Assistant Fieldsperson - Littleport, United Kingdom - Isle of Ely Produce

Description

ASSISTANT FIELDSPERSON

Key Responsibilities:

• Working alongside the Seed Manager/Procurement Manager, standing in as required during holidays.
• Prioritise and manage your daily workload.
• Travelling in a company vehicle to field & farm locations to collect samples.
• Inputting of data into the portal database.
• Ensure accurate and complete information flow on both growing crops, harvesting and stored crop and QC data.

What you will need:

• Experience of the potato sector or agriculture is helpful but not essential.
• Capable of collecting samples from stores and fields
• A willingness to work in both farm, office and lab conditions.
• Capable of communicating effectively with farm staff and senior factory managers.
• A valid driving licence is essential.
• A flexible attitude to working hours and conditions when necessary
• Capable and willing to step into a supervisory role with temporary or new permanent staff when required.
• Willing to take on projects and training when requested to help broaden their skill set.
• IT skills on data entry and excel
• Full clean driving licence.

Pay and benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Enrolment onto our company pension
• The shift pattern is Monday to Friday days
• Onsite parking
• Vehicle provided during work hours
• 21 days annual leave. Increasing with length of service

Ability to commute/relocate:

• ELY CB6 1

RS :
reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

This is a multi-skilled role that would suit a self motivator that thrives in different environments and can both work on their own and as part of a team.

Flexibility during peaks of work is required, specifically July to November when harvesting is taking place.


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£12.00-£15.00 per hour


Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Onsite parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Littleport: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

- agriculture: 1 year (required)

• Administrative experience: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 31/08/2023


Reference ID:

ASSISTANT FIELDSPERSON
Expected start date: 04/09/2023