The Market Garden at Eversfield Organic, Devon is looking for a full-time, flexible assistant gardener and grower to join a small team.
Ellacott, Bratton Clovelly, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4LB
The Market Garden at Eversfield Organic is expanding and we are looking for an experienced gardener to join our team on a full-time basis. Based on our family farm in Devon, the Market Garden was a new venture in 2020 that has been hugely successful, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to help us continue our development over the coming year.
The role covers organic vegetable production and packaging ready for sale in Eversfield farm shops, planting and irrigating within a controlled growing environment, tending to shrubs and lawns, pruning, chopping wood, and managing orchard fruit and hedge management and laying.
Experience & Skills Required
1. Experience within a horticultural setting (2 year minimum).
2. Chainsaw certificate (LANTRA cross cutting and maintenance or similar, as a minimum).
3. Experience using horticultural machinery and equipment, preferably with certifications.
4. Attention to detail to ensure produce is picked and packed to a high standard for sale, and ability to prove this through previous job role.
5. Skills and experience using hand tools, power tools, and woodworking are highly desirable to help with the practical building requirements of an expanding garden.
This is a full-time position, and some weekend work will be required to cover irrigation and polytunnel ventilation. Weekend cover will be on a rotational basis within our team.
Wage between 19-20k depending on qualifications and experience. Please provide a cover letter as an email and current CV stating experience and any tickets to:
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