Seasonal Tractor Driver
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Job Title: Seasonal Tractor Driver
Location: Mullen Farm, Pewsey - Wiltshire
Contract Type: Seasonal
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours
Salary: £11.13 -
£12.50 depending on experience and qualifications
Do you have tractor driving experience and have a passion for agriculture? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you right now! We have a vacancy for a skilled Tractor Driver to join our Seasonal Growing Team at our Pewsey Farm in Wiltshire.
This role reports to the Farm Manager who will give out daily tasks deemed necessary to produce all baby leaf crops, within constraints of good horticulture practice. You will be working closely with the farm team and your daily duties will include, ground preparation, bed forming, machinery maintenance and field hygiene.
You will require a good command of the English language, as this role will include working independently and you will need to be able to converse with the Farm Manager by mobile phone and take clear instructions.
Accommodation will be provided on the farm in our purpose-built hostel at a weekly subsided rate of £55.00. This includes all facilities except for food and toiletries.
You will be working on the farm 40 hours per week across 6 days, and there is guaranteed overtime during the season. This seasonal role will be working on the farm from March 2024 through to October 2024.
An ideal
candidate will have a full driving licence, experience of tractor
driving is essential, experience of using a range of farm machinery,
enthusiastic with excellent communication skills, able to cope with
the physical demands of the daily farming tasks, adaptable to changing
working environments and is a strong team player. If this sounds like
you, then we want to hear from you.
If you have a strong
desire to come join our friendly team and are available to start in
March 2024, then this is the perfect opportunity for you. You can
apply easily, either click the apply now button here or contact our
recruitment team at We will be happy to
answer any questions, so get in touch.
We are one of Europe's leading suppliers of fresh produce, specialising in watercress, salads and fresh herbs.
Established in Hampshire 1951, we became part of the RAR Group in 2008. We have a proud heritage of market-leading innovation including the introduction of living herbs, and baby leaf salads, and market-defining salad leaves including bagged watercress, rocket and baby spinach. We have a wide range of customers in the UK, both under supermarket own brands and Steve's Leaves, we are branded market-leaders in Portugal and also operate in Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. We employ 1500 people across Europe. We're passionate about promoting the use of fresh produce, which is why we have introduced the Herbilicious and Wild for Watercress campaigns, as well as participating in the Make More of Salad campaign run by the British Leafy Salad Association.
We have farms in the UK, Portugal, Germany and Spain, and a global sourcing network to ensure that, no matter what the season, we supply the freshest, tastiest, healthiest, most exciting products on the market. We are determined to leave things better than we found them, and as such we have set up the Vitacress Conservation Trust to promote the well being of the unique chalk stream habitats where many of our watercress sites are based.
Please visit our sustainability section to learn more about our work and our partners.
Culture Close to the Soil
The Vitacress team has one goal; to provide the freshest, tastiest, healthiest and most exciting produce throughout the year. Inspired by our heritage and pioneering spirit, we constantly strive to bring new ideas to the market.
We win customers’ trust by delivering the best in quality, service and ethical standards. Our people care for and endeavour to protect and enhance nature, our growing business and the communities in which we work.
This translates into the company values:
Always deliver quality - We take pride in ensuring our product is of the best possible standard.
Do the right thing - From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we sustain with client, everyone knows exactly what is going on. At the centre of everything is a trust that has been built over years of excellent service.
Nurture the future - From the herbs and salads that are grown on site. To the investment in facilities and the growth of the business. We're focussed on always improving our offer and ourselves, leading the way forward.
- Job Family Agriculture
- Pay Type Hourly
- Employment Indicator Seasonal
Seasonal Tractor Driver
Vitacress
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