COMPANY DEMONSTRATOR

Want to drive, operate and talk about the latest agricultural and construction equipment?

Ernest Doe & Sons is looking for an agricultural and construction equipment demonstrator to join our sales team at our head ofce in Ulting near Maldon, Essex. Responsible for demonstrating the features and benets of the equipment we sell; this role plays a vital part in the sales process and can make or break a deal.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate key functions and benets for machinery eg tractors, combines, telehandlers, cultivation equipment and drills, some of which use the latest technology including global positioning systems (GPS), electronic mapping and telematics systems.

• Demonstration of some types of construction equipment eg excavators and loading shovels.

• Promote the safe use of machinery and implements to the end user.

• Work closely with Managers and Sales representatives regarding machinery and customer expectations.

• Identify opportunities and build new customer relationships.

REQUIREMENTS

• Good knowledge of the agricultural or construction industry and its equipment.

• Excellent customer service experience – comfortable dealing with people both face to face and over the telephone.

• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative.

• Full driving licence.

REWARDS

• Competitive Salary

• 32 days leave inc B. Hols

• Work place pension

• Working with

• Company vehicle

• Life Assurance scheme

• Staff discount in our country stores

• Good career progression potential premium brands for the right candidate.

• PLEASE CONTACT Karl Last, Shows & Demonstration Manager on 07836 554752 or karllast@ernestdoe.com Join the UK’s largest agricultural, construction and ground care machinery dealership For a full list of our current vacancies visit www.ernestdoe.com/jobs

Closing date for applications: 10th March 2023

Kuhn Farm Machinery has recruited David Smith as area sales manager, as well as Rhodri Jenkins and Edd Fanshawe as product marketing specialists.

David will cover the eastern counties in his role as area sales manager. This appointment maintains Kuhn’s expanded product support function that has now been in existence for over a decade and complements the ongoing investment that the company is making in technical personnel.

Meanwhile, Rhodri will support Kuhn’s grassland and livestock team, and Edd Fanshawe will cover connected services and arable machinery.

Rhodri comes to the role from his family’s dairy farm in Wales and has a degree in agricultural engineering. He said it has been a very busy rst three months, with visits to the factories in France and events in the UK.

Edd was previously a trials manager at NIAB TAG, and also has a degree in agriculture and Velcourt management training scheme experience. His focus is on the range of drills, sprayers, spreaders and cultivation equipment. “I also provide the team, dealers, and customers with Kuhn Connect and CCI support to help them make the most of their machinery by using our technology,” he concluded.

The AberdeenAngus Cattle Society has appointed Highland farmer Finlay Munro as its new president.

Finlay, who runs the Balaldie herd at Balaldie Farm, Fearn, Tain, replaces outgoing president Angus Stovold from the Rosemead herd in Surrey. His family has been involved in the Aberdeen-Angus breed since the 1800s and the herd now stands at 120 suckler cows, of which 90 are pedigree registered.

Finlay, who has served in the junior and senior vice-presidential roles, said it was an honour to take on the role of president. “One of my main goals for the year ahead is to keep the breed in the strong position that it finds itself in at the moment,” added Finlay.

He said another focus for his time in the presidential role will be overseeing the roll-out of genomics in the next 12 months, as well as getting out to meet as many Aberdeen-Angus breeders as possible.

Finlay will be supported in the role by senior vice-president Ian Watson, who runs the Kersquarter herd near Kelso, and junior vicepresident Alan Morrison from Northern Ireland.

Che ns associate Charles Wadsley has been promoted to director of the machinery department.

Charles joined Che ns in May 2021, having previously worked for Strutt & Parker as a farm agent. He is a quali ed rural chartered surveyor and agricultural valuer and is from a farming family in North Cambridgeshire. He primarily focuses on machinery valuation work and both on site and vintage sales, working alongside Oliver Godfrey and Bill King.

Oliver Godfrey, head of the machinery department at Che ns comments: “Since joining the team in 2021, Charles has been instrumental in the delivery of many multi-million pound on-site sales. His knowledge of the market and second-hand machinery has quickly developed, as has his understanding of the legwork which goes into putting together and delivering a sale.

“He is now an accomplished auctioneer, and quite comfortable on the rostrum, which has proved invaluable at several sales in recent months. We are pleased to be able to announce his promotion and will look forward to watching him continue to ourish within the department.”

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Arable operator to join our contracting team full-time. We are a farming and forestry contracting business on the boarder of West Sussex/Hampshire along the South coast.

The business contract farms circa 3000 acres of combinable crops within a 40-mile radius but also undertakes many other contracting operations to include baling, 360 digger work, wood chipping & wood fuel supply keeping the year varied and interesting.

Key Responsibilities

• Combining cereals, relief spraying, drilling and cultivating

• Maintenance and daily servicing of machinery

• Other general operations associated within the business

We are looking for

• Highly motivated & skilled individual with a can do attitude

• Will have proven experience in combining and spraying

• Will hold a PA1 & PA2 certificate, PA4G & PA4S an advantage

• Candidate will have experience with GPS and precision farming techniques

• Have the ability to record field applications

• A keen eye for detail and a general interest in crop husbandry

• Be mechanically minded and ideally have good workshop experience although this isn’t essential

• Capable of working in a team environment or independently to a high standard

• Ability to handle the long seasonal hours required to undertake the tasks at hand

• Telehandler ticket would be useful but not essential

A very competitive salary will be paid for the person with the right skill set Please apply to nick@woodmancote-contractors.co.uk with your CV and covering letter about yourself or Via post – Walnut Trees, Cemetery Lane, Woodmancote, Emsworth, Hants, PO10 8QA

Contact Nick – 07736 149847 www.woodmancote-contractors.co.uk

As Parts Manager at MANNS Essex, your responsibilities will cross over many sectors of our business, helping to ensure delivery of a rst class service to our customers.

Your main responsibilities will be the control of the inventory, together with the pricing and sales of all CLAAS parts and associated franchises. You will need the ability to maintain and improve monthly and annual targets by developing new business channels and connections, whilst observing the core values of the brand. Ideally you will have experience of leading a team of people, preferably within a Parts Department in an agricultural or related industry, either as a supervisor looking for a career move, or as a current Parts Manager. We offer an excellent remuneration package including a performance related incentive scheme. For an informal chat call Thomas Hancock on 07717 861826, or email a covering letter and a full CV to cuk.hr@claas.com