Come and work with our Shire Horses – Drummer, Ribble, Rocket and Thunder
At Daniel Thwaites, horses have been part of our team since we were founded in 1807. Originally, our trusted shire horses were tasked with delivering our award-winning beer to our pubs around Blackburn. Having been replaced in the 1920s by steam and mechanisation, the tradition returned in 1960 when our Thwaites Shire Horses were reintroduced to deliver beer to our local landlords up until early 2000. In 1985, our horses were awarded the Freedom of Blackburn after 25 years of service to the community.
Our horses are still an important part of our story today. They live at our Headquarters in Mellor by our brewery and are cared for by our own in-house team. We now have an incredibly rare opportunity for somebody to join our team; these roles don’t come up often. We will consider applications from those with experience and equally those who have a passion and might want to embark on an apprenticeship with us.
Your day to day
* Carry out stable management duties to ensure that the horses are fit, healthy, and well presented at all times.
* Provide each individual horse with one-to-one care to manage health and training programmes.
* Assess each horse's dietary and nutritional needs and implement an appropriate feeding programme to sustain health and fitness.
* Train the horses and develop their skills to ensure that they act in a controlled and safe manner at all times.
* Plan a fitness programme tailored to each individual horse's needs to ensure that all horses are capable of carrying out their duties.
* Ensure good standards of housekeeping, hygiene, and discipline are maintained at all times.
* Provide first-stage veterinary care to promote and sustain horses' health and prevent deterioration.
* Produce the horses and turn them out to the highest standard whilst attending events.
* Travel horses safely to each destination complying with all Horse Transport, Road Transport, and Working Time Directive legislation.
* Ensure that all appropriate documentation is completed and carried at all times.
* Keep all horse-drawn vehicles in pristine condition and assess them for damage or repair needs regularly.
* Ensure that all harness and accoutrements are well presented and assessed for damage or repair needs regularly.
* Attend regular PR events with horses, which could include weekend and evening work.
* Represent Daniel Thwaites whilst on customers' premises.
This role will include some manual handling activities, i.e., lifting bales of hay, shavings, and bags of feed, handling Shire Horses along with handling their harnesses and moving horse-drawn vehicles.
Who are we looking for?
* A real passion for horses.
* Experience of working with or keeping horses is essential.
* An understanding of how to care for a horse and all that comes with it.
* Able to work independently and as part of a team.
* Outgoing and confident as you’ll be out and about talking to our customers and teams.
* Flexible with working days/hours and overnight stays.
* An understanding of social media would be advantageous.
* A full driving licence is essential.
In return, we are offering a rewarding role along with:
* A rare and exciting role working with our 4 Shire horses.
* Wagestream - ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn them each week.
* 33 days annual leave.
* Health cash plan and Employee Assistance Programme.
* Access to hundreds of high street discounts.
* Discounted accommodation, food, and drink in our beautiful properties across the country.
* Free car parking.
* Pension & Life assurance.
* Long service awards including free meals and free stays with your friends and family.
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