Job ID: AJB240660
Place of work: 49419, Wagenfeld
Job title: Sheep farm management
Offer type: Workplace
Date: Immediately
Time limit: Unlimited
Working hours: Full-time

Company description:

We are a sheep farm in the Diepholzer Moorniederung and are active in landscape conservation with our moorland sheep. During the summer months, our herd cares for extensive moorland areas, while in winter the animals are kept on grassland and pastures.
Our farm has around 650 sheep, a few goats and 9 guard dogs.

Job description

Our sheep farm manages around 650 hectares of nature conservation and cultivated land (moorland and sandy heaths) with 650 moorland sheep, crossbred animals and goats. As the farm is located in wolf territory, we have been working successfully with livestock guarding dogs for many years.

We are currently looking for a farm manager on a salaried basis. The operational management includes the technical and business management of the company in close coordination with the management of the operator:

This includes the following areas of responsibility in particular:

  • Managing the management of natural and cultivated areas, in particular the grazing of sheep, taking into account existing requirements and in accordance with grazing plans;

  • Management of the currently three sheep farm employees;

  • Communication and cooperation with partners, such as nature conservation authorities, the BUND organisation Diepholzer Moorniederung, landscape conservation association, etc.

  • Marketing of the animals;

  • Further development of the farm concept and farm organisation;

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    We expect:

    • Professional experience in (livestock) sheep farming and landscape management and the willingness to work in practical livestock farming;

    • Experience in the technical and business management of a farm;

    • Competence and preferably experience in employee management;

    • High sense of responsibility;

    • Commitment to the realisation of nature conservation and landscape management goals

     

    We offer:

    • A working environment in an outstanding natural and cultural landscape

    • High level of independence, extensive design and development opportunities,

    • Full-time position with appropriate remuneration.

     

    Please send your informative application documents, stating your salary expectations, to: info@heimat-braucht-freun.de

    If you have any questions, please contact Lena Röbe-Oltmanns on 01573 2710459

    Application information
    Remuneration:
    not specified
    Professional experience:
    With professional experience
    Language skills:
    German (business fluent)
    Application period:
    Since 11.5.2026
    Application type(s):
    • by e-mail
    Company:
    Home needs friends gGmbH
    Auf dem Sande 11
    49419 Wagenfeld
    Heimat braucht Freunde gGmbH

    Enquiries:
    Heimat braucht Freunde gGmbH,Heimat braucht Freunde gGmbH , Tel. 015732710459

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