JOB VACANCY - ESTATE WORKER
Key member of a small team
JOB VACANCY - ESTATE WORKER
Key member of a small team
Typical week
No week is the same and there will be a wide variety of jobs to do depending on the time of year, weather, and how you choose to prioritise them. It could, however, look a little like this:
MONDAY
· Meet up with electricians to arrange house access
· Re-hang gate with new post
· Check kerosene levels for re-ordering
TUESDAY
· Routine maintenance on tractor and winch
· Clear away fallen beech limb and fell damaged young tree
· Repair damage to dyke
· Clear ditch and drain from fallen branches and leaves
WEDNESDAY
· Move, log and stack beech limb into log shed
· Work with gardener to strim and mow lawns around house and tidy edges
· Check road drains
THURSDAY
· Chainsaw sharpening and maintenance
· Winch three thinned larch trees out of wood for gate posts
· Restock log piles
· Clear weeds etc around steading
FRIDAY
· Arrange mower maintenance
· Repair quad bike trailer
· Clear gutters around steading
· Prepare workshop door for repainting
Employment package
Benefits:
· Hours and wage negotiable; full-time salary from £25,000
· Statutory pension
· Three/four-bedroom house, well-suited to a young family
· 29 days holiday (including public holidays) or equivalent pro rata
· Training
· Free supply of logs for personal use
· Potential additional opportunities for a partner
House:
· Three/four bedrooms
· One bathroom and second separate WC / wash room
· Large living room with wood-burning stove and dining area
· Large kitchen with modern Raeburn cooker, electric oven and induction hobs
· Larder
· Boot room
· Recently re-insulated including double-glazing
· Two external sheds and a kennel
· Large garden
