Cold Store Operative

Cold Store Operative - Seasonal 6month contract

Location:

Kent Farms

Department: UK Leaf Farming

Reporting to:
Harvest Supervisor

Company:
Vitacress Salads Ltd

Pay: £13.00

Hours:

40 per week

Vitacress Salads Ltd is a leading supplier of fresh salads and herbs, committed to delivering quality produce through sustainable farming practices. We pride ourselves on innovation, teamwork, and a passion for excellence.

We are looking for a Cold Store Operative to join our UK Leaf Farming team. This role is key to operating the intake, cooling, labelling, and dispatch of salad crops, ensuring they are processed efficiently and to the highest standards.

• Offload harvest trailers and load Arctic lorries with salad crops using a forklift.
• Operate the vacuum cooler to chill salad crops.
• Weigh and label salad crops accurately.
• Process daily orders as instructed by the Harvest Supervisor.
• Carry out daily checks on equipment in line with operating procedures.
• Assist with general farm duties during quieter periods, including weeding, cleaning, and strimming.

• Farm-based role, working inside the cold store and outdoors when required.
• Physically demanding tasks requiring strength and stamina.

• Experience &
  
  Skills:
  • Physically fit and able to undertake manual tasks.
  • A reasonable level of spoken English for Health & Safety communication.
  • Ability to work well in a team and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Willingness to work overtime when required.
• Qualifications (Ideal):
  • Driving licence.
  • Forklift licence.
• Personal Attributes:
  • Hardworking and motivated.
  • Team player with a positive attitude.
  • Safety-conscious and proactive.

Apply now to join a team that values hard work, safety, and collaboration.

Vitacress Salads, based in leafy St Mary Bourne, Andover is one of the principal salad and watercress suppliers in the UK. With our own salad leaf farms, we take immense pride in delivering a field to fork operation. We grow, wash, pack and distribute salad and watercress for retailer own brands and our own brand Steve’s Leaves. We take pleasure in ensuring the best possible standard and we will empower you to do the same.

From the way we grow our products, to the relationships we maintain with customers, everyone knows exactly what is going on. We are authentic and grounded. At the centre of everything is a trust that you can feel every day m the salads that are grown on site; to the investment in facilities and the growth of the business; to growing and nurturing out talented employees, growing is truly at the heart of what we do.

Join us and become a trusted partner in our business.