Production Operator - Moor Crichel, Dorset, United Kingdom - Natures Way Foods

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SEASONAL PRODUCTION OPERATIVE - DORSET BH21 5QS

Sun Salads Ltd have an exciting opportunity for a full time or seasonal Production Operative (or Senior Production Operative depending on experience) to join our UK operation.

We are one of the largest growers of Watercress in Europe, and we grow our produce all year around from our farms in the UK and Spain to supply our national retail and food service customers.

We are looking for a motivated, hardworking individual, with a passion for horticulture, growing and working in the great outdoors to join our successful family business - where we take great pride in feeding the nation with our healthy Watercress

The ideal candidate would have a can-do attitude with ideally a practical background in agronomy/farming and/or production/construction/landscaping to help keep driving Sun Salads forward on the same trajectory we have enjoyed over the past few years.

A driving licence is essential as our farms are in quiet rural areas. Performing farm duties, such as crop husbandry, water management, fertiliser applications, bed clearing, washdown/bed prep and crop harvesting

All necessary training would be provided, along with excellent opportunities for career progression and possible subsidised qualifications with the support of our wider group businesses.

There would even be options if the candidate was interested, in working 50% of the time at or UK business and 50% of the time at our Spanish business to get some Winter sun, although this is of course not essential.

Working Hours are Monday to Friday with some Saturday's during the main harvest season, 40-50hrs a week with further potential opportunities for overtime available in the summer.

We are a small team and can be very flexible to suit the right person.

Shared on site accommodation (single or double rooms in static mobile homes) available for the right candidate if required at £40.00 per hour depending on experience with health cover and a competitive pension included.