Colin put a job advert up in Asda after he was repeatedly injured by the birds while working on rooftop projects in Brighton.
The advert invited applications from "reliable and vigilant" jobseekers with a "love" for the outdoors and an "understanding of seagull related problems".
He also listed a string of desirable qualities including "good eyesight", "fast feet" and "an excellent sense of humour" adding: "Any martial arts skills would be an advantage."
Colin, 38, was amazed when he received more than 20 phone calls enquiring about the position of "Building Site Aerial Operations Supervisor".
And after interviewing candidates the 15-stone labourer recruited Steve Jackow as his right hand man.
Colin said: "I don't know what it is about me they don't like but I've got cuts and bruises all over my face and body.
"I started off by wearing a hard hat but it kept getting knocked off - then I had my sandwich box stolen."
He said the last straw came when he needed two stitches in a cut to the back of his head after he was targeted while loading roof timber onto a pulley.
"I felt like I'd been shot in the skull and when I when I touched my hair it was streaming with blood. I looked around and I was surrounded in a cloud of feathers - that was it, something had to be done."
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