Rumwood Green Farm Ltd • Maidstone, Kent

General Farm Worker/ Fruit Picker

About this role

Only Applicants with Right To Work in the UK will be considered.

Strawberry picking

May- Oct*

Cherry picking

July*

Raspberry picking

July*

Apple picking

late Sep-Oct*

Deskinning tunnels, removing bags off table tops: Nov*

Planting trees

Dec-Mar*

Planting Strawberries

Feb-Mar*

General farm work

throughout the whole course

*These are the approximate months of carrying out certain tasks if resources, weather permitting.

Physical Stamina

This work will involve heavy lifting (e.g. tray of strawberries/cherries weigh up to 5 kg, a bucket of apples weigh approx. 12 kg), pushing barrows with trays of picked fruit, a lot of bending, crouching and stretching will be involved on a frequent basis so requires someone who is physically strong, dexterous and able to perform repetitive tasks.

Accuracy

Fruit pickers must carefully, yet quickly, inspect fruit for signs of bad quality fruit.

Weather

Must be willing to work in poor weather conditions, as well as in hot weather and mud.