Lead Grower - Tresemple Farm, Truro

An exciting opportunity for a grower to lead a new field scale growing operation and develop a great business within the organic growing community in Cornwall. Tresemple is a mixed organic farm, with 20 acres of organic vegetables on a rotation.

• Managing wholesale and local sales of crops, communicating with customers
• Directing harvest teams and harvesting
• Managing the pack shed and packing
• Admin and invoicing
• Timetabling the seasonal harvest workforce
• Working closely with the farm manager to manage the growth and sale of the vegetables

• Minimum 1 year commercial horticultural experience
• Experience working outdoors in all weather, good dexterity and speed
• Highly organised, good record keeping
• Comfortable with supervising and managing work teams
• Resilient, hardy and a team player

• Field scale organic veg experience, managing tractors, planters and weeders.
• Crop planning experience

Permanent role, flexible hours 25 a week, over 4 days, with more work available at peak harvesting times.

£12.21-£16.00 per hour depending on experience.

No accommodation included. Own transport necessary.

Please email your CV and why you are interested in the role to Rhys and Becky at . Please feel free to contact us with any queries about the role!

Applications closing by Friday 31st October.

Interviews will be held as half trial work days on 5th, 6th and 7th November.

We would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible, ideally mid November.