Seasonal Farm Workers

Overview

We are looking for Seasonal Farm Workers to join our team on a temporary basis at Florette/Agrial Fresh Farms in Colchester, Essex, CO7 7HG
. The role is to harvest the crops, primarily baby leaf, grown under cover in poly tunnels and in outdoor fields.

Contract:

temporary from around April until October.

Working Hours:

32 hours per week. Pay: £12.25 per hour. Live in accommodation on our farm in Frating, Essex is available.

Agrial Fresh Farms is one of three UK food manufacturing factories within Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd, which is an autonomous part of the larger 17,500 employee strong French co-operative group, Agrial. Our site is an integrated farming operation based in Colchester, Essex. The salad farm provides baby leaf year-round to the UK, grown in polytunnels, and whole head and outdoor crops throughout the summer.

The produce is supplied into both of our 2 UK manufacturing sites for processing and distribution, which is then ready to be sold in supermarkets, fast-food establishments, and restaurants. The business is recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry.

Agrial has operations across 11 countries, with 100 industrial sites, and a 2024 turnover of €7.1bn across 5 food divisions. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial s vegetable division. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team. We sell on average around 600,000kg of products every week.

Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

VISA Sponsorship:
This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship for the full duration of the temporary position.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are committed to Responsible Recruitment and the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – costs of recruitment should be borne by the employer.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. We have a Mental Health at Work Commitment and programmes to support wellbeing in the workplace. Applications are welcome from persons with experience of poor mental health and we support employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best.