Farm Hand-Full time, year round. Central Maine Position Available In Somerset, Maine

un ⚐ ⚑ ⚑ Farm Hand-Full time, year round. Central Maine (Pittsfield)

BALFOUR FARM LLC

‹ image 1 of 5 › compensation: $17-20/hr, based on experience employment type: experience level: mid level job title: General Farm Hand Balfour Farm is a hiring for a full time year round farm hand. We are a small diversified certified organic dairy farm in Pittsfield, Maine. We milk up to 20 cows, raise 150 hogs per year and have 300-500 hen flock for egg laying production. There is a creamery on site to process all the milk. We run a small team of staff, so a team work attitude is important. Requirements

• work day 5 shifts/week, 7 am to 3 pm, some

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are required for this position

• work with safety in mind
• ability to lift 50 lbs
• be able to work in all kinds of weather
• this position is 90% outside work with a strong manual labor component
• 2-3 years experience in pasture based farming, concentration on dairy is preferred, but will train the right candidate
• experience with diverse livestock(pig, cows, chickens)
• experience operating farm equipment: tractors, skid steers, trailers, chain saws, trimmers, mowers, hay implements
• be willing to learn, follow directions, provide feedback and ask questions when uncertain of a course of action
• maintain a clean appearance and workspace
• time management skills are essential to work effectively and efficiently, both independently and as a team member
• be reliable and timely
• be responsive to changing seasonal needs of the farm
• be able to work autonomously , planning and prioritizing your work day to accomplish all tasks
• have a valid Driver’s license and reliable transportation
• have a good attitude and work ethic: be honest and work to the your ability, complete tasks without cutting corners
• other skills such as carpentry and building trades, mechanical skills and machine repair are desirable

Responsibilities:

• daily animal care: feeding and watering, cleaning pens, moving fencing; gather, clean and package eggs
• dairy: milking, scraping barn, cleaning equipment, feed calves, feeding hay, moving fence, moving cattle, monitoring: grass growth, water tanks and lines, herd health, maintain records
• hogs: feeding, watering, monitoring farrowing and heat cycles, maintain records, moving/repairing fencing, loading hogs/moving hogs to barn for loading-chickens: feed, water; gather, clean and package eggs; monitor flock health, move fencing
• seasonal: fencing repair, installation and maintenance, hay harvest, firewood, mowing grass, plowing snow, brush removal, equipment maintenance, farm building maintenance, grounds maintenance
• support farm operations as needed throughout the year with other duties as assigned We offer paid holidays, sick time and a clothing allowance.

More info about the farm is available on our website, www.balfourfarm.com Send letter of interest via response to this ad Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.

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