Vacancies - Velcourt

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Harvest Vacancies 2022

Position:	Corn Carter
Location:	East Yorkshire

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Position:	Combine Driver
Location:	East Yorkshire

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Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	North Yorkshire

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Position:	Corn Carter
Location:	Ixworth, Suffolk

Open

Position:	Corn Carter
Location:	Kent

Open

Position:	Dryer Operator
Location:	Swindon, Wiltshire

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Position:	Cultivations
Location:	Hertfordshire

Open

Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	Hertfordshire

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Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	West Sussex

Open

Position:	Dryer Operator
Location:	Cambridgeshire

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Position:	Cultivations
Location:	Cambridgeshire

Open

Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	Cambridgeshire

Open

Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

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Position:	Corn Carter
Location:	Alnwick, Northumberland

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Position:	Corn Carter & Cultivations
Location:	Warwickshire

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Position:	Dryer Operator
Location:	Gloucestershire

Open

Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	Gloucestershire

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Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	Marlborough, Wiltshire

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Position:	Cultivations
Location:	Northumberland

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Position:	Corn Carters
Location:	Northumberland

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Position:	Dairy General Farm Worker
Location:	Devon

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Position:	Dairy Herd Managers
Location:	South West

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Position:	Dairy Farm Managers
Location:	South West

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No. Required:	1
Period:	Mid July - End Sept
Accommodation:	Provided FOC on site
Notes:	Full driving licence required. CASE tractors Bailey 18t trailers 1400ha Combinable Crops, Seed Potatoes, Vining Peas
Address:	Humberside Farmers Ltd Newbald Lodge Farm North Newbald York East Yorkshire YO43 4TF
Contact:	David Richardson Mobile: 07598 525372 Office: 01430 871028 drichardson@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	1
Period:	Mid July - End Sept
Accommodation:	Provided FOC on site
Notes:	Relief combine driver. New NH 9.90 35ft 1400ha Combinable Crops, Seed Potatoes, Vining Peas
Address:	Humberside Farmers Ltd Newbald Lodge Farm North Newbald York East Yorkshire YO43 4TF
Contact:	David Richardson Mobile: 07598 525372 Office: 01430 871028 drichardson@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	2
Period:	End Jun/early Jul - mid Sept.
Accommodation:	Accommodation available FOC as a static caravan, including all gas, electric & wifi provided FOC. Hot meals provided when conducting long hours at harvest
Notes:	Minimum age 18. Previous experience driving tractors and trailers would be advantageous. Operators will be required to drive Puma 240 tractors using Bailey 18 tonne trailers. Farm Business Info: Farm size 1100ha plus 650ha of additional contracting. Cropping comprises of wheat, barley, beans, oilseed rape, oats, sugar beet, vining peas, seed and forage crops. Located near Selby.
Address:	Hartley Farming (Yorkshire) Ltd Birkin Farm Haddlesey Road Birkin Nr Selby North Yorkshire WF11 9LT
Contact:	Rob Yardley 07803 409972 ryardley@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	1
Period:	Jun - Sept - Flexible
Accommodation:
Notes:	Minimum age 18 yrs. Any level of experience. Farm Business Info: 900 ha cereals and sugar beet.
Address:	SW Cross & Sons Ltd Dairy Farm Ixworth Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2HB
Contact:	Peter Wilson 07976 852390 pwilson@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	1
Period:	Early Jul - Mid Sep (some flexibility)
Accommodation:	Accommodation is two flats within a converted farm building.
Notes:	Case 165 Puma tractors with 14 tonne trailers. Other arable work including flat trailer work, rolling etc. Farm Business Info: 1200ha arable within two estates three miles apart near Tonbridge, Kent. Standard arable cropping. Busy operation with plenty of varied work.
Address:	Velcourt Ltd (Hadlow Contracting) Hadlow Place Farm Three Elm Lane Tonbridge Kent TN11 0BW
Contact:	James Sheldrick Mobile: 07771 507310 jsheldrick@velcourt.co.uk

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Harvest Vacancies 2022

Responsible Farming For The Future

No. Required:	1
Period:	Early Jul - Mid Sep
Accommodation:	FOC accommodation in shared static caravans with all utilities provided. Late evening meals provided when working into the evening. Local town with Tescos and Waitrose, with Swindon 15 minutes away.
Notes:	Operating a Svegma 40tph dryer and managing sampling of incoming crops. Telehandler licence useful but training can be given if required. Experience of harvest operations vital. Full training on dryer operation will be given. Farm Business Info: 900ha combinable cropping and grass contracting business. Located around 3 main farms north of Marlborough with plenty of contracting for local farmers.
Address:	RJ Hussey and Son Weir Farm Broad Hinton Swindon Wiltshire SN4 9NE
Contact:	Olly Pemberton Mobile: 07765 006030 opemberton@velcourt.co.uk
The role includes lots of roadwork so sensible people required. All training can be given to people with the right attitude.

No. Required:	1
Period:	Early Jul - Late Sep
Accommodation:	FOC. Mobile Homes. Evening meals in the form of Oak House foods ready meals provided. (https://www.oakhousefoods.co.uk )
Notes:	Driving a 240 HP tractor involved in secondary cultivations/ with some corn carting. Farm Business Info: 1300 Ha of Combinable Crops (Winter Wheat, Winter/Spring Barley, OSR, Peas and Beans) and Sugar Beet. South Cambridgeshire on the Herts/Beds border.
Address:	Velcourt Ltd - Vine Contracting Vine Farm Wendy Royston Herts SG8 0HJ
Contact:	Tim Whitehead Mobile: 07771 507289 Office: 01223 207845 twhitehead@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	3
Period:	Early Jul - Early Sep
Accommodation:	FOC. Mobile Homes. Evening meals in the form of Oak House foods ready meals provided. (https://www.oakhousefoods.co.uk )
Notes:	18 and over. Some previous experience driving large tractors and trainers preferred. Telescopic handler ticket, Will put suitable candidates through their Forklift training/test. Farm Business Info: 1300 Ha of Combinable Crops (Winter Wheat, Winter/Spring Barley, OSR, Peas and Beans) and Sugar Beet. South Cambridgeshire on the Herts/Beds border.
Address:	Velcourt Ltd - Vine Contracting Vine Farm Wendy Royston Herts SG8 0HJ
Contact:	Tim Whitehead Mobile: 07771 507289 Office: 01223 207845 twhitehead@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	2
Period:	Early Jul - End Sep
Accommodation:	FOC accommodation on farm in a shared house or a self-contained flat.
Notes:	Experience preferred, particularly on road haulage as roles involve carting through a busy town. Case Optum 300 and Case Puma 240, with HM 15 tonne trailers. Farm Business Info: In-hand farming business of the Cowdray Estate in the South Downs National Park. 555 hectares combinable crops for 2022 harvest, Winter and Spring Wheat, Winter and Spring Barley, Winter Oats. In addition there is a 300 cow, summer and autumn calving dairy.
Address:	Cowdray Home Farms Moor Farm Cowdray Park Midhurst West Sussex GU29 0AZ
Contact:	David Ullyott Mobile: 07584 170444 Office: 01730 812089 dullyott@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	2
Period:	Mid Jul - Mid Sep
Accommodation:	Static home accommodation free of charge on farm. 4 hot evening meals supplied per week too.
Notes:	Responsible for intakes and grain store management for a range of grain storage systems across the farms. Higher rates of pay to corn carting position and more hours available. Farm Business Info: Velcourt Wakerley farms 2,600ha of cereals, OSR, pulses, and sugar beet on a range of soil types in and around Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire based at George Farm, Stamford.
Address:	Velcourt (Wakerley) Ltd George Farm London Road Stamford Cambs PE93JP
Contact:	Oli Pilbeam Mobile: 07824 621585 Office: 01780 460010 opilbeam@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	2
Period:	Mid Jul - Mid Nov
Accommodation:	Static home accommodation free of charge on farm. 4 hot evening meals supplied per week too.
Notes:	Minimum age of 21. Must have had experience of cultivating. Main work consisting of 200-300hp Case IH tractor, ploughing and secondary cultivations. Farm Business Info: Velcourt Wakerley farms 2,600ha of cereals, OSR, pulses, and sugar beet on a range of soil types in and around Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire based at George Farm, Stamford.
Address:	Velcourt (Wakerley) Ltd George Farm London Road Stamford Cambs PE93JP
Contact:	Oli Pilbeam Mobile: 07824 621585 Office: 01780 460010 opilbeam@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	2
Period:	Mid Jul - Early Sep
Accommodation:	Individual Bunkabin accommodation units available with shared cooking facilities.
Notes:	Minimum age 18 yrs. Some tractor driving experience an advantage but attitude is more important. Main roles will be grain and straw carting but some secondary cultivation opportunities may arise. Tractors will be Case Puma CVX. Farm Business Info: 1800ha arable and sheep farm 8 miles north of Cirencester growing wheat barley and oilseed rape
Address:	Stowell Park Estate Ltd Estate Office Yanworth Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 3LQ
Contact:	Mike Dewar Mobile: 07966 202499 mdewar@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	1
Period:	Mid Jul - Mid Oct
Accommodation:	A harvest cottage is provided on the estate FOC and meals are provided when working long hours.
Notes:	Full driving license required, Case Puma and Optum tractors with 16 tonne Bailey grain trailers. Telehandler certificate is required for the role. Other harvest duties will be offered to the right candidates throughout the season such as Flail mowing, ploughing, Pressing and Cambridge rolling. Farm Business Info: 1800ha arable farm growing a wide range of combinable crops located on the Northumberland coast.
Address:	Percy Farms Ratcheugh Farm Longhoughton Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3AE
Contact:	Tom Ziemelis Mobile: 07771 507299 tziemelis@velcourt.co.uk

No. Required:	1
Period:	Mid July - Mid Sept on corn carting duties. Later to end of Sept for the right candidate for extra work cultivating.
Accommodation:	Yes accommodation provided. Shared by 3 summer students. A 3 bedroom cottage in the local village.
Notes:	18 and over. Previous corn carting experience necessary. Tractors used - Case Pumas Farm Business Info: 900ha of combinable crops. These include Wheat Wheat, Winter Barley, Oilseed Rape, Winter Beans, Spring Wheat and Barley.
Address:	Velcourt Ltd - Arbury Contracting The Grain Dryer Nuthurst Lane Astley Nuneaton Warwickshire CV10 7QH
Contact:	Ted Holmes Mobile: 07771 507285 Office: 01676 540161 tholmes@velcourt.co.uk
You will be part of a small dynamic harvest team. If the successful candidate shows they have the skillset and correct attitude they will be given a much greater level of responsibility. We pride ourselves on high levels of attention to detail and carrying out all tasks to a high standard, whilst ensuring everyone has an enjoyable rewarding harvest.

No. Required:	1
Period:	3rd wk of Jul - End Oct. Possibly full-time thereafter.
Accommodation:	Shared accommodation in house available FOC. Good internet access. Free evening meal.
Notes:	Must be 21 or over with previous experience of cultivations. GFW plus carry out primary and secondary cults. 6m Horsch Joker, 6m Rexius Twin, subsoiling, rolling and maybe some ploughing and fertilising. Farm Business Info: 1100ha all arable farm growing combinable crops. Located on the East Coast Northumberland. This role could become full-time for the right candidate.
Address:	Ellington Farms Ltd East Moor Farm Ellington Morpeth Northumberland NE61 5JL
Contact:	James Owen 07881 787930 jowen@velcourt.co.uk
Competitive rates of pay. Responsible and mature person who respects machinery is a must.

No. Required:	2
Period:	3rd wk of Jul - End Sep/Early Oct
Accommodation:	Shared accommodation in house available FOC. Good internet access. Free evening meal.
Notes:	Must be over 18 years old. Full driving licence. Telehandler certificate a advantage. Must have previous tractor driving experience. Farm Business Info: 1100ha all arable farm growing combinable crops. Located on the East Coast Northumberland.
Address:	Ellington Farms Ltd East Moor Farm Ellington Morpeth Northumberland NE61 5JL
Contact:	James Owen 07881 787930 jowen@velcourt.co.uk
Competitive rates of pay. Responsible and mature person who respects machinery is a must.

No. Required:	1
Period:	Immediate
Accommodation:	Available on farm.
Notes:	A GFW is required for Velcourt Ltd on the Fortescue Estate in North Devon. The farm is set in 1,200 acres in the beautiful Devon countryside. We have 560 Holstein Friesian milking cows. The cows are calved all year round. The herd is split in two units with 280 cows on each, cows are milked 2x a day through 20/40 swing over parlours. The cows are cubical housed during winter months and the lows graze in the summer. The herd is fed on a TMR. Spacious cubical sheds and collecting yards as well as good handling facilities. Modern up to date Case tractors and machinery. Duties to include: • Relief milking • Relief TMR Feeding • Fencing • Grassland management • Youngstock feeding/Bedding • Scraping • General stock work Hours will be varied depending on the job in hand. Longer days will be required when milking and feeding. Weekend work will also be required.
Address:	Velcourt Ltd Fortescue East Clatworthy Farm Filliegh Barnstaple EX32 0RL
Contact:	Sam Wakeham 07929 725653 swakeham@velcourt.co.uk

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