Return to jobs Join Riverford as a Goods In Team Member and become part of a community that values sustainability, quality, and teamwork
Overview
Salary £12
Location Sacrewell Lodge Farm
Expires Expires at anytime
At Riverford, we are more than just an organic farm; we are a community of passionate individuals committed to sustainable farming and making a meaningful impact. Located at the picturesque Sacrewell Lodge Farm, Riverford is an employee-owned business that prides itself on offering a friendly, team-oriented work environment and a mission that extends beyond simply delivering veg boxes. As a co-owner, you'll share in our successes and help shape a company that is dedicated to ethical practices and community building.
- Be a key part of the Goods In team, ensuring the efficient flow of goods into our site.
- Work in a dynamic environment, both outdoors and indoors, handling the safe loading and unloading of products.
- Contribute to stock management and maintain quality and safety standards.
- Engage in manual handling tasks and operate pallet trucks with care.
- Assist with waste management and ensure yard maintenance, especially during winter months.
- Commitment to physical work, including regular lifting and manual handling.
- Ability to work in a range of environments, from outdoor settings to cold stores.
- Proven team player with good relationship-building skills.
- Reliable transportation required due to the rural location of Sacrewell Lodge Farm.
- Flexible to work between 5am and 5pm, Sunday to Thursday.
Goods In Team Member
- Location: Sacrewell Lodge Farm, PE8 6HJ - Reliable transportation is required to commute to Sacrewell, as it is not accessible by public transport routes.
- Contract: 39 hours per week usually Sunday to Thursday between the hours between 5am & 5pm.
- Salary: £12.55 per hour
Work with us at Riverford and join a thriving employee-owned business
Your Role:
This role is a day shift within Riverford’s Sacrewell site. The Goods In area is a hive of activity, in this role you will working with and forging relationships with a variety of people and departments. Working as part of Goods In team, this position forms a key role in maintaining the efficient flow of goods into our site whilst maintaining quality and safety standards.
As a Goods In Team Member the role will require you to be working in an outdoor environment as well as inside large cold stores and open indoor areas. You’ll be responsible for the movement of pallets and bulk bins between these areas as well as the safe loading and unloading of daily deliveries and returning loads, providing a quick turnaround where needed as well as managing the space.
As part of the sites overall stock management process, daily stock counts may form part of your working day as well as the arranging produce deliveries into designated areas for processing.
Due to the nature of the products and the role, this position will involve regular lifting, manual handling in addition to the regular and safe use of pallet trucks.
Other roles include the collation of recycling and waste ready for loading off site and ensuring the grade out produced daily is disposed of in a timely manner. In the winter months there is an added requirement to ensure the yard and surrounding areas are salted.
Why Riverford?
- Be a Key Player: Immerse yourself in a welcoming, team-oriented environment within our production department.
- Growth with Riverford: Embark on a journey of personal and professional development with extensive training opportunities tailored to support your career aspirations.
- Bucket load of Benefits: Enjoy a wealth of benefits including unlimited access to free organic fruit and vegetables, a annual bonus as a co-owner, discounts on our veg boxes, and more. Plus, enjoy our heavily subsidised, organic meals prepared onsite
Beyond the Veg Box: At Riverford, our passion for organic vegetables is unmatched. We’re not just about delivering veg boxes; we're dedicated to sustainable farming and community building. As a part of our team, you become a co-owner of Riverford, sharing in our successes and contributing to a mission that goes beyond profit. We aim to make Riverford a fulfilling place to work, where our co-owners feel valued and proud. Join us in making a difference, one veg box at a time.
