Deputy Farm Manager (m/f/d) at Landhof Neu Wulmstorf
POSITION
You work directly alongside our farm management and are jointly responsible for ensuring that animal husbandry and processes on the farm function reliably. You will lend a hand in the barn as well as in the organisation and lead at eye level.

YOUR TASKS
- You will look after our dairy herd including offspring as part of a team, e.g. health monitoring, feeding, calf care, hoof care.
- You will take on routine work in the cowshed (including milking services) and carry out animal inspections: Monitoring of animal health, care and feeding of the animals.
- Planning of daily processes and allocation of labour
- Procurement and management of machinery, materials, feed etc.
- Monitoring of production figures
- You will be involved in the production of the farm's own basic fodder (grass, maize) and grain and will carry out harvesting work.
- You will carry out arable farming measures.
- If necessary, you will maintain and care for machines and equipment and carry out minor repairs.
- You will be willing to work weekends and enjoy working with animals (pigs, cows, etc.).

YOUR PROFILE
- You have professional experience in agriculture.
- You have completed agricultural training; a higher degree is desirable.
- You have a class B and T driving licence (BE would be desirable).
- You are a team player, communicative and flexible and work in an organised, responsible and independent manner.
- You are physically resilient, committed and keep an overview even when several topics are running in parallel.

WE OFFER YOU
- Free lunch together in our company restaurant ("Casino").
- Bicycle leasing via JobRad.
- A pleasant working atmosphere in an owner-managed family business - with flat hierarchies and fast decision-making processes.
- A varied and challenging workplace with plenty of room for manoeuvre.
- A dynamic, motivated team in which people support each other.
- Sustainability in practice: we use glass instead of plastic - for the best quality and responsibility in everyday life. From the village and the finest.
About the farm
- Total area: 140 hectares (approx. 100 hectares of arable land, 40 hectares of grassland)
- Branches of business: Arable/forage farming, dairy cattle and suckler cow husbandry, outdoor pig fattening, laying hens in a mobile barn
- Arable farming: Cultivation of forage (grass, maize) and grain (including for straw)
- Dairy cattle: 120 milking cows (Angler Rotvieh and Holstein Schwarzbunt) at the AMS in large, newly built deep litter straw barn; own rearing of female offspring; bull fattening in cooperation with partner farm; processing of all milk in own dairy for the production of in-house desserts; close cooperation with partner farms from the region
- Suckler cows: Texas Longhorn herd in year-round grazing
- Pig fattening: approx. 70 Bunte Bentheimer and Duroc pigs kept outdoors all year round for marketing in our own farm shop
- Guiding principles/philosophy: Preservation of old livestock breeds, animal welfare takes centre stage, transparency for consumers, combining the traditional with the modern

About us
We are a steadily growing family business that can look back on 160 years of history. We owe this in particular to the people behind Zum Dorfkrug, who work with us every day to produce fresh food of the best quality.
On our own farm, it is therefore not only important to us to treat animals and the environment with respect, but also to work together as a team in a respectful and collegial manner.
Would you like to become part of our team? Then take a look at our vacancies. We look forward to getting to know you!