About this role

Nova Talent is partnering with a leading UK agricultural supply company to recruit one full time and one part time Mobile Seed Assistant, working as part of a small team based at the depot in Great Ellingham. This is a customer facing role that involves regular travel to customer sites (utilising a company vehicle), supporting seed production operations and delivering excellent service on location.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an agricultural background or a strong interest in the sector, to join a well established Seed Production Team.

Full Time - 45 Hours per week Monday-Friday, maybe required to work the occasional Saturday (7am-4pm) - £28,000pa

Part Time - 27 Hours Thursday-Saturday (7am-4pm) -£14,000pa

Overtime available during Peak Season

Some of the perks for working as a Mobile Seed Assistant

  • Full Induction and training
  • 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
  • Enhanced Company Pension
  • Private Medical Cover contributions
  • Life Assurance
  • Full time Salary of £28,000 & Part time Salary of £14,000

A typical day as a Mobile Seed Assistant:

  • Operating the mobile seed plant and other machinery such as Fork Lift Trucks, ensuring adherence to health & safety.
  • Intake testing to ensure product quality.
  • Tipping the seed content in to the plant in preparation for processing.
  • Treating seed through the chemical machine with accuracy.
  • Bagging and labelling.
  • Machinery clean down prior to working on different products.
  • Equipment maintenance and installation of new equipment.
  • Ensure stock records are kept up to date, and all stock requirements from the store must be in consultation with the depot supervisor.
  • Clean as you go within the production area.
  • Driving the company support vehicle

What we are looking for:

  • Agricultural experience is desirable but not essential.
  • Ideally experience of driving a Fork Lift Truck (Counter Balance).
  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • Practical and mechanically minded.
  • Experience of working on processing plant machinery.
  • PA1 & PA11 Desirable but not essential.
  • Stock & Storage Management.