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David Fox

Wallasey,Wirral

Summary

I am a very enthusiastic, reliable and willing to learn, i have a keen interest in dairy and just looking for the right oppurtunity to progress and build a career within the sector. I am able to work efficiently alone as well as good at following orders and working as part of team. im 37 so not a young lad and have a passion for animals. im fit strong and not scared of hard work. I grew up on a dairy farm so understand how procedures work and have a good understanding of the work that goes into it. After 18 years as a chef i am no stranger to long hours and being on my feet all day and now 5 years on farming im ready to increase my basic knowledge and advancing higher to make a career.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work history

General farm worker

D E & L M Tyson
Brimstage, Wirral
2021.01 - 2026.01

Heifer rearing assistance - moving cows round as growth comes to keep stronger cows from dominating weaker cows from falling behind, when cows are bagging up moving them to near calf sector. pushing up silage / feeding occasionally.
Fencing - From barbed wire / sheep netting - to electric fencing high tensile / tape this has been a mainstay of my work
Horses - Turning out managing grazing and handling hard to handle horses, not only is this a job i also ride and care for my own horse and do this as a hobby
Transplanting - cultivating plants that continue to spread and moving them around, wild flowers, bulbs, plants and trees all included.
Bee Keeping - i know a lot about bees and find them fascinating and have been stung a lot trust me when i say i think im immune now!
Small amount of tractor driving: i can operate a jcb and can work simple jobs knocking in posts lifting and moving but i wouldnt say it is a skill, other tractors i can scrape out and blow straw have not done much more with tractors.
Building stables - i have assisted in the building of over 20 stables from concreting to timber frames
Concreting - Lots and lots!
Drainage work - This is up there with my favourite work nothing for me more satisfying than a whirlpool forming and the glug glug sound of success of a blocked drain being cleared! Sceptic or waste water does not phase me.
mowing / strimming / hedge cutting - All manually none tractor related
Spraying - roundup / thrust knapsack only dont have a license but know how to operate
General maintenance - from gutter cleaning to yorkshire boarding if its broke i can replace.
I have covered a lot more basic jobs over my time but would take way to long to list all.

Milking assistant

A Fletcher
Neston, Cheshire
2024.11 - 2025.02

Move cows from barn to parlour, remove all dirt off cubicles and place fresh sawdust on cubicles after cleaning, scraping out barn.

repeat for both groups of cows and then assist with putting units on until all cows are milked.

Skills

Drainage - good at isolating and clearing blocked drains

Eye for details - very good at spotting when something isnt right or looks off specially within livestock

Handy man - very good at fixing and repairing

Hands on - much prefer to be on my feet using my hands than sitting on tractor not scared to get dirty!

Animal welfare - I'm an animal lover and take great pride in doing the utmost to make sure all care is given that is required

Fencing - from barbed wire sheep netting to electric high tensile or tape spent a lot of time working on fencing!

Affiliations

  • Dog walking
  • Horse riding
  • Wildlife
  • Football

Timeline

Milking assistant

A Fletcher
2024.11 - 2025.02

General farm worker

D E & L M Tyson
2021.01 - 2026.01
David Fox