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Kinnaird, nr Brechin
Dawnfresh Farming Ltd, part of the Dawnfresh Seafoods Group, is the largest Trout Farming Company operating in the UK. Our Marine and Freshwater farms are located throughout Scotland, England and Ireland.
We are currently looking to identify a suitably qualified and highly motivated individual to undertake the role of Farm Manager at our hatchery and juvenile production operation, Kinnaird, nr Brechin.
Kinnaird is a large, flow-through pond site with a small bore hole supplied hatchery, currently configured to hatch quarterly batches of 500k eggs, supplemented by 5g transferred fry to produce > 2 million 50g juveniles for supply into our large freshwater loch on-growing operations.
Currently in need of optimization, Kinnaird is about to undergo a major upgrade and modernisation program after which the site will become one of the core freshwater farms within Dawnfresh Farming.
Reporting to the Farming Director, the successful candidate will have previous management experience with proven ability for developing site infrastructure and establishing best farming practice. Essential skills will include the ability to manage and motivate personnel, first class planning and organisation abilities and a high degree of computer literacy. In addition, applicants should have a full driving license and be prepared to undertake travel as required.
Depending on experience, we offer a salary package in the range £25k-£33k, plus housing along with the opportunity to develop your management career within a company at the forefront of UK trout farming.
If you are interested in applying for this position please send your CV, by Thursday 22nd December 2011, to:
Lindsey Elder, HR Officer, Dawnfresh Seafoods Ltd, Bothwellpark Industrial Estate, Uddingston, G71 6LS. Office 01698 810008, E-mail: lindsey.elder@dawnfresh.co.uk
Informal enquires can be made to Gideon Pringle, Farming Director, Mobile 07747 487232.
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