hours worked by rota averaging 5 days out of 7 including early mornings, some evenings and regular weekends. The current rota is 10 days on 4 days off, with the four days off being alternate Friday to Monday.For help with applications and understanding the application process, or to discuss if this role is right for you please contact Dave Butler at: Further details:Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs - indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme. We are the first university to have
achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process.Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website.We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.
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