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General Farm Worker
Posting date: | 08 January 2025 |
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Hours: | Full time |
Closing date: | 07 February 2025 |
Location: | AB30 1JX |
Remote working: | On-site only |
Company: | Castleton Fruit Ltd |
Job type: | Temporary |
Job reference: | 01 |
Summary
Castleton Fruit is a highly successful soft fruit farm in Aberdeenshire. Soft fruits are grown on the farm for the retail trade throughout the UK season
Type of work
Pruning, planting, picking soft fruits, tunnel construction, husbandry jobs like cutting fruit, cleaning plants, lacing, clipping, moving plants, carrying bags, irrigating fruit, picking daffodils, general farm work etc. We have work available in every month including through the winter as we are a year-round business.
Most of the work on this farm will be on a Target Basis, giving you the opportunity to earn more money. That means the faster you work the more money you can earn. The target for each task will be told to you prior to you starting the task. Targets vary according to crop yield, quality, quantity, and conditions, and could be changed at any time. Rates sets are fair and achievable with almost all achieving them and most above the contracted pay rate.
You will be required to
Work on a tabletop or do the groundwork, work outside, in tunnels or glasshouses. You will be working in hot/cold/wet windy weather. Some jobs involve bending, heavy lifting, physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace as well as the ability to work well with your hands. You will be working in a multi-national team. You may be asked to work in the packhouse, but this is not guaranteed.
The ideal candidate
• would be hardworking
• be able to work as part of a multi-nationalities team but also individually
• physically fit
• over 18
• would be able to work for at least 8 weeks.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Type of work
Pruning, planting, picking soft fruits, tunnel construction, husbandry jobs like cutting fruit, cleaning plants, lacing, clipping, moving plants, carrying bags, irrigating fruit, picking daffodils, general farm work etc. We have work available in every month including through the winter as we are a year-round business.
Most of the work on this farm will be on a Target Basis, giving you the opportunity to earn more money. That means the faster you work the more money you can earn. The target for each task will be told to you prior to you starting the task. Targets vary according to crop yield, quality, quantity, and conditions, and could be changed at any time. Rates sets are fair and achievable with almost all achieving them and most above the contracted pay rate.
You will be required to
Work on a tabletop or do the groundwork, work outside, in tunnels or glasshouses. You will be working in hot/cold/wet windy weather. Some jobs involve bending, heavy lifting, physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace as well as the ability to work well with your hands. You will be working in a multi-national team. You may be asked to work in the packhouse, but this is not guaranteed.
The ideal candidate
• would be hardworking
• be able to work as part of a multi-nationalities team but also individually
• physically fit
• over 18
• would be able to work for at least 8 weeks.
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.