Sheep Farm Hand (Shearing Season)

You'll feed, milk and care for animals on a sheep farm near East London, every day of the year. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a sheep farm on the East London side of Eastern Cape. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Clean pens, houses and milking equipment
• Feed animals the right ration at the right time
• Collect eggs or check broiler house temperatures
• Keep water troughs and drinkers working
• Check animals for illness or injury and report to the manager
• Follow biosecurity rules like foot baths and clean overalls

• Follows hygiene and biosecurity rules
• South African ID or a legal work permit
• Able to live on the farm or close by
• Willing to work early mornings, weekends and public holidays on rotation

• Animal health or AgriSETA short course
• Basic farm maintenance skills

• Training in animal health
• Farm housing on site
• Production bonus on milk yield or growth targets
• Milk or meat rations

• Stress reliability. Explain that you understand milking or feeding cannot be skipped.
• Say which animals you have worked with and for how long. Farmers want someone who already knows the routine.