James Headspeath

During the last four years working as an agricultural contractor, I have developed a substantial amount of skills found useful in the agricultural industry. I learned quickly and worked my way up through the stepping stones within the company. I have mastered lots of implements and individual jobs required within the company. These skills include :

• Operation of heavy machines such as large horsepower tractors, JCB telehandlers, warehouse style forklifts and articulated forklifts.
• Operation of numerous attachments and implements such as plough, grain drill, lime and fertiliser spreaders, stone separator, potato planters, potato and forage harvester, silage equipment etc.
• Three years experience in the operation and maintenance of large combine harvesters. (30ft)
• Working in a team
• Fertiliser and pesticide applications
• Working solo with no supervison
• Working long hours. My average overtime hours over the past three years has been 800 overtime hours. this is on top of a standard 40 hour work week.
• Visited sites to inspect production progress and identify cases of under-performance from fellow employees.
• Taking charge of a team of employees and working together for a successful outcome.
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While working for Game Conservation Consultancy, I developed skills in livestock farming. My job entailed looking after livestock daily, this included checking numbers and feeding. I learned about animal welfare specifically cattle and sheep and how to manage them properly, such as correct care, feeding, animal identification tags, animal passports and the sale of animals.