Farm Worker / General Operative / Seasonal Crop Harvesting in Spalding

Farm Worker / General Operativewith good attention to detail, manual dexterity and good communication skills is required for a crop harvesting team at a well-established and expanding family-owned, food and farming business in Lincolnshire.

SALARY: £12.44 piece rate + Benefits (see below)

LOCATION: Holbeach Hurn, Lincolnshire and surrounding areas as you will be expected to travel from field to field to carry out your duties within a 10 mile radius of Holbeach Hurn, Lincolnshire

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates MUST have their own transport as you will be travelling from field to field within a 10-mile radius of Holbeach Hurn, Lincolnshire

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Farm Worker / General Operativewith good attention to detail, manual dexterity and good communication skills.

As the Farm Worker / General Operative you will be part of the Leeks team, working outdoors harvesting and packing fresh leeks while supporting planting operations in the off-season.

If youre self-motivated, physically fit, and enjoy working in a dynamic team environment, this is a fantastic opportunity for a Farm Worker / General Operative to gain experience in agriculture.

DUTIES

Your duties and responsibilities as the Farm Worker / General Operative will include:

In season

• Work as part of the Leeks team, providing efficient and effective performance harvesting leeks by hand. This includes lifting, stripping and cutting the base plate and flag

• Pack stock correctly into trays

• Stack and move the pallets around the rig and harvest trailer, ensuring they are labelled correctly

• Work as a team to ensure the workplace, canteen and fields are cleaned to the correct standard

• Follow all company procedures for Health & Safety, People, Quality and Hygiene

Out of season

• Work on the planting team

• Loading and unloading trays from stills to the planter, placing plants at the correct speed into the planter or placing by hand, into the ground behind the planter

• Hand weeding

• Applying and removing fleece and sandbags

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• A self-motivated individual, who can work to a high standard on their own initiative

• Ability to communicate in basic English and be numerate

• Dexterous, able to work in poor weather conditions and able to manage the demands of physical work

• Willing to undertake further training to fulfil the requirements of the role

• Willing to work additional/alternative shift patterns to meet the demands of the role

• Prepared to travel regularly to fields locally, and other locations locally on an adhoc basis

BENEFITS

• Free parking onsite
• Regular staff treat days
• Generous annual leave entitlement which increases with service
• Free confidential staff helpline
• Training and Development tailored to support you
• Free tea & coffee!

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JOB REF: AWDO-P13513

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