Skilled Tractor Operator

  • Job Reference: 00004507-1
  • Date Posted: 21 October 2024
  • Recruiter: Sandfields Farm Ltd
  • Website: https://www.gs-fresh.com/
  • Location: Rochester
  • Salary: On Application
  • Bonus/Benefits: Competitive rate of pay. Opportunities to progress within the business
  • Sector: Agricultural & Landscaping, Driving
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Work Hours: Full Time

Job Description

Vacancy – Skilled Tractor Operator

The Lettuce Company Kent

An opportunity is now available for a Skilled Tractor Driver to join a small team at The Lettuce Company Kent.

Based near Rochester, the business is growing circa 150Ha of conventional salad onions, 40ha Broccoli and 20Ha of organic salad onions annually, for supply to major retailers, alongside 250ha of cereals. The farm operates modern machinery and is in a near ring fence, with some outlying land at Dartford.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Primary Cultivations – Ploughing, powerharrow & Bed-forming using GPS
  • Cereal cultivations and drilling of cover crops
  • Workshop maintenance work
  • Opportunity to be relief sprayer driver on brand new SAMS Self propelled should this be of interest
  • Assist with estate maintenance and other farm work as required

 

Skills and Knowledge

  • Experience operating modern tractors and using guidance systems (JD an advantage)
  • Good understanding and positive attitude towards Health and Safety
  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • JCB/FLT Experience and qualifications
  • Some mechanical/welding experience an advantage
  • PA1&2 an advantage
  • Ability to work independently to a plan and as part of a small, developing team to ensure crops planted to programme.

 

Competitive rate of pay
Opportunities to progress within the business, along with training and personal development.

 

To apply for this role, please send your CV with a covering email to:

mark.pixley-young@gs-fresh.com