JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Cefetra is looking for a Lab Technician to work over three sites:

Charlesfield Grain Store: St Boswells, Melrose

Meadow Stores Ormiston: Tranent, East Lothian

Charterhall: Duns, Berwickshire

Laboratory Technician – primarily based at Charlesfield, you may be asked to travel to work in the various sites’ laboratories as required. The role will involve the testing of samples from lorries delivering to or collecting from the stores, preparing, and testing bulk samples from the stores as well as the testing of samples collected from farms.

No experienced needed as full training will be given.

Key Attributes

• Responsible

• Dependable

• Hold a current driving license

• Conscientious

• Attention to detail

You will learn and develop skills in the following:

• The essentials of testing grain, which may include Barley (feed and malting), Wheat (feed and milling), Beans, Oats, Peas, OSR and Rye

• Preparing samples and sampling

• Quality assurance and Quality Control

• Weighbridge operation and stock management

Candidates will need to have a flexible approach to work. During the harvest period it would be beneficial if the candidate were able to work longer hours, split shifts, and weekends as necessary.

Skills Required:

Accuracy, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure

Grains and/or agricultural knowledge would be beneficial but would not preclude the right candidate, who must have a willingness to learn

The candidate must be computer literate and have good admin and communication skills and the ability to deal with hauliers delivering or collecting grains

The ability to organize, prioritize and manage workloads

The ability to train and supervise temporary workers taken on during the harvest period

Stock management of the products must be undertaken accurately and reported in order to authorise supplier payments

Additional duties supporting general admin tasks will be required with full training given

Experienced GFW required to join a dedicated team on farm near Duns.

Must be motivated, diligent, and reliable. Duties will include day-to-day stock work and tractor work, with every 3rd weekend on.
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The farm has a pig enterprise with 350 sows and is looking to expand arable contracting business in SE Scotland. Stock experience would be an advantage whilst with pig not essential as pig training will be applied on farm.
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The company has an ongoing training program for all employees and is fully compliant in all health and safety awareness programmes.
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The farm is a 15-minute drive from the centre of Duns. Attractive package for the right candidate.

Various Harvest Positions available on farms in the Scottish Borders from mid July/August - October

Grain Carting, Cultivations, Drier Work

Tractor Driving Experience Essential

We have a number of members who occasionally require help with sheep work. Good dogs an advantage

If you are travelling at present or are planning a trip in the next year, let us know if you are looking for stock work or a harvest job.

Send us your CV

Experience Essential.

Labour positions always available. Builders, fencers, tractor drivers and stockmen etc. Recruiting now for spring work, lambing, calving and harvest.