Positions Available: 3 Permanent Posts

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent (37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year)

Working Pattern: Typically Monday to Friday, 8:45am – 5:00pm (with planned rotational weekend/seasonal overtime)

Salary: £27,994 – £29,856 per annum + excellent pension (18% employer contribution) + 26 days holiday (+8 more days for bank holidays)

(On-site accommodation potentially available)

Are you an experienced agricultural professional looking to combine hands-on farming with mentoring the next generation?

Easton Estate is expanding its agricultural operations. We are seeking ambitious, motivated, and conscientious agricultural specialists to join our progressive Farm and Estate team across three dedicated Technician roles.

Set across a 162-hectare (400-acre) estate operating under a regenerative, conservation-focused system, our farm integrates modern technology, machinery, and commercial welfare standards. In these roles, you will take day-to-day lead responsibility for your chosen enterprise while demonstrating practical skills, techniques, and modern industry practices to students throughout the farming year.

The 3 Roles Available (Choose Your Specialism)

When applying, please indicate your preferred area of expertise:

1. Farm & Estate Technician – Beef Enterprise

• The Enterprise: Lead the development and management of our 180-head beef rearing unit and small suckler herd.
• Key Focus: Herd health, grazing and feed planning, breeding and calving management, modern cattle handling systems, and digital records (AgriWebb / CowManager).

2. Farm & Estate Technician – Sheep Enterprise

• The Enterprise: Take full day-to-day lead of our 150-ewe commercial sheep flock.
• Key Focus: Flock health, grazing/forage rotation, tupping and lambing management, handling systems, and digital compliance logging (AgriWebb).

3. Farm & Estate Technician – Crop Production & Machinery

• The Enterprise: Lead field operations across cereal production, forage, stewardship land, and boundaries.
• Key Focus: Cultivations, drilling, fertilizer spreading, spraying, combining, mowing, and baling; machinery maintenance; and digital precision mapping (Omnia / John Deere Operations Center).

What You Will Do Across All Roles

• Enterprise Management: Manage day-to-day operations within your specialism under the guidance of the Head of Estate, with real autonomy to shape your area.
• Student Demonstration: Share your practical skills with small groups of college students, providing inspiring, real-world demonstrations in livestock husbandry or machinery operations.
• Tractor & Telehandler Operations: Operate and maintain estate plant and machinery for feeding, bedding, forage harvesting, and field maintenance.
• Estate Teamwork: Collaborate with other technicians on cross-estate tasks, seasonal workloads, and general farm presentation and maintenance.
• Compliance & Recording: Maintain accurate electronic records to meet assurance schemes, statutory standards, and farm legislation.

Who We Are Looking For

• Proven Agricultural Experience: Hands-on experience in either Beef cattle (calving/rearing), Sheep (lambing/husbandry), or Arable/Machinery operations (drilling, combining, forage, telehandler/tractor driving).
• Communication & Mentoring: Passion for the land-based sector and the enthusiasm to guide and explain techniques to young learners and apprentices.
• Standards & Safety: High personal expectations for animal welfare, site tidiness, biosecurity, and health & safety compliance.
• Licence: A valid, full UK driving licence is essential.
• Flexibility: Ability to work independently using initiative, with flexibility for seasonal peak periods (lambing, harvest, calving rotations).

What’s on Offer?

• Generous Pension Scheme: Exceptional 18% employer pension contribution.
• Annual Leave: Starting at 26 days per year, plus statutory bank holidays.
• Hours & Overtime: Structured 37-hour working week with planned, paid rotational overtime for seasonal duties.
• Accommodation: On-site residential accommodation potentially available.
• Perks & Equipment: Complete PPE and branded workwear provided, corporate discounts, and access to health/wellbeing services.
• Career Development: Ongoing professional development, machinery certifications, and teaching/instruction CPD.

How to Apply

Click Apply Now to submit your CV. Please state in your application or cover note whether your primary experience lies within Beef, Sheep, or Crops & Machinery.