Job title: Tractor Driver
Location: Vitacress Salads, Abbey Farm, Kent.
Salary range: Depending on experience.
Shift pattern: 7am - 3.30pm
Hours: 40
Contract type: Seasonal
You will ensure all harvest activities are undertaken effectively, efficiently and within the required timeframes. There will also be the opportunity to supervise the harvest team on alternate days with weeding. You will also communicate immediately with the Farm Manager and Harvest Supervisor on any issues that would prevent procurement targets being met, both quantity and quality of produce.
Main Responsibilities:
Supervising the harvest team to ensure optimum output and efficiency.
Agreeing with the Farm Manager on a daily basis with harvesting requirements and successfully completing these.
To ensure harvest targets are achieved.
Direct and supervise the weeding team, to ensure the highest quality of produce is maintained.
Cleaning & maintaining of all harvest equipment on a daily basis and as required.
Completing all required check sheets for everything relating to harvesting and ensuring everything is in place and up to date for audit inspections.
Assisting when necessary, with all farm activities prior to and post-harvest.
To undertake all machinery maintenance – off season. Ensuring all machinery and equipment is tested, maintained and cleaned to the required standards.
You will also undertake all machinery maintenance – off season. Ensuring all machinery and equipment is tested, maintained and cleaned to the required standards.
You will have the ability to prioritise a very busy workload and be able to work under pressure, where targets can often and very quickly change.
You will be required to have good knowledge of mechanical skills and a good level of English for this role.
Previous experience within a similar role would be ideal.
Apply today or for any further queries please contact our Talent Acquisition Team on TA@vitacress.com
Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same. From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day at work. From the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do. Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.