Return to jobs Elevate Your Career with a Leading Role at Riverford's Bucolic Farm, Where Employee Growth and Organic Values Thrive
Overview
Salary £14
Location Sacrewell Lodge Farm
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary: Join Riverford, an employee-owned leader in organic farming, and become part of a company that values sustainability, co-ownership, and community. Located at the picturesque Sacrewell Farm, Riverford is not just about producing high-quality organic produce but also about fostering a nurturing work environment that encourages personal growth and career progression. Enjoy a range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, profit share, and even free organic produce as part of our committed team.
- Role Summary:
- Lead a dynamic team in the manual harvesting of seasonal vegetables.
- Engage in a variety of fieldwork, planting, and operating farm machinery.
- Motivate and support team members, ensuring daily goals are met.
- Work in the beautiful countryside of Peterborough, adapting to seasonal work schedules.
- Role Requirements:
- Proven experience in supervising agricultural teams is ideal.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work hands-on with the team and maintain high-quality standards.
- Full driving license required for field accessibility.
- Tractor and forklift operation may be required.
- Passion for organic farming and Riverford's mission.
- Application Process Details:
- Applications are reviewed continuously; early application is recommended.
- Be prepared to provide evidence of relevant skills and experience.
Work with us at Riverford, and join a thriving employee-owned business
- Be part of a friendly, engaging and committed Farm team.
- Lots of opportunities to learn, grow, and progress in your career.
- Riverford at Sacrewell Farm is a beautiful place to work, with lots of great people – and other perks too. Some of our benefits include: 33 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays), generous company pension scheme, annual profit share (10% of all our profits are split equally between all co-owners), time and half on bank holidays, and when working over 39 hours per week, 2 paid volunteer days a year, free organic grade out fruit and veg and free parking.
What are we paying?….£14.14 per hour, paid weekly. The role requires a minimum of 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with some overtime available, including some weekend work. Start and finish times may vary depending on the season.
Where are we located….Sacrewell Lodge Farm, Thornhaugh, Peterborough, PE8 6HJ. Due to our rural location, having access to your own transport is essential for this role.
We are currently seeking an experienced Farm Supervisor to lead our team in hand-picking a variety of seasonal vegetables throughout the growing season. This role involves a mix of general outdoor field work, manual planting, moving crop covers, hoeing, weeding, operating our machine planter, and, when needed, driving the harvesting rig tractor.
What you’ll be doing…
You’ll be a great people-person, motivating and coaching your team to achieve what they need to do every day. While you’ll work in the picturesque Peterborough countryside, be prepared for variable weather conditions and you may have inexperienced members in your team who need a bit of extra support and guidance. This will take someone well organised, great at planning and prioritising, reliable, hard-working, and confident at communicating.
Ideally, you will have previous experience of leading a team in an agricultural setting, or of manually harvesting veg. Some of our fields are off the beaten track, so it’s essential that you have a full driving license.
Skills & experience…
- Ideally, experience of supervising a team in an agricultural setting
- Team player; enthusiastic, reliable, flexible, and adaptable demonstrating a ‘can-do’ attitude
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- You should have good communication skills and be able to speak and understand English to a level that enables you to comprehend instructions and the daily requirements of the role
- Able to be hands on with the team, working with them and setting a good work rate, as well as organising and keeping an eye on the quality of the work
- Occasional tractor driving as and when required
- Supervising the mechanical planting.
- Driving the forklift and using the electric pallet truck when required
- Be passionate about what we do at Riverford
* Please read Job Description attached for more details *
Application Process - We’ll be reviewing the applications throughout the duration of the advert and may chose to bring the closing date forwards, so we'd encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.
