We are recruiting!

Job Title: Market Gardener, working in all aspects of our market garden, packhouse facility and food box delivery service.

Start date: 1st April (an earlier start is possible), initial 1 year contract with a 2 month probationary period.

Salary: £12.60 per hour (real living wage). 28 days leave per year pro-rata inc. bank holidays.

Location: Lizard / Porthleven

Days & hours of work: 28 hours per week, over 4 working days, between Monday and Sunday. Specific days to be discussed. Typical summer hours 7:00 – 14:30. Typical winter hours 8:00 – 15:30.

Job Overview: We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our market garden and food box delivery service operation on the south coast of Cornwall.

As part of a small team you will be involved in many aspects of running our market garden, food box delivery service, retail and farmers markets.

You will be tasked with producing high-quality, sustainably grown salads, herbs, fruits and vegetables in our new market garden, which we are re-establishing on a new growing site on the Lizard Peninsula. We are committed to growing organically, with our new site being already certified by the Soil Association. We grow produce for our farmers markets, food box delivery service, retail and also wholesale to cafes and restaurants in the local area.

Your role will also encompass working in our packhouse facility (around 20 minutes away from our growing site) and as part of our delivery team, packing orders and delivering to customer’s doorsteps in our designated delivery vehicle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Propagate, plant, cultivate and harvest a variety of fruits, vegetables, salads and herbs on our 1 acre market garden site.
• Crop care, weeding and general site maintenance.
• Helping supervise our volunteer days and community events.
• Food box order packing and processing.
• Food box deliveries in our designated delivery vehicle.
• Assisting in our customer facing and market roles.

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Experience of gardening and vegetable growing.
• Ability to work as part of a small team but also be self-directed.
• Willingness to travel to work locations.
• Willingness to be flexible on work hours, particularly during busier periods in accordance with the nature of the business.
• Eager to work in all weathers.
• Be hard working, motivated and be able to meet the physical demands of the job role.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Horticultural skills and experience – preferably in a small scale kitchen garden or market garden setting.
• Knowledge of organic and no-dig gardening and vegetable production.
• Use of small scale agricultural machinery.
• Experience working with volunteers and the wider community on growing projects.

Benefits:

• Opportunities for skill development and advancement in the growing small scale agriculture sector.
• Free weekly veg box and discounted produce.
• Opportunity for shared meals on our new growing site, which will include the wider community of growers.
• A positive, supportive work environment with a focus on work / life balance.
• We love a quick dip in the sea on sunny days and enjoying the outdoor sauna!

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter detailing your experience and interest in market gardening, regenerative agriculture and our small community focused business to hello@herlandroots.co.uk. The closing date for applications is Sunday 16th March. Interviews to be held week commencing Monday 17^th March. We look forward to hearing from you!